Standard Biotools Stock Options Expiring on 15th of August

LAB Stock  USD 1.26  0.03  2.44%   
Standard Biotools' latest option contracts expiring on August 15th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 2.56 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.03 over 14 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on August 15th 2025.

Open Interest Against August 15th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Standard Biotools' distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Standard Biotools' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Standard Biotools' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Standard Biotools' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Standard Biotools common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Standard stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Standard Biotools' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Standard Biotools' Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is expected to grow to about 370.9 M, whereas Common Stock Total Equity is forecasted to decline to about 64 K.

Standard Biotools In The Money Call Balance

When Standard Biotools' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Standard Biotools stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Standard Biotools' options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Standard Biotools are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Standard Current Options Market Mood

Standard Biotools' open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Standard Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Standard Biotools' options investors are not very successful. Standard Biotools' option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Standard contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Standard Biotools will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.16% per day over the life of the 2025-08-15 option contract. With Standard Biotools trading at USD 1.26, that is roughly USD 0.002016. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Standard Biotools' daily price movement you should consider buying Standard Biotools options at the current volatility level of 2.56%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Standard Biotools Option Chain

When Standard Biotools' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Standard Biotools stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Standard Biotools' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Standard. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Standard. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Standard Biotools against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
LAB250815C0000750007.50.0 - 0.050.05Out
Call
LAB250815C00005000185.00.0 - 0.20.2Out
Call
LAB250815C000025001142.50.0 - 0.050.05Out
Call
LAB250815C00002000602.00.0 - 0.250.1Out
Call
LAB250815C000015006781.50.0 - 0.30.11Out
Call
LAB250815C00001000381.00.0 - 0.550.28In
Call
LAB250815C00000500850.50.4 - 1.40.54In
 Put
LAB250815P0000750007.56.2 - 6.66.2In
 Put
LAB250815P0000500005.03.7 - 3.93.7In
 Put
LAB250815P0000250002.51.15 - 1.651.15In
 Put
LAB250815P0000200002.00.5 - 0.850.5In
 Put
LAB250815P00001500181.50.0 - 0.650.65In
 Put
LAB250815P00001000101.00.0 - 0.30.09Out
 Put
LAB250815P0000050000.50.0 - 1.01.0Out

Standard Biotools Market Cap Over Time

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Standard Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

495.31 Million

At present, Standard Biotools' Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Standard Biotools Corporate Management

Jeffrey BlackChief OfficerProfile
Shane BowenChief OfficerProfile
Elizabeth JensenChief OfficerProfile
Mark SpearmanSr CommunicationsProfile
Mike MusgnugSenior OfficerProfile
John GrazianoVice RelationsProfile
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Earnings Share
(0.32)
Revenue Per Share
0.453
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.14)
Return On Assets
(0.12)
Return On Equity
(0.26)
The market value of Standard Biotools is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Standard that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Standard Biotools' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Standard Biotools' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Standard Biotools' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Standard Biotools' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Standard Biotools' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Standard Biotools is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Standard Biotools' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.