MDT251017C00087500 Option on Medtronic PLC

An 'In The Money' option is one with a strike price that the current stock price has already surpassed. Some options investors can hedge their Medtronic PLC positions using in-the-money options. They may also want to buy options with some intrinsic value, not just time value. However, because in-the-money options on Medtronic Stock have intrinsic value and are priced higher than out-of-the-money options in the same chain, their volatilities are relatively smaller.

Medtronic PLC's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-10-17 at a strike price of 87.5 measures the various factors that affect its cost and calculated using a theoretical options pricing model. It helps investors make more informed decisions about whether to trade this option contract or when to trade it. In addition to Medtronic PLC's option greeks, its implied volatility helps estimate the risk of Medtronic PLC stock implied by the prices of the options on Medtronic PLC's stock.

Put options written on Medtronic PLC grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Medtronic PLC at a specified price within a specified time frame. The put buyer has a limited loss and, while not fully unlimited gains, as the price of Medtronic Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Medtronic PLC is like buying insurance aginst Medtronic PLC's downside shift.

By selling Medtronic PLC's put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Medtronic PLC will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Medtronic PLC's put payoff at expiration depends on where the Medtronic Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 94.0 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the breakeven price, the payoff is dropping and negative (the seller makes a loss). Above the breakeven price, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff increases in proportion to Medtronic PLC's price. Finally, at the strike price of 87.5, the payoff chart is constant and positive.

Medtronic PLC's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Medtronic. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Medtronic. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Medtronic PLC 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.

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