MKS Instruments Stock Options
| MKSI Stock | USD 104.71 0.77 0.74% |
MKS Instruments' latest option contracts expiring on October 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.52 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.17 over 44 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on October 17th 2025.
Open Interest Against October 17th 2025 Option Contracts
2025-10-17
The chart above shows MKS Instruments' 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. MKS Instruments' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for MKS Instruments' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
MKS Instruments Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-10-17 Option Contracts
MKS Instruments' max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on MKS Instruments
Analyzing MKS Instruments' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in MKS Instruments regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when MKS Instruments' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money MKS Instruments' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with MKS Instruments' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
MKS Instruments In The Money Call Balance
When MKS Instruments' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against MKS Instruments stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying MKS Instruments' 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 MKS Instruments 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.
MKS Current Options Market Mood
MKS Instruments' 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 MKS 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 MKS Instruments' options investors are not very successful. MKS Instruments' 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 MKS contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that MKS Instruments will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0325% per day over the life of the 2025-10-17 option contract. With MKS Instruments trading at USD 104.71, that is roughly USD 0.034. If you think that the market is fully incorporating MKS Instruments' daily price movement you should consider buying MKS Instruments options at the current volatility level of 0.52%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing MKS Instruments options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" MKS calls. Remember, the seller must deliver MKS Instruments stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
MKS Instruments Option Chain
When MKS Instruments' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against MKS Instruments 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.
MKS Instruments' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on MKS. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for MKS. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a MKS Instruments 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 Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | MKSI251017C00160000 | 0 | 160.0 | 0.0 - 0.95 | 0.95 | |
Call | MKSI251017C00155000 | 0 | 155.0 | 0.0 - 1.7 | 1.7 | |
Call | MKSI251017C00150000 | 2 | 150.0 | 0.25 - 1.0 | 0.63 | Out |
Call | MKSI251017C00145000 | 1 | 145.0 | 0.0 - 2.1 | 0.6 | Out |
Call | MKSI251017C00140000 | 1 | 140.0 | 0.0 - 2.4 | 0.85 | Out |
Call | MKSI251017C00135000 | 1 | 135.0 | 0.05 - 2.25 | 0.05 | Out |
Call | MKSI251017C00130000 | 0 | 130.0 | 0.1 - 3.6 | 1.6 | |
Call | MKSI251017C00125000 | 0 | 125.0 | 1.25 - 4.4 | 1.25 | |
Call | MKSI251017C00120000 | 1 | 120.0 | 2.35 - 5.5 | 5.0 | Out |
Call | MKSI251017C00115000 | 3 | 115.0 | 3.8 - 7.0 | 5.68 | Out |
Call | MKSI251017C00110000 | 24 | 110.0 | 5.7 - 8.9 | 5.8 | Out |
Call | MKSI251017C00105000 | 9 | 105.0 | 7.9 - 11.2 | 7.8 | Out |
Call | MKSI251017C00100000 | 16 | 100.0 | 10.8 - 13.8 | 12.5 | In |
Call | MKSI251017C00095000 | 5 | 95.0 | 13.3 - 17.6 | 15.65 | In |
Call | MKSI251017C00090000 | 18 | 90.0 | 16.7 - 21.0 | 19.45 | In |
Call | MKSI251017C00085000 | 17 | 85.0 | 20.6 - 24.6 | 20.6 | In |
Call | MKSI251017C00080000 | 22 | 80.0 | 24.8 - 29.0 | 24.8 | In |
Call | MKSI251017C00075000 | 19 | 75.0 | 29.1 - 33.4 | 18.61 | In |
Call | MKSI251017C00070000 | 19 | 70.0 | 34.3 - 37.9 | 34.3 | In |
Call | MKSI251017C00065000 | 15 | 65.0 | 38.9 - 42.0 | 38.9 | In |
Call | MKSI251017C00060000 | 23 | 60.0 | 43.7 - 46.9 | 32.45 | In |
Call | MKSI251017C00050000 | 6 | 50.0 | 52.9 - 57.2 | 52.9 | In |
Put | MKSI251017P00160000 | 0 | 160.0 | 53.7 - 57.4 | 53.7 | In |
Put | MKSI251017P00155000 | 0 | 155.0 | 48.7 - 52.4 | 48.7 | In |
Put | MKSI251017P00150000 | 0 | 150.0 | 43.7 - 46.8 | 43.7 | In |
Put | MKSI251017P00145000 | 0 | 145.0 | 38.4 - 42.6 | 38.4 | In |
Put | MKSI251017P00140000 | 0 | 140.0 | 33.6 - 37.8 | 33.6 | In |
Put | MKSI251017P00135000 | 0 | 135.0 | 29.4 - 33.2 | 29.4 | In |
Put | MKSI251017P00130000 | 0 | 130.0 | 24.4 - 28.7 | 24.4 | In |
Put | MKSI251017P00125000 | 0 | 125.0 | 20.2 - 23.9 | 20.2 | In |
Put | MKSI251017P00120000 | 0 | 120.0 | 16.3 - 20.5 | 16.3 | In |
Put | MKSI251017P00115000 | 0 | 115.0 | 13.3 - 16.4 | 13.3 | In |
Put | MKSI251017P00105000 | 6 | 105.0 | 7.4 - 10.7 | 11.8 | Out |
Put | MKSI251017P00100000 | 11 | 100.0 | 5.2 - 8.4 | 5.2 | Out |
Put | MKSI251017P00095000 | 8 | 95.0 | 3.3 - 6.5 | 10.6 | Out |
Put | MKSI251017P00090000 | 3 | 90.0 | 1.9 - 5.0 | 7.7 | Out |
Put | MKSI251017P00085000 | 4 | 85.0 | 0.85 - 3.8 | 6.1 | Out |
Put | MKSI251017P00080000 | 15 | 80.0 | 0.1 - 3.1 | 1.82 | Out |
Put | MKSI251017P00075000 | 34 | 75.0 | 0.0 - 2.45 | 1.0 | Out |
Put | MKSI251017P00070000 | 17 | 70.0 | 0.0 - 2.05 | 2.05 | Out |
Put | MKSI251017P00065000 | 131 | 65.0 | 0.0 - 1.7 | 1.6 | Out |
Put | MKSI251017P00060000 | 3 | 60.0 | 0.0 - 1.55 | 1.55 | Out |
Put | MKSI251017P00045000 | 2 | 45.0 | 0.0 - 1.4 | 1.4 | Out |
Put | MKSI251017P00035000 | 2 | 35.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.35 | Out |
MKS Total Stockholder Equity
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MKS Instruments Corporate Management
| John Williams | EVP Division | Profile | |
| Jim Kafka | Chief Lasers | Profile | |
| Jennifer Reilly | VP Officer | Profile | |
| Aaron Radomski | Chief Solutions | Profile | |
| David Henry | Executive Marketing | Profile | |
| Madhuri Andrews | Executive Officer | Profile | |
| Henry Chang | Senior Asia | Profile |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth 2.5 | Dividend Share 0.88 | Earnings Share 3.36 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.078 |
The market value of MKS Instruments is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of MKS that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of MKS Instruments' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is MKS Instruments' 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 MKS Instruments' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect MKS Instruments' 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 MKS Instruments' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if MKS Instruments is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, MKS Instruments' 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.