MLNK251017C00020000 Option on Meridianlink

MLNK Stock  USD 16.21  0.13  0.80%   
MLNK251017C00020000 is a PUT option contract on Meridianlink's common stock with a strick price of 20.0 expiring on 2025-10-17. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 88 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at an ask price of $0.35. The implied volatility as of the 21st of July is 88.0.
When exercised, put options on Meridianlink produce a short position in Meridianlink Stock. Because of this protective nature, they are typically used either for hedging purposes or to capitalize on Meridianlink's downside price movement.

Rule 16 of 2025-10-17 Option Contract

The options market is anticipating that Meridianlink will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0212% per day over the life of the option. With Meridianlink trading at USD 16.21, that is roughly USD 0.003438. If you think that the market is fully understating Meridianlink's daily price movement you should consider buying Meridianlink options at that current volatility level of 0.34%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Out Of The Money Call Option on Meridianlink

An 'Out of The Money' option on Meridianlink has a strike price that Meridianlink Stock has yet to reach, meaning the option has no intrinsic value. 'Out of The Money' options are usually less costly than 'In The Money' options, making them more desirable to traders with smaller amounts of capital. Some of the uses for Meridianlink's 'Out of The Money' options include buying the options if you expect a big move in Meridianlink's stock. Since 'Out of The Money' options have a lower up-front cost (i.e., no intrinsic value) than 'In The Money' options, buying it is a reasonable choice.
Call Contract NameMLNK251017C00020000
Expires On2025-10-17
Days Before Expriration88
Delta0.136005
Vega0.017566
Gamma0.079901
Theoretical Value0.18
Open Interest26
Strike Price20.0
Last Traded At0.3
Current Price Spread0.0 | 0.35
Rule 16 Daily Up or DownUSD 0.003438

Meridianlink short PUT Option Greeks

Meridianlink's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-10-17 at a strike price of 20.0 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 Meridianlink's option greeks, its implied volatility helps estimate the risk of Meridianlink stock implied by the prices of the options on Meridianlink's stock.
Delta0.136005
Gamma0.079901
Theta-0.003556
Vega0.017566
Rho0.005005

Meridianlink long PUT Option Payoff at expiration

Put options written on Meridianlink grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Meridianlink 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 Meridianlink Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Meridianlink is like buying insurance aginst Meridianlink's downside shift.
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Meridianlink short PUT Option Payoff at expiration

By selling Meridianlink's put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Meridianlink will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Meridianlink's put payoff at expiration depends on where the Meridianlink Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 20.18 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 Meridianlink's price. Finally, at the strike price of 20.0, the payoff chart is constant and positive.
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Meridianlink Available Call Options

Meridianlink's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Meridianlink. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Meridianlink. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Meridianlink 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
MLNK251017C00035000035.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
MLNK251017C00030000030.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
MLNK251017C00025000025.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
MLNK251017C00022500022.50.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
MLNK251017C000200002620.00.0 - 0.350.3Out
Call
MLNK251017C000175002117.50.4 - 1.551.55Out
Call
MLNK251017C00015000215.01.65 - 3.31.75In
Call
MLNK251017C00012500012.53.5 - 4.63.5In
Call
MLNK251017C00010000010.06.0 - 6.96.0In
Call
MLNK251017C0000750007.58.5 - 9.38.5In

Meridianlink Corporate Management

Tim NguyenVice Chairman of the Board, Chief Strategy Officer, Co-FounderProfile
Richard ScheigChief OfficerProfile
Erik SchneiderSr RelationsProfile
Dean GermeyerChief OfficerProfile
A RohdeIndependent DirectorProfile
A JangalapalliIndependent DirectorProfile
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Is Application Software space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Meridianlink. If investors know Meridianlink will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Meridianlink listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Earnings Share
(0.38)
Revenue Per Share
4.206
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.047
Return On Assets
0.0073
Return On Equity
(0.06)
The market value of Meridianlink is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Meridianlink that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Meridianlink's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Meridianlink's 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 Meridianlink's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Meridianlink's 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 Meridianlink's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Meridianlink is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Meridianlink's 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.