MSCI Stock Options Expiring on 19th of September
| MSCI Stock | USD 577.94 2.24 0.39% |
MSCI's latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.41 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.27 over 75 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on September 19th 2025. The total put volume is at 5.0, with calls trading at the volume of 4.0. This yields a 1.25 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against September 19th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows MSCI's 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. MSCI's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for MSCI's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
MSCI Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-09-19 Option Contracts
MSCI's 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.
MSCI Inc In The Money Call Balance
When MSCI's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against MSCI Inc stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying MSCI's 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 MSCI Inc 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.
MSCI Current Options Market Mood
MSCI's 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 MSCI 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 MSCI's options investors are not very successful. MSCI's 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 MSCI contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that MSCI Inc will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0256% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With MSCI trading at USD 577.94, that is roughly USD 0.15. If you think that the market is fully incorporating MSCI's daily price movement you should consider buying MSCI Inc options at the current volatility level of 0.41%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
MSCI Option Chain
When MSCI's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against MSCI Inc 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.
MSCI's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on MSCI. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for MSCI. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a MSCI 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 | MSCI250919C00920000 | 8 | 920.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 0.2 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00900000 | 2 | 900.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 4.3 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00880000 | 0 | 880.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 4.3 | |
Call | MSCI250919C00860000 | 0 | 860.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 4.3 | |
Call | MSCI250919C00840000 | 0 | 840.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 4.3 | |
Call | MSCI250919C00820000 | 0 | 820.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 4.3 | |
Call | MSCI250919C00800000 | 0 | 800.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 4.3 | |
Call | MSCI250919C00780000 | 1 | 780.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 0.45 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00760000 | 0 | 760.0 | 0.0 - 4.3 | 4.3 | |
Call | MSCI250919C00740000 | 0 | 740.0 | 0.0 - 4.4 | 4.4 | |
Call | MSCI250919C00720000 | 3 | 720.0 | 0.0 - 4.7 | 4.7 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00710000 | 1 | 710.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00700000 | 2 | 700.0 | 0.05 - 5.0 | 1.5 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00680000 | 5 | 680.0 | 0.05 - 5.9 | 0.05 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00670000 | 3 | 670.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00660000 | 6 | 660.0 | 0.05 - 5.9 | 4.84 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00650000 | 22 | 650.0 | 1.0 - 5.2 | 5.3 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00640000 | 10 | 640.0 | 1.15 - 9.7 | 5.83 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00630000 | 15 | 630.0 | 3.0 - 8.7 | 5.6 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00620000 | 7 | 620.0 | 6.3 - 11.5 | 10.55 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00610000 | 52 | 610.0 | 10.8 - 15.1 | 11.3 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00600000 | 21 | 600.0 | 12.2 - 17.6 | 11.5 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00590000 | 2 | 590.0 | 17.5 - 22.4 | 21.7 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00580000 | 10 | 580.0 | 21.9 - 27.2 | 25.6 | Out |
Call | MSCI250919C00570000 | 137 | 570.0 | 28.2 - 32.3 | 30.0 | In |
Call | MSCI250919C00560000 | 37 | 560.0 | 34.1 - 39.1 | 37.65 | In |
Call | MSCI250919C00550000 | 6 | 550.0 | 40.1 - 47.1 | 44.0 | In |
Call | MSCI250919C00540000 | 3 | 540.0 | 48.0 - 54.9 | 34.0 | In |
Call | MSCI250919C00530000 | 1 | 530.0 | 56.0 - 62.1 | 56.0 | In |
Call | MSCI250919C00520000 | 7 | 520.0 | 64.0 - 70.8 | 61.2 | In |
Call | MSCI250919C00500000 | 1 | 500.0 | 81.1 - 88.1 | 81.1 | In |
Call | MSCI250919C00470000 | 1 | 470.0 | 109.1 - 116.6 | 109.1 | In |
Call | MSCI250919C00320000 | 2 | 320.0 | 255.6 - 262.7 | 255.6 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00920000 | 0 | 920.0 | 338.6 - 345.6 | 338.6 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00900000 | 0 | 900.0 | 318.7 - 325.6 | 318.7 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00880000 | 0 | 880.0 | 298.8 - 305.6 | 298.8 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00860000 | 0 | 860.0 | 278.7 - 285.6 | 278.7 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00840000 | 0 | 840.0 | 258.9 - 265.6 | 258.9 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00820000 | 0 | 820.0 | 239.1 - 245.6 | 239.1 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00800000 | 0 | 800.0 | 219.4 - 225.6 | 219.4 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00780000 | 0 | 780.0 | 198.6 - 205.6 | 198.6 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00760000 | 0 | 760.0 | 178.9 - 185.6 | 178.9 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00740000 | 0 | 740.0 | 158.0 - 165.6 | 158.0 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00650000 | 1 | 650.0 | 70.5 - 78.1 | 70.5 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00630000 | 7 | 630.0 | 53.0 - 61.3 | 53.0 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00620000 | 1 | 620.0 | 45.0 - 51.8 | 45.0 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00600000 | 4 | 600.0 | 32.5 - 38.5 | 36.2 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00590000 | 15 | 590.0 | 26.8 - 31.4 | 31.2 | In |
Put | MSCI250919P00580000 | 13 | 580.0 | 22.2 - 27.9 | 27.0 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00570000 | 105 | 570.0 | 17.6 - 24.3 | 21.5 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00560000 | 29 | 560.0 | 13.8 - 19.9 | 15.7 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00550000 | 32 | 550.0 | 10.7 - 14.6 | 13.3 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00540000 | 89 | 540.0 | 9.0 - 13.1 | 15.9 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00530000 | 24 | 530.0 | 5.1 - 10.3 | 18.4 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00520000 | 19 | 520.0 | 3.2 - 10.6 | 17.25 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00510000 | 12 | 510.0 | 1.9 - 10.2 | 8.3 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00500000 | 21 | 500.0 | 1.5 - 9.0 | 5.95 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00490000 | 19 | 490.0 | 0.9 - 8.1 | 5.82 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00480000 | 5 | 480.0 | 0.25 - 7.3 | 4.1 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00460000 | 17 | 460.0 | 0.2 - 6.3 | 3.0 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00450000 | 3 | 450.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00440000 | 3 | 440.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 4.8 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00430000 | 5 | 430.0 | 0.0 - 4.8 | 1.75 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00420000 | 1 | 420.0 | 0.05 - 5.0 | 1.4 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00410000 | 2 | 410.0 | 0.05 - 5.0 | 1.15 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00400000 | 4 | 400.0 | 0.05 - 4.8 | 1.9 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00380000 | 1 | 380.0 | 0.0 - 4.7 | 4.7 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00370000 | 3 | 370.0 | 0.0 - 4.6 | 4.6 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00360000 | 2 | 360.0 | 0.0 - 4.5 | 4.5 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00350000 | 2 | 350.0 | 0.0 - 4.5 | 1.17 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00340000 | 2 | 340.0 | 0.0 - 4.5 | 4.5 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00330000 | 5 | 330.0 | 0.0 - 4.4 | 4.4 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00320000 | 10 | 320.0 | 0.0 - 4.4 | 4.4 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00310000 | 3 | 310.0 | 0.0 - 4.4 | 4.4 | Out |
Put | MSCI250919P00300000 | 4 | 300.0 | 0.0 - 4.4 | 0.06 | Out |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth 0.152 | Dividend Share 6.6 | Earnings Share 14.56 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.097 |
The market value of MSCI Inc is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of MSCI that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of MSCI's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is MSCI'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 MSCI's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect MSCI'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 MSCI's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if MSCI is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, MSCI'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.