MTCH240419P00031000 Option on Match Group

MTCH Stock  USD 31.29  0.11  0.35%   
Match's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Match's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Match's stock options below provides a detailed picture of the payoff. Comparing vital and dynamic information of various option contracts across diverse expiration periods will help you make an educated decision on your market timing strategies around investing in a given Match option contract.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Match

Analyzing Match's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Match regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Match's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Match's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Match's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Match's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-05-03 are carrying combined implied volatility of 95.59 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.91 over 100 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2024-05-03. The current put volume is at 290, with calls trading at the volume of 1695. This yields a 0.17 put-to-call volume ratio. The Match option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Match Group option contracts. It shows all of Match's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Open Interest Against 2024-05-03 Option Contracts

Match option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Match's lending market. For example, when Match's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Match, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Match stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Match'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. Match's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Match's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Match Maximum Pain Price across 2024-05-03 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as Match close to expiration to expire worthless. According to most research, approximately 10% to 15% of all stock options are exercised, while about 35% expire worthlessly, with roughly 50% traded out before the expiration date. So, 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.
Match's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Match Group common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Match stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Match's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Match Group. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in main economic indicators.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Match lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Match's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Match contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Match Stock moves the wrong way.
As of now, Match's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is increasing as compared to previous years. The Match's current Capital Stock is estimated to increase to about 308.7 K, while Total Stockholder Equity is forecasted to increase to (18.6 M).

Match Group In The Money Call Balance

When Match's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Match Group stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Match'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 Match Group 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.

Match Current Options Market Mood

Match'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 Match 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

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Match's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Match'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. Using current Match's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.

Rule 16 of the current Match contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Match Group will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 5.97% per day over the life of the 2024-05-03 option contract. With Match trading at USD 31.29, that is roughly USD 1.87. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Match's daily price movement you should consider buying Match Group options at the current volatility level of 95.59%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Match 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" Match calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Match Group stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Match Option Chain

When Match's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Match Group 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.
Match's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Match. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Match. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Match 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.
DeltaGammaOpen IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $20.00.88740.013502024-05-0311.15 - 13.350.0In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $21.00.88380.015602024-05-039.95 - 12.350.0In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $21.50.96430.011302024-05-039.5 - 9.90.0In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $22.00.92650.016602024-05-038.5 - 10.70.0In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $22.50.9950.003502024-05-038.65 - 8.98.8In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $23.00.9050.020732024-05-037.75 - 8.78.85In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $23.50.99450.004422024-05-037.6 - 8.07.75In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $24.00.95350.018702024-05-037.05 - 7.40.0In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $24.50.91440.02602024-05-036.4 - 7.050.0In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $25.00.88680.030302024-05-035.8 - 7.550.0In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $25.50.89340.033202024-05-035.65 - 6.550.0In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $26.00.81650.035902024-05-035.15 - 7.10.0In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $26.50.83980.042202024-05-034.05 - 6.60.0In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $27.00.92140.043222024-05-032.89 - 5.954.7In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $27.50.92280.049302024-05-032.12 - 3.90.0In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $28.00.72380.045902024-05-031.88 - 4.70.0In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $28.50.98730.024722024-05-032.2 - 3.43.45In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $29.00.87540.096412024-05-030.91 - 2.433.36In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $29.50.70450.088802024-05-030.81 - 2.570.0In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $30.00.64470.0847112024-05-030.77 - 2.441.19In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $30.50.73620.24832024-05-030.22 - 1.010.92In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $31.00.64320.44581482024-05-030.43 - 0.50.5In
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $31.50.40460.48112902024-05-030.18 - 0.230.23Out
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $32.00.18290.34822772024-05-030.06 - 0.090.1Out
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $32.50.09610.193852024-05-030.02 - 0.050.04Out
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $33.00.04890.1022642024-05-030.02 - 0.280.02Out
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $33.50.04120.07272212024-05-030.0 - 0.530.02Out
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $34.00.02150.040610952024-05-030.0 - 0.030.01Out
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $35.00.01720.02612582024-05-030.0 - 0.20.01Out
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $36.00.01460.01861662024-05-030.0 - 0.20.01Out
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $37.00.01270.01421472024-05-030.0 - 0.090.01Out
Call
2024-05-03 CALL at $40.00.09280.0305452024-05-030.0 - 0.050.22Out
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $30.0-0.08710.161145622024-05-030.01 - 0.050.04Out
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $30.5-0.14780.29673992024-05-030.05 - 0.090.06Out
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $31.0-0.33520.51156012024-05-030.15 - 0.190.16Out
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $31.5-0.60940.53952792024-05-030.37 - 0.430.58In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $32.0-0.83280.35053272024-05-030.62 - 1.430.77In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $32.5-0.67880.15192912024-05-030.98 - 2.381.25In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $33.0-0.65020.09931832024-05-031.56 - 2.531.65In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $33.5-0.83310.1174252024-05-031.43 - 2.392.1In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $34.0-0.8360.097152024-05-031.35 - 2.921.8In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $34.5-0.680.065102024-05-031.82 - 4.252.82In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $35.0-0.76970.0772024-05-032.34 - 4.253.63In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $35.5-0.87550.062702024-05-032.8 - 4.40.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $36.0-0.90240.05302024-05-032.97 - 4.852.99In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $36.5-0.87180.052202024-05-035.1 - 5.84.99In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $37.0-0.7650.04831672024-05-034.4 - 6.55.9In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $37.5-0.88250.043902024-05-035.05 - 6.450.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $38.0-0.86070.042602024-05-036.6 - 7.50.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $38.5-0.98330.01402024-05-037.1 - 7.350.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $39.0-0.9090.033602024-05-037.35 - 7.97.85In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $39.5-0.96940.018402024-05-038.1 - 8.40.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $40.0-0.93010.027202024-05-038.55 - 8.850.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $40.5-0.89120.030802024-05-038.45 - 10.550.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $41.0-0.91930.026402024-05-039.45 - 10.350.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $41.5-0.92130.027402024-05-039.75 - 10.40.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $42.0-0.91040.025402024-05-0310.4 - 10.950.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $42.5-0.96420.015502024-05-0311.1 - 11.450.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $43.0-0.83080.02802024-05-0311.25 - 13.60.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $44.0-0.94280.018102024-05-0312.55 - 12.850.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $45.0-0.9680.012302024-05-0313.55 - 14.00.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $46.0-0.93450.017202024-05-0313.95 - 14.90.0In
 Put
2024-05-03 PUT at $50.0-0.97290.008702024-05-0318.55 - 19.00.0In

Match Total Stockholder Equity Over Time

The total equity held by shareholders, calculated as the difference between a company's total assets and total liabilities. It represents the net value of the company owned by shareholders.
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Match Common Stock Shares Outstanding Over Time

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Match Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

(18.57 Million)

As of now, Match's Total Stockholder Equity is decreasing as compared to previous years.

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Already Invested in Match Group?

The danger of trading Match Group is mainly related to its market volatility and Company specific events. As an investor, you must understand the concept of risk-adjusted return before you start trading. The most common way to measure the risk of Match is by using the Sharpe ratio. The ratio expresses how much excess return you acquire for the extra volatility you endure for holding a more risker asset than Match. The Sharpe ratio is calculated by using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. To understand how volatile Match Group is, you must compare it to a benchmark. Traditionally, the risk-free rate of return is the rate of return on the shortest-dated U.S. Treasury, such as a 3-year bond.
When determining whether Match Group offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Match's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Match Group Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Match Group Stock:
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Match Group. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in main economic indicators.
Note that the Match Group information on this page should be used as a complementary analysis to other Match's statistical models used to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Theme Ratings module to determine theme ratings based on digital equity recommendations. Macroaxis theme ratings are based on combination of fundamental analysis and risk-adjusted market performance.

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Is Match's industry 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 Match. If investors know Match 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 Match listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
1.738
Earnings Share
2.26
Revenue Per Share
12.2
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.102
Return On Assets
0.1319
The market value of Match Group is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Match that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Match's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Match'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 Match's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Match'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 Match's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Match is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Match'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.