NGS251017P00017500 Option on Natural Gas Services
NGS Stock | USD 23.87 0.52 2.13% |
NGS251017P00017500 is a PUT option contract on Natural Gas' common stock with a strick price of 17.5 expiring on 2025-10-17. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 87 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at a bid price of $0.2, and an ask price of $0.4. The implied volatility as of the 22nd of July is 87.0.
When exercised, put options on Natural Gas produce a short position in Natural Stock. Because of this protective nature, they are typically used either for hedging purposes or to capitalize on Natural Gas' downside price movement.
Rule 16 of 2025-10-17 Option Contract
The options market is anticipating that Natural Gas Services will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0339% per day over the life of the option. With Natural Gas trading at USD 23.87, that is roughly USD 0.008084. If you think that the market is fully understating Natural Gas' daily price movement you should consider buying Natural Gas Services options at that current volatility level of 0.54%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Out Of The Money Put Option on Natural Gas
An 'Out of The Money' option on Natural has a strike price that Natural 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 Natural Gas' 'Out of The Money' options include buying the options if you expect a big move in Natural Gas' 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.
Put Contract Name | NGS251017P00017500 |
Expires On | 2025-10-17 |
Days Before Expriration | 87 |
Vega | 0.019171 |
Gamma | 0.025804 |
Theoretical Value | 0.3 |
Open Interest | 12 |
Strike Price | 17.5 |
Last Traded At | 0.3 |
Current Price Spread | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Rule 16 Daily Up or Down | USD 0.008084 |
Natural short PUT Option Greeks
Natural Gas' Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-10-17 at a strike price of 17.5 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 Natural Gas' option greeks, its implied volatility helps estimate the risk of Natural Gas stock implied by the prices of the options on Natural Gas' stock.
Delta | -0.090881 | |
Gamma | 0.025804 | |
Theta | -0.005632 | |
Vega | 0.019171 | |
Rho | -0.005454 |
Natural long PUT Option Payoff at expiration
Put options written on Natural Gas grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Natural Gas 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 Natural Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Natural Gas is like buying insurance aginst Natural Gas' downside shift.
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Natural Gas Price At Expiration |
Natural short PUT Option Payoff at expiration
By selling Natural Gas' put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Natural Gas will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Natural Gas' put payoff at expiration depends on where the Natural Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 17.2 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 Natural Gas' price. Finally, at the strike price of 17.5, the payoff chart is constant and positive.
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Natural Gas Price At Expiration |
Natural Gas Services Available Put Options
Natural Gas' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Natural. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Natural. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Natural Gas 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 | |||
Put | NGS251017P00037500 | 0 | 37.5 | 11.6 - 14.9 | 11.6 | In |
Put | NGS251017P00035000 | 0 | 35.0 | 10.2 - 12.7 | 10.2 | In |
Put | NGS251017P00032500 | 0 | 32.5 | 8.1 - 10.4 | 8.1 | In |
Put | NGS251017P00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 5.5 - 7.7 | 5.5 | In |
Put | NGS251017P00027500 | 0 | 27.5 | 3.5 - 5.4 | 3.5 | In |
Put | NGS251017P00025000 | 4 | 25.0 | 1.7 - 2.7 | 1.68 | In |
Put | NGS251017P00022500 | 1 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 1.55 | 0.9 | Out |
Put | NGS251017P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 2.7 | 2.7 | |
Put | NGS251017P00017500 | 12 | 17.5 | 0.2 - 0.4 | 0.3 | Out |
Put | NGS251017P00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 0.0 - 1.0 | 1.0 |
Natural Gas Corporate Executives
Elected by the shareholders, the Natural Gas' board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Natural Gas inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Natural. The board's role is to monitor Natural Gas' management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Natural Gas' inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Natural Gas' outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
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