Dave Busters Stock Options

PLAY Stock  USD 29.95  0.43  1.46%   
Dave Busters' latest option contracts expiring on October 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.88 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.99 over 76 outstanding agreements suggesting . The total put volume is at 12.0, with calls trading at the volume of 1.0. This yields a 12.0 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against October 17th 2025 Option Contracts

Dave Busters 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 Dave Busters' lending market. For example, when Dave Busters' 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 Dave Busters, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Dave Busters stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Dave Busters' 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. Dave Busters' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Dave Busters' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Dave Busters Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-10-17 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Dave Busters' market makers reach a net positive position across all Dave Busters' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Dave Busters' 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 Dave Busters

Analyzing Dave Busters' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Dave Busters regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Dave Busters' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Dave Busters' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Dave Busters' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Dave Busters Enterta In The Money Call Balance

When Dave Busters' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Dave Busters Entertainment stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Dave Busters' 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 Dave Busters Entertainment 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.

Dave Current Options Market Mood

Dave Busters' 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 Dave 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 Dave Busters' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Dave Busters' 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 Dave contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Dave Busters Entertainment will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.055% per day over the life of the 2025-10-17 option contract. With Dave Busters trading at USD 29.95, that is roughly USD 0.0165. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Dave Busters' daily price movement you should consider buying Dave Busters Entertainment options at the current volatility level of 0.88%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Dave Busters 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" Dave calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Dave Busters Entertainment stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Dave Busters Option Chain

When Dave Busters' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Dave Busters Entertainment 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.
Dave Busters' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Dave. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Dave. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Dave Busters 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
PLAY251017C00095000995.00.0 - 0.70.7Out
Call
PLAY251017C000900004990.00.0 - 1.31.3Out
Call
PLAY251017C00085000085.00.0 - 0.850.85Out
Call
PLAY251017C000800001480.00.0 - 2.152.15Out
Call
PLAY251017C000750003575.00.0 - 2.150.07Out
Call
PLAY251017C00070000170.00.0 - 1.351.35Out
Call
PLAY251017C0006500013265.00.0 - 0.150.05Out
Call
PLAY251017C000600003160.00.0 - 1.151.15Out
Call
PLAY251017C000550003455.00.0 - 1.150.55Out
Call
PLAY251017C000500006150.00.0 - 1.150.6Out
Call
PLAY251017C0004500052645.00.0 - 0.550.55Out
Call
PLAY251017C0004000015840.00.75 - 1.050.87Out
Call
PLAY251017C00038000238.00.85 - 2.03.3Out
Call
PLAY251017C00037000937.00.65 - 2.23.6Out
Call
PLAY251017C00036000436.01.45 - 3.13.1Out
Call
PLAY251017C0003500012235.01.75 - 2.33.2Out
Call
PLAY251017C0003300017233.02.2 - 3.04.1Out
Call
PLAY251017C0003200070532.02.85 - 3.15.4Out
Call
PLAY251017C0003100029231.03.3 - 3.56.25Out
Call
PLAY251017C0003000019630.03.7 - 4.07.45Out
Call
PLAY251017C000290005329.04.2 - 4.67.11In
Call
PLAY251017C000280001128.04.8 - 5.18.1In
Call
PLAY251017C000270008127.05.4 - 5.75.5In
Call
PLAY251017C000260003926.06.0 - 6.45.6In
Call
PLAY251017C0002500010225.06.3 - 7.18.9In
Call
PLAY251017C000240002524.05.6 - 9.56.1In
Call
PLAY251017C000230005323.06.3 - 9.89.03In
Call
PLAY251017C0002200015122.07.1 - 10.97.01In
Call
PLAY251017C0002100014021.09.0 - 11.76.0In
Call
PLAY251017C000200001220.08.8 - 12.711.75In
Call
PLAY251017C00019000219.09.7 - 13.78.75In
Call
PLAY251017C00018000618.010.6 - 14.615.1In
Call
PLAY251017C000170005217.011.5 - 15.011.5In
Call
PLAY251017C000160008816.012.4 - 16.217.0In
Call
PLAY251017C000150005515.013.4 - 17.417.7In
Call
PLAY251017C00014000114.014.3 - 18.314.3In
Call
PLAY251017C0001300032013.015.3 - 19.015.3In
 Put
PLAY251017P00095000095.063.1 - 67.163.1In
 Put
PLAY251017P00090000090.058.1 - 62.158.1In
 Put
PLAY251017P00085000085.053.1 - 57.153.1In
 Put
PLAY251017P00080000080.048.1 - 52.148.1In
 Put
PLAY251017P00075000075.043.1 - 47.143.1In
 Put
PLAY251017P00070000070.038.1 - 42.138.1In
 Put
PLAY251017P00065000065.033.1 - 37.133.1In
 Put
PLAY251017P00060000060.028.1 - 32.128.1In
 Put
PLAY251017P00055000055.023.1 - 27.123.1In
 Put
PLAY251017P00050000050.018.1 - 22.118.1In
 Put
PLAY251017P00045000345.013.2 - 17.214.3In
 Put
PLAY251017P0004000016540.08.6 - 12.69.71In
 Put
PLAY251017P00036000136.06.0 - 9.47.1In
 Put
PLAY251017P0003500011335.05.2 - 8.65.6In
 Put
PLAY251017P000330001533.05.1 - 5.65.6In
 Put
PLAY251017P00032000132.02.6 - 5.03.9In
 Put
PLAY251017P000310001431.04.0 - 4.34.13In
 Put
PLAY251017P0003000044130.03.5 - 3.83.8Out
 Put
PLAY251017P0002900011629.03.0 - 3.33.5Out
 Put
PLAY251017P000280001628.02.6 - 2.852.75Out
 Put
PLAY251017P0002700022127.02.2 - 2.452.8Out
 Put
PLAY251017P000260006226.01.85 - 2.11.25Out
 Put
PLAY251017P0002500026925.01.5 - 1.81.45Out
 Put
PLAY251017P0002400022324.00.1 - 3.11.35Out
 Put
PLAY251017P000230005023.00.8 - 1.31.29Out
 Put
PLAY251017P0002200018422.00.0 - 1.50.65Out
 Put
PLAY251017P000210009121.00.0 - 2.00.75Out
 Put
PLAY251017P0002000017220.00.0 - 1.850.55Out
 Put
PLAY251017P000190007919.00.25 - 0.650.9Out
 Put
PLAY251017P0001800030118.00.4 - 0.550.45Out
 Put
PLAY251017P0001700035117.00.0 - 0.70.4Out
 Put
PLAY251017P0001600028016.00.0 - 0.450.6Out
 Put
PLAY251017P0001500032615.00.0 - 2.350.55Out
 Put
PLAY251017P0001400011314.00.0 - 1.50.5Out
 Put
PLAY251017P00013000113.00.0 - 2.30.43Out
 Put
PLAY251017P00012000112.00.0 - 2.250.42Out
 Put
PLAY251017P00011000311.00.0 - 1.40.5Out
 Put
PLAY251017P000100006110.00.0 - 1.151.15Out
 Put
PLAY251017P00005000415.00.0 - 1.150.05Out

Dave Busters Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Dave Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

252.98 Million

At this time, Dave Busters' Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year.

Dave Busters Corporate Management

John MulleadySr. VP of Real Estate and Devel.Profile
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Antonio BautistaSenior OfficerProfile
Darin HarperChief OfficerProfile
Christopher MorrisCEO DirectorProfile
Cory HattonInvestor FinanceProfile

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