PLOW250718C00030000 Option on Douglas Dynamics

PLOW Stock  USD 28.76  0.31  1.07%   
Douglas Dynamics' latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.8. The Douglas Dynamics option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Douglas Dynamics option contracts. It shows all of Douglas Dynamics' listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Douglas Dynamics

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

Douglas Dynamics In The Money Call Balance

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

Douglas Current Options Market Mood

Douglas Dynamics' 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 Douglas 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 Volume

Unfortunately, most Douglas Dynamics' options investors are not very successful. Douglas Dynamics' 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 Douglas contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Douglas Dynamics will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.05% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With Douglas Dynamics trading at USD 28.76, that is roughly USD 0.0144. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Douglas Dynamics' daily price movement you should consider buying Douglas Dynamics options at the current volatility level of 0.8%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Douglas Dynamics 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" Douglas calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Douglas Dynamics stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Douglas Dynamics Option Chain

When Douglas Dynamics' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Douglas Dynamics 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.
Douglas Dynamics' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Douglas. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Douglas. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Douglas Dynamics 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
PLOW250919C00045000045.00.0 - 4.64.6Out
Call
PLOW250919C00040000040.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
PLOW250919C00035000035.00.0 - 1.21.2Out
Call
PLOW250919C00030000030.00.0 - 4.74.7Out
Call
PLOW250919C00025000025.03.2 - 7.03.2In
Call
PLOW250919C00022500022.55.9 - 9.05.9In
Call
PLOW250919C00020000020.08.3 - 11.58.3In
Call
PLOW250919C00017500017.59.9 - 13.09.9In
Call
PLOW250919C00015000015.012.6 - 16.012.6In
 Put
PLOW250919P00045000045.015.0 - 17.115.0In
 Put
PLOW250919P00040000040.010.4 - 12.410.4In
 Put
PLOW250919P00035000035.05.5 - 8.35.5In
 Put
PLOW250919P00030000030.00.8 - 4.80.8In
 Put
PLOW250919P00025000025.00.0 - 2.452.45Out
 Put
PLOW250919P00022500022.50.0 - 1.41.4Out
 Put
PLOW250919P00020000020.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
PLOW250919P00017500017.50.0 - 0.950.95Out
 Put
PLOW250919P00015000015.00.0 - 0.950.95Out

Douglas Dynamics Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Douglas Dynamics Market Cap Over Time

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Douglas Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

216.01 Million

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

Douglas Dynamics Corporate Directors

Kenneth KruegerIndependent DirectorProfile
Donald SturdivantIndependent DirectorProfile
Margaret DanoIndependent DirectorProfile
James PackardIndependent DirectorProfile

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