ProShares Ultra Stock Options

QLD Etf  USD 121.37  0.31  0.25%   
ProShares Ultra's latest option contracts expiring on October 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.42 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.34 over 109 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on October 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 3.0, with calls trading at the volume of 30.0. This yields a 0.1 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against October 17th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows ProShares Ultra'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. ProShares Ultra's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for ProShares Ultra's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

ProShares Ultra Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-10-17 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 ProShares Ultra close to expiration to expire worthless. 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, ProShares Ultra's 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 ProShares Ultra

Analyzing ProShares Ultra's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in ProShares Ultra regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when ProShares Ultra's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money ProShares Ultra's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with ProShares Ultra's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
ProShares Ultra's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of ProShares Ultra QQQ common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell ProShares stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If ProShares Ultra's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.

ProShares Ultra QQQ In The Money Call Balance

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

ProShares Current Options Market Mood

ProShares Ultra'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 ProShares Etf'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 ProShares Ultra'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. ProShares Ultra'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 ProShares contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that ProShares Ultra QQQ will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0263% per day over the life of the 2025-10-17 option contract. With ProShares Ultra trading at USD 121.37, that is roughly USD 0.0319. If you think that the market is fully incorporating ProShares Ultra's daily price movement you should consider buying ProShares Ultra QQQ options at the current volatility level of 0.42%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing ProShares Ultra 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" ProShares calls. Remember, the seller must deliver ProShares Ultra QQQ stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

ProShares Ultra Option Chain

When ProShares Ultra's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ProShares Ultra QQQ 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.
ProShares Ultra's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on ProShares. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for ProShares. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a ProShares Ultra 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
QLD251017C00165000125165.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
QLD251017C001600000160.00.0 - 0.950.95Out
Call
QLD251017C001550000155.00.0 - 0.950.95Out
Call
QLD251017C001500000150.00.0 - 2.32.3Out
Call
QLD251017C001450000145.00.0 - 2.32.3Out
Call
QLD251017C001400000140.00.0 - 3.13.1Out
Call
QLD251017C00135000241135.00.8 - 4.03.3Out
Call
QLD251017C001320002132.01.85 - 5.33.56Out
Call
QLD251017C001310002131.02.2 - 5.92.2Out
Call
QLD251017C001300006130.04.1 - 5.14.2Out
Call
QLD251017C001290005129.03.9 - 6.73.05Out
Call
QLD251017C001280005128.03.5 - 7.62.75Out
Call
QLD251017C001270001127.03.9 - 7.62.65Out
Call
QLD251017C001260008126.04.3 - 8.26.2Out
Call
QLD251017C0012500025125.04.8 - 8.66.53Out
Call
QLD251017C001240002124.05.3 - 9.07.17Out
Call
QLD251017C001230003123.05.7 - 9.47.88Out
Call
QLD251017C001220002122.06.4 - 10.48.42Out
Call
QLD251017C0012000047120.09.0 - 10.29.0In
Call
QLD251017C001190003119.08.0 - 11.48.95In
Call
QLD251017C001180001118.08.5 - 11.98.5In
Call
QLD251017C0011700036117.010.0 - 12.211.04In
Call
QLD251017C001160001116.010.0 - 13.310.5In
Call
QLD251017C0011500039115.010.7 - 13.812.8In
Call
QLD251017C001140002114.011.5 - 14.411.5In
Call
QLD251017C0011300034113.012.0 - 15.112.45In
Call
QLD251017C0011200016112.013.0 - 16.014.12In
Call
QLD251017C0011100051111.014.1 - 16.713.5In
Call
QLD251017C0011000032110.014.7 - 17.915.95In
Call
QLD251017C001090003109.015.0 - 18.39.87In
Call
QLD251017C001080008108.016.0 - 19.210.08In
Call
QLD251017C001070003107.016.5 - 19.812.67In
Call
QLD251017C001060003106.017.5 - 21.019.34In
Call
QLD251017C0010500030105.018.0 - 21.816.98In
Call
QLD251017C001040002104.019.0 - 22.719.0In
Call
QLD251017C001030002103.020.0 - 23.521.38In
Call
QLD251017C001020007102.020.5 - 24.114.03In
Call
QLD251017C00101000123101.021.5 - 25.013.38In
Call
QLD251017C00100000108100.022.5 - 25.822.5In
Call
QLD251017C00099000299.023.5 - 26.623.0In
Call
QLD251017C00098000898.024.0 - 27.418.65In
Call
QLD251017C00096000796.026.0 - 29.626.0In
Call
QLD251017C0009500052695.026.7 - 30.026.85In
Call
QLD251017C00094000694.027.6 - 31.325.65In
Call
QLD251017C000930001993.028.5 - 31.828.5In
Call
QLD251017C0009200042692.029.5 - 33.329.07In
Call
QLD251017C000910001991.030.5 - 34.030.5In
Call
QLD251017C000900007790.031.4 - 34.831.52In
Call
QLD251017C00089000789.032.3 - 35.931.01In
Call
QLD251017C00088000288.033.3 - 36.933.3In
Call
QLD251017C00087000387.034.2 - 37.831.52In
Call
QLD251017C00086000186.035.0 - 38.734.55In
Call
QLD251017C000850001385.036.1 - 39.725.2In
Call
QLD251017C00081000181.039.9 - 43.439.37In
Call
QLD251017C000800001180.040.8 - 44.540.05In
Call
QLD251017C00075000175.045.6 - 49.545.6In
Call
QLD251017C00070000270.050.4 - 54.146.72In
 Put
QLD251017P001650000165.041.7 - 45.841.7In
 Put
QLD251017P001600000160.036.7 - 40.836.7In
 Put
QLD251017P001550000155.031.7 - 35.831.7In
 Put
QLD251017P001500000150.026.7 - 30.726.7In
 Put
QLD251017P001450000145.021.8 - 25.821.8In
 Put
QLD251017P001400000140.017.5 - 21.117.5In
 Put
QLD251017P001350000135.013.5 - 17.513.5In
 Put
QLD251017P001320001132.011.5 - 15.122.8In
 Put
QLD251017P001310000131.010.8 - 14.710.8In
 Put
QLD251017P001300001130.010.2 - 14.112.75In
 Put
QLD251017P001200005120.05.0 - 8.721.0Out
 Put
QLD251017P0011500010115.03.5 - 5.610.0Out
 Put
QLD251017P0011400010114.03.0 - 5.55.6Out
 Put
QLD251017P001130001113.03.0 - 5.26.1Out
 Put
QLD251017P0011000022110.02.0 - 4.25.0Out
 Put
QLD251017P001090004109.02.0 - 4.19.2Out
 Put
QLD251017P001080001108.01.5 - 4.09.67Out
 Put
QLD251017P001050009105.01.05 - 3.33.55Out
 Put
QLD251017P001040007104.01.05 - 3.22.4Out
 Put
QLD251017P001030005103.00.8 - 3.07.89Out
 Put
QLD251017P001020004102.00.5 - 2.75.6Out
 Put
QLD251017P001010001101.00.5 - 2.754.2Out
 Put
QLD251017P0010000021100.00.5 - 2.52.2Out
 Put
QLD251017P00099000399.00.05 - 2.551.75Out
 Put
QLD251017P000980003598.00.05 - 2.252.6Out
 Put
QLD251017P00097000197.00.3 - 2.250.3Out
 Put
QLD251017P00096000596.00.0 - 2.152.54Out
 Put
QLD251017P000950001095.00.0 - 1.93.17Out
 Put
QLD251017P00094000394.00.0 - 1.851.85Out
 Put
QLD251017P0009300016693.00.0 - 1.551.4Out
 Put
QLD251017P00091000191.00.0 - 1.71.7Out
 Put
QLD251017P000900002290.00.7 - 2.21.2Out
 Put
QLD251017P00089000289.00.0 - 2.351.89Out
 Put
QLD251017P00088000388.00.0 - 2.053.31Out
 Put
QLD251017P00087000287.00.0 - 2.21.14Out
 Put
QLD251017P000860001286.00.0 - 2.33.8Out
 Put
QLD251017P000850001485.00.0 - 3.12.75Out
 Put
QLD251017P000820003582.00.0 - 2.652.65Out
 Put
QLD251017P00081000181.00.0 - 2.62.6Out
 Put
QLD251017P000800001080.00.0 - 1.752.5Out
 Put
QLD251017P000790001079.00.0 - 2.852.85Out
 Put
QLD251017P0007500010775.00.0 - 1.151.15Out
 Put
QLD251017P00074000674.00.0 - 1.250.53Out
 Put
QLD251017P000720002072.00.0 - 1.451.45Out
 Put
QLD251017P00070000870.00.0 - 1.40.64Out
 Put
QLD251017P00068000168.00.0 - 0.950.95Out
 Put
QLD251017P000650002365.00.1 - 0.90.36Out
 Put
QLD251017P00064000164.00.0 - 1.01.0Out
 Put
QLD251017P00061000161.00.0 - 0.950.95Out
 Put
QLD251017P000600002960.00.0 - 0.950.3Out
 Put
QLD251017P000550005055.00.0 - 0.950.95Out
 Put
QLD251017P000500002850.00.0 - 0.750.43Out

When determining whether ProShares Ultra QQQ is a strong investment it is important to analyze ProShares Ultra's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact ProShares Ultra's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding ProShares Etf, refer to the following important reports:
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The market value of ProShares Ultra QQQ is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of ProShares that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of ProShares Ultra's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is ProShares Ultra'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 ProShares Ultra's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect ProShares Ultra'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 ProShares Ultra's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if ProShares Ultra is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, ProShares Ultra'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.