ProShares Ultra Stock Options Expiring on 19th of September
| QLD Etf | USD 122.09 0.76 0.63% |
ProShares Ultra's latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.42 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 4.01 over 78 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on September 19th 2025. The total put volume is at 34.0, with calls trading at the volume of 50.0. This yields a 0.68 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against September 19th 2025 Option Contracts
2025-09-19
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 2025-09-19 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.
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 2025-09-19 option contract. With ProShares Ultra trading at USD 122.09, that is roughly USD 0.032. 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.
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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 Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | QLD250919C00155000 | 0 | 155.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | QLD250919C00150000 | 0 | 150.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | QLD250919C00145000 | 3 | 145.0 | 0.0 - 1.0 | 0.58 | Out |
Call | QLD250919C00140000 | 0 | 140.0 | 0.5 - 1.25 | 0.5 | |
Call | QLD250919C00135000 | 2 | 135.0 | 1.3 - 2.0 | 1.62 | Out |
Call | QLD250919C00134000 | 3 | 134.0 | 1.55 - 2.35 | 2.2 | Out |
Call | QLD250919C00133000 | 0 | 133.0 | 0.8 - 3.9 | 0.8 | |
Call | QLD250919C00132000 | 0 | 132.0 | 0.8 - 4.4 | 0.8 | |
Call | QLD250919C00131000 | 0 | 131.0 | 1.05 - 4.5 | 1.05 | |
Call | QLD250919C00130000 | 23 | 130.0 | 2.35 - 3.6 | 2.85 | Out |
Call | QLD250919C00127000 | 1 | 127.0 | 4.0 - 4.5 | 4.11 | Out |
Call | QLD250919C00126000 | 21 | 126.0 | 4.5 - 5.5 | 4.53 | Out |
Call | QLD250919C00125000 | 77 | 125.0 | 4.8 - 6.9 | 5.25 | Out |
Call | QLD250919C00124000 | 1 | 124.0 | 5.4 - 7.8 | 5.47 | Out |
Call | QLD250919C00123000 | 12 | 123.0 | 5.5 - 8.2 | 6.6 | Out |
Call | QLD250919C00122000 | 23 | 122.0 | 6.4 - 8.5 | 6.89 | Out |
Call | QLD250919C00121000 | 94 | 121.0 | 6.8 - 8.6 | 7.25 | Out |
Call | QLD250919C00120000 | 85 | 120.0 | 7.4 - 8.6 | 8.0 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00119000 | 35 | 119.0 | 6.9 - 9.0 | 8.45 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00118000 | 6 | 118.0 | 7.2 - 11.3 | 9.02 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00115000 | 22 | 115.0 | 10.7 - 12.0 | 10.8 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00114000 | 14 | 114.0 | 11.1 - 12.9 | 11.6 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00112000 | 3 | 112.0 | 12.0 - 14.5 | 13.0 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00111000 | 18 | 111.0 | 13.3 - 15.1 | 14.53 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00110000 | 57 | 110.0 | 14.3 - 15.9 | 15.23 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00109000 | 4 | 109.0 | 15.0 - 16.8 | 15.64 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00108000 | 20 | 108.0 | 15.8 - 17.8 | 17.05 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00106000 | 5 | 106.0 | 16.8 - 19.2 | 17.72 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00105000 | 18 | 105.0 | 18.3 - 20.8 | 17.4 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00104000 | 3 | 104.0 | 18.7 - 21.3 | 17.23 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00103000 | 3 | 103.0 | 19.3 - 22.5 | 19.1 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00102000 | 1 | 102.0 | 20.4 - 23.2 | 9.88 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00100000 | 1 | 100.0 | 21.8 - 25.9 | 23.47 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00097000 | 18 | 97.0 | 25.4 - 27.3 | 24.05 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00095000 | 2 | 95.0 | 26.3 - 30.0 | 25.09 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00090000 | 3 | 90.0 | 31.0 - 34.7 | 22.9 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00085000 | 11 | 85.0 | 35.7 - 39.6 | 38.9 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00080000 | 2 | 80.0 | 40.5 - 43.9 | 42.45 | In |
Call | QLD250919C00075000 | 1 | 75.0 | 45.3 - 48.4 | 43.68 | In |
Put | QLD250919P00155000 | 0 | 155.0 | 31.6 - 35.5 | 31.6 | In |
Put | QLD250919P00150000 | 0 | 150.0 | 27.3 - 30.5 | 27.3 | In |
Put | QLD250919P00145000 | 0 | 145.0 | 22.6 - 25.5 | 22.6 | In |
Put | QLD250919P00140000 | 0 | 140.0 | 16.8 - 20.8 | 16.8 | In |
Put | QLD250919P00135000 | 0 | 135.0 | 13.3 - 16.2 | 13.3 | In |
Put | QLD250919P00134000 | 0 | 134.0 | 12.0 - 15.2 | 12.0 | In |
Put | QLD250919P00133000 | 0 | 133.0 | 11.0 - 15.0 | 11.0 | In |
Put | QLD250919P00132000 | 0 | 132.0 | 10.8 - 14.2 | 10.8 | In |
Put | QLD250919P00131000 | 0 | 131.0 | 10.1 - 13.7 | 10.1 | In |
Put | QLD250919P00130000 | 0 | 130.0 | 9.7 - 12.5 | 9.7 | In |
Put | QLD250919P00125000 | 3 | 125.0 | 6.4 - 8.9 | 7.64 | In |
Put | QLD250919P00123000 | 3 | 123.0 | 6.2 - 9.0 | 6.02 | In |
Put | QLD250919P00122000 | 1 | 122.0 | 5.8 - 8.6 | 6.1 | In |
Put | QLD250919P00120000 | 7 | 120.0 | 5.3 - 7.3 | 4.7 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00118000 | 4 | 118.0 | 4.3 - 6.0 | 3.97 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00115000 | 8 | 115.0 | 4.0 - 5.1 | 4.19 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00114000 | 1 | 114.0 | 3.5 - 4.9 | 8.0 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00113000 | 1 | 113.0 | 3.3 - 4.3 | 3.73 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00111000 | 1 | 111.0 | 1.4 - 4.3 | 5.17 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00110000 | 11 | 110.0 | 2.65 - 3.4 | 3.0 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00109000 | 5 | 109.0 | 1.75 - 3.6 | 2.19 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00108000 | 14 | 108.0 | 1.8 - 2.95 | 2.6 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00107000 | 2 | 107.0 | 1.5 - 3.3 | 2.56 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00106000 | 3 | 106.0 | 1.5 - 3.0 | 2.45 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00105000 | 709 | 105.0 | 1.65 - 2.75 | 2.11 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00104000 | 4 | 104.0 | 1.35 - 2.75 | 2.02 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00103000 | 9 | 103.0 | 1.45 - 2.45 | 1.8 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00102000 | 5 | 102.0 | 1.4 - 2.65 | 1.4 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00101000 | 2 | 101.0 | 1.0 - 2.45 | 1.26 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00100000 | 419 | 100.0 | 1.1 - 2.0 | 1.09 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00099000 | 6 | 99.0 | 1.1 - 1.95 | 0.97 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00098000 | 353 | 98.0 | 1.0 - 1.85 | 1.5 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00097000 | 7 | 97.0 | 1.1 - 1.7 | 1.38 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00096000 | 13 | 96.0 | 1.05 - 1.7 | 1.3 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00095000 | 122 | 95.0 | 1.0 - 1.45 | 1.19 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00090000 | 629 | 90.0 | 0.6 - 1.0 | 0.9 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00085000 | 8 | 85.0 | 0.2 - 0.8 | 0.62 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00080000 | 22 | 80.0 | 0.0 - 0.7 | 0.87 | Out |
Put | QLD250919P00055000 | 1 | 55.0 | 0.0 - 0.95 | 0.05 | Out |
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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.