TransAlta Corp Stock Options Expiring on 19th of September

TAC Stock  USD 12.25  0.11  0.89%   
TransAlta Corp's latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.65 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.0 over 26 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on September 19th 2025.

Open Interest Against September 19th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows TransAlta Corp'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. TransAlta Corp's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for TransAlta Corp's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
TransAlta Corp's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of TransAlta Corp common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell TransAlta stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If TransAlta Corp's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, TransAlta Corp's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Capital Stock is expected to grow to about 4.4 B, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 249.4 M.

TransAlta Corp In The Money Call Balance

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

TransAlta Current Options Market Mood

TransAlta Corp'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 TransAlta 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 TransAlta Corp'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. TransAlta Corp'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 TransAlta contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that TransAlta Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0406% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With TransAlta Corp trading at USD 12.25, that is roughly USD 0.004977. If you think that the market is fully incorporating TransAlta Corp's daily price movement you should consider buying TransAlta Corp options at the current volatility level of 0.65%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

TransAlta Corp Option Chain

When TransAlta Corp's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against TransAlta Corp 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.
TransAlta Corp's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on TransAlta. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for TransAlta. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a TransAlta Corp 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
TAC250919C00021000021.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
TAC250919C0002000053320.00.0 - 0.750.05Out
Call
TAC250919C0001900024119.00.0 - 0.750.05Out
Call
TAC250919C0001800024018.00.05 - 0.150.05Out
Call
TAC250919C00017000017.00.0 - 0.50.5Out
Call
TAC250919C000160001516.00.0 - 0.20.14Out
Call
TAC250919C00015000015.00.1 - 0.30.1Out
Call
TAC250919C000140006114.00.0 - 0.50.5Out
Call
TAC250919C00013000774613.00.5 - 0.650.55Out
Call
TAC250919C00012000239312.00.95 - 1.10.95In
Call
TAC250919C000110001311.01.45 - 1.91.25In
Call
TAC250919C000100001710.02.3 - 2.651.9In
Call
TAC250919C0000900039.03.1 - 3.91.16In
Call
TAC250919C0000800018.04.0 - 5.24.0In
 Put
TAC250919P00021000021.08.5 - 9.08.5In
 Put
TAC250919P00020000020.07.5 - 7.97.5In
 Put
TAC250919P00019000019.06.5 - 6.96.5In
 Put
TAC250919P00018000018.05.7 - 5.95.7In
 Put
TAC250919P00017000017.04.5 - 5.04.5In
 Put
TAC250919P00016000016.03.5 - 3.93.5In
 Put
TAC250919P00015000015.02.55 - 3.12.55In
 Put
TAC250919P00014000014.01.65 - 2.151.65In
 Put
TAC250919P00013000113.01.2 - 1.452.5In
 Put
TAC250919P00012000112.00.6 - 0.850.6Out
 Put
TAC250919P00008000208.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
TAC250919P0000500055.00.0 - 0.750.75Out

TransAlta Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

2.71 Billion

At present, TransAlta Corp's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

TransAlta Corp Corporate Directors

Alan FohrerIndependent DirectorProfile
Sandra SharmanIndependent DirectorProfile
Yakout MansourIndependent DirectorProfile
Bryan PinneyIndependent DirectorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.79)
Dividend Share
0.24
Earnings Share
0.01
Revenue Per Share
8.868
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.20)
The market value of TransAlta Corp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of TransAlta that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of TransAlta Corp's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is TransAlta Corp'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 TransAlta Corp's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect TransAlta Corp'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 TransAlta Corp's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if TransAlta Corp is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, TransAlta Corp'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.