Talos Energy Stock Options
| TALO Stock | USD 8.50 0.01 0.12% |
Talos Energy's latest option contracts expiring on October 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.83 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 3.63 over 18 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on October 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 7.0, with calls trading at the volume of 31.0. This yields a 0.23 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against October 17th 2025 Option Contracts
2025-10-17
The chart above shows Talos Energy'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. Talos Energy's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Talos Energy's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Talos Energy
Analyzing Talos Energy's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Talos Energy regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Talos Energy's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Talos Energy's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Talos Energy's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Talos Energy lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Talos Energy's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Talos Energy contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Talos Stock moves the wrong way.
Talos Energy In The Money Call Balance
When Talos Energy's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Talos Energy stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Talos Energy'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 Talos Energy 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.
Talos Current Options Market Mood
Talos Energy'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 Talos 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
Unfortunately, most Talos Energy's options investors are not very successful. Talos Energy'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 Talos contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Talos Energy will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0519% per day over the life of the 2025-10-17 option contract. With Talos Energy trading at USD 8.5, that is roughly USD 0.004409. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Talos Energy's daily price movement you should consider buying Talos Energy options at the current volatility level of 0.83%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Talos Energy 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" Talos calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Talos Energy stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Talos Energy Option Chain
When Talos Energy's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Talos Energy 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.
Talos Energy's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Talos. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Talos. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Talos Energy 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 | TALO251017C00022500 | 8 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 0.5 | 0.5 | Out |
Call | TALO251017C00020000 | 243 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Call | TALO251017C00017500 | 6 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Call | TALO251017C00015000 | 67 | 15.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.05 | Out |
Call | TALO251017C00012500 | 584 | 12.5 | 0.05 - 0.15 | 0.15 | Out |
Call | TALO251017C00010000 | 621 | 10.0 | 0.25 - 0.4 | 0.25 | Out |
Call | TALO251017C00007500 | 273 | 7.5 | 1.4 - 1.5 | 1.3 | In |
Call | TALO251017C00005000 | 46 | 5.0 | 3.4 - 3.9 | 3.6 | In |
Call | TALO251017C00002500 | 3 | 2.5 | 5.9 - 6.3 | 6.4 | In |
Put | TALO251017P00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 13.9 - 14.1 | 13.9 | In |
Put | TALO251017P00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 11.2 - 11.7 | 11.2 | In |
Put | TALO251017P00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 8.9 - 9.1 | 8.9 | In |
Put | TALO251017P00015000 | 0 | 15.0 | 6.2 - 6.6 | 6.2 | In |
Put | TALO251017P00012500 | 4 | 12.5 | 3.7 - 4.3 | 3.7 | In |
Put | TALO251017P00010000 | 308 | 10.0 | 1.65 - 1.8 | 1.48 | In |
Put | TALO251017P00007500 | 2405 | 7.5 | 0.3 - 0.45 | 0.42 | Out |
Put | TALO251017P00005000 | 4006 | 5.0 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | TALO251017P00002500 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 |
Talos Total Stockholder Equity
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Talos Energy Corporate Directors
| Christine Hommes | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Robert Tichio | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Olivia Wassenaar | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Rajen Mahagaokar | Independent Director | Profile |
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Is Oil & Gas Exploration & Production space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Talos Energy. If investors know Talos will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Talos Energy listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.38) | Earnings Share 0.22 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.195 | Return On Assets |
The market value of Talos Energy is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Talos that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Talos Energy's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Talos Energy'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 Talos Energy's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Talos Energy'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 Talos Energy's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Talos Energy is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Talos Energy'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.