Vanguard Small Stock Options

VB Etf  USD 218.74  1.95  0.90%   
Vanguard Small's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Vanguard Small's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Vanguard Small's stock options below provides a detailed picture of the payoff. Comparing vital and dynamic information of various option contracts across diverse expiration periods will help you make an educated decision on your market timing strategies around investing in a given Vanguard option contract.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Vanguard Small

Analyzing Vanguard Small's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Vanguard Small regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Vanguard Small's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Vanguard Small's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Vanguard Small's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Vanguard Small's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-05-17 are carrying combined implied volatility of 18.6 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.25 over 88 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-05-17. The current put volume is at 12, with calls trading at the volume of 6. This yields a 2.0 put-to-call volume ratio. The Vanguard Small option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Vanguard Small Cap Index option contracts. It shows all of Vanguard Small's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Open Interest Against 2024-05-17 Option Contracts

Vanguard Small option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Vanguard Small's lending market. For example, when Vanguard Small's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Vanguard Small, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Vanguard Small stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Vanguard Small'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. Vanguard Small's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Vanguard Small's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Vanguard Small Maximum Pain Price across 2024-05-17 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 Vanguard Small close to expiration to expire worthless. According to most research, approximately 10% to 15% of all stock options are exercised, while about 35% expire worthlessly, with roughly 50% traded out before the expiration date. 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, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Vanguard Small's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Vanguard Small Cap common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Vanguard stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Vanguard Small's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
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Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Vanguard Small lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Vanguard Small'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 Vanguard Small 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 Vanguard Etf moves the wrong way.

Vanguard Small Cap In The Money Call Balance

When Vanguard Small's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vanguard Small Cap Index stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Vanguard Small'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 Vanguard Small Cap Index 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.

Vanguard Current Options Market Mood

Vanguard Small'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 Vanguard 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 Vanguard Small'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. Vanguard Small'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. Using current Vanguard Small's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.

Rule 16 of the current Vanguard contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Vanguard Small Cap Index will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 1.16% per day over the life of the 2024-05-17 option contract. With Vanguard Small trading at USD 218.74, that is roughly USD 2.54. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Vanguard Small's daily price movement you should consider buying Vanguard Small Cap Index options at the current volatility level of 18.6%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Vanguard Small 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" Vanguard calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Vanguard Small Cap Index stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Vanguard Small Option Chain

When Vanguard Small's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vanguard Small Cap Index 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.
Vanguard Small's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Vanguard. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Vanguard. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Vanguard Small 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.
DeltaGammaOpen IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $115.00.95850.00102024-05-17101.6 - 105.80.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $120.00.99533.0E-402024-05-1797.3 - 100.80.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $125.00.99553.0E-402024-05-1792.3 - 95.80.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $130.00.98716.0E-402024-05-1787.3 - 91.20.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $135.00.98477.0E-402024-05-1782.3 - 86.30.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $140.00.99076.0E-402024-05-1777.3 - 81.00.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $145.00.99335.0E-402024-05-1772.3 - 75.90.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $150.00.99723.0E-402024-05-1767.3 - 70.80.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $155.00.93370.002302024-05-1761.7 - 65.80.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $160.00.99882.0E-402024-05-1757.2 - 60.90.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $165.00.92140.003102024-05-1751.6 - 55.90.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $170.00.99477.0E-402024-05-1747.3 - 50.90.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $175.00.98960.001302024-05-1742.4 - 45.90.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $180.00.97940.002302024-05-1737.4 - 41.10.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $185.00.98320.002302024-05-1732.4 - 36.00.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $190.00.9820.002902024-05-1727.4 - 31.00.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $191.00.96430.004602024-05-1726.4 - 30.30.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $192.00.98930.002202024-05-1725.4 - 28.90.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $193.00.8660.008102024-05-1724.1 - 28.00.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $194.00.86280.008502024-05-1722.7 - 27.00.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $195.00.86330.008922024-05-1721.5 - 25.920.05In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $196.00.97240.004902024-05-1721.5 - 25.00.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $197.00.97170.005202024-05-1720.5 - 24.00.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $198.00.9710.005602024-05-1719.5 - 23.00.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $199.00.97010.00602024-05-1718.5 - 22.00.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $200.00.96920.006402024-05-1717.5 - 21.00.0In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $205.00.93660.012852024-05-1712.7 - 16.111.2In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $210.00.86940.0251102024-05-178.1 - 11.35.64In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $215.00.71650.0449102024-05-174.0 - 7.03.4In
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $220.00.44960.066462024-05-171.8 - 3.92.0Out
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $225.00.23240.03971932024-05-170.35 - 1.70.75Out
Call
2024-05-17 CALL at $230.00.11820.0225552024-05-170.15 - 0.50.5Out
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $210.0-0.14060.0255172024-05-170.15 - 1.00.64Out
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $215.0-0.29540.0438192024-05-170.55 - 2.151.5Out
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $220.0-0.54550.0537382024-05-172.55 - 4.45.08In
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $225.0-0.80580.0422024-05-175.5 - 8.19.83In
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $230.0-0.75920.021502024-05-179.5 - 13.00.0In
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $235.0-0.79390.01602024-05-1714.3 - 18.00.0In
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $240.0-0.81730.012702024-05-1719.5 - 23.00.0In
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $245.0-0.83430.010502024-05-1724.1 - 28.00.0In
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $250.0-0.84740.008902024-05-1729.0 - 33.00.0In
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $255.0-0.85780.007702024-05-1734.0 - 38.00.0In
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $260.0-0.86630.006802024-05-1738.8 - 43.00.0In
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $265.0-0.87350.006102024-05-1744.3 - 48.00.0In
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $270.0-0.87950.005502024-05-1749.2 - 53.00.0In
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $275.0-0.88470.005102024-05-1753.9 - 58.00.0In
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $280.0-0.88930.004802024-05-1759.2 - 63.00.0In
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $285.0-0.89350.004302024-05-1764.2 - 68.00.0In
 Put
2024-05-17 PUT at $290.0-0.8970.00402024-05-1769.0 - 73.00.0In

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The danger of trading Vanguard Small Cap Index is mainly related to its market volatility and ETF specific events. As an investor, you must understand the concept of risk-adjusted return before you start trading. The most common way to measure the risk of Vanguard Small is by using the Sharpe ratio. The ratio expresses how much excess return you acquire for the extra volatility you endure for holding a more risker asset than Vanguard Small. The Sharpe ratio is calculated by using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. To understand how volatile Vanguard Small Cap is, you must compare it to a benchmark. Traditionally, the risk-free rate of return is the rate of return on the shortest-dated U.S. Treasury, such as a 3-year bond.
When determining whether Vanguard Small Cap offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Vanguard Small's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Vanguard Small Cap Index Etf. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Vanguard Small Cap Index Etf:
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Note that the Vanguard Small Cap information on this page should be used as a complementary analysis to other Vanguard Small's statistical models used to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Pattern Recognition module to use different Pattern Recognition models to time the market across multiple global exchanges.
The market value of Vanguard Small Cap is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Vanguard that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Vanguard Small's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Vanguard Small'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 Vanguard Small's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Vanguard Small'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 Vanguard Small's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Vanguard Small is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Vanguard Small'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.