Vanguard FTSE Stock Options

VEA Etf  USD 56.64  0.13  0.23%   
Vanguard FTSE's latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.28 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.34 over 40 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on September 19th 2025. The total put volume is at 1.0, with calls trading at the volume of 16.0. This yields a 0.06 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against September 19th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Vanguard FTSE 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 Vanguard FTSE 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, Vanguard FTSE'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 Vanguard FTSE

Analyzing Vanguard FTSE's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Vanguard FTSE regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Vanguard FTSE's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Vanguard FTSE's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Vanguard FTSE's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Vanguard FTSE's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed 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 FTSE's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.

Vanguard FTSE Developed In The Money Call Balance

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

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Vanguard FTSE Developed will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0175% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With Vanguard FTSE trading at USD 56.64, that is roughly USD 0.009912. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Vanguard FTSE's daily price movement you should consider buying Vanguard FTSE Developed options at the current volatility level of 0.28%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Vanguard FTSE 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 FTSE Developed stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Vanguard FTSE Option Chain

When Vanguard FTSE's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vanguard FTSE Developed 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 FTSE'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 FTSE 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
VEA250919C00065000165.00.0 - 0.250.1Out
Call
VEA250919C0006000017160.00.1 - 0.30.26Out
Call
VEA250919C00059000759.00.0 - 0.60.46Out
Call
VEA250919C0005800027658.00.0 - 0.90.8Out
Call
VEA250919C0005700020357.00.95 - 1.41.3Out
Call
VEA250919C0005600023256.01.55 - 2.051.78In
Call
VEA250919C0005500057055.02.3 - 2.852.55In
Call
VEA250919C0005400010154.02.95 - 3.73.34In
Call
VEA250919C0005300042953.03.9 - 4.64.6In
Call
VEA250919C0005200010752.04.9 - 5.55.5In
Call
VEA250919C000510004551.06.0 - 6.55.1In
Call
VEA250919C000500006350.06.8 - 7.47.03In
Call
VEA250919C000490003049.07.5 - 8.47.8In
Call
VEA250919C00047000947.09.7 - 10.59.3In
Call
VEA250919C000460003346.010.6 - 11.310.4In
Call
VEA250919C0004500071545.011.5 - 12.311.5In
Call
VEA250919C00035000935.021.4 - 22.221.4In
 Put
VEA250919P00065000065.08.1 - 8.99.7In
 Put
VEA250919P00060000260.03.1 - 3.93.6In
 Put
VEA250919P00059000059.02.4 - 2.92.4In
 Put
VEA250919P00058000058.01.65 - 2.31.65In
 Put
VEA250919P000570009157.01.1 - 1.551.2In
 Put
VEA250919P000560006356.00.7 - 1.21.0Out
 Put
VEA250919P0005500014555.00.45 - 0.850.75Out
 Put
VEA250919P000540002854.00.3 - 0.750.55Out
 Put
VEA250919P000530003653.00.0 - 0.50.43Out
 Put
VEA250919P0005200023952.00.2 - 0.40.31Out
 Put
VEA250919P00051000751.00.0 - 0.350.35Out
 Put
VEA250919P000500004550.00.0 - 0.30.3Out
 Put
VEA250919P000490002549.00.0 - 0.40.13Out
 Put
VEA250919P00048000348.00.0 - 0.350.39Out
 Put
VEA250919P000470004247.00.0 - 0.20.1Out
 Put
VEA250919P000460008446.00.0 - 0.150.05Out
 Put
VEA250919P000450007945.00.0 - 0.750.05Out
 Put
VEA250919P0004400010444.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
VEA250919P00043000743.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
VEA250919P00042000742.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
VEA250919P00040000840.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
VEA250919P00038000838.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
VEA250919P00035000135.00.0 - 0.750.75Out

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