VO250815P00260000 Option on Vanguard Mid Cap

VO Etf  USD 284.74  1.32  0.47%   
VO250815P00260000 is a PUT option contract on Vanguard Mid's common stock with a strick price of 260.0 expiring on 2025-08-15. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 27 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at an ask price of $0.8. The implied volatility as of the 19th of July is 27.0.
A put option written on Vanguard Mid becomes more valuable as the price of Vanguard Mid drops. Conversely, Vanguard Mid's put option loses its value as Vanguard Etf rises.

Rule 16 of 2025-08-15 Option Contract

The options market is anticipating that Vanguard Mid Cap Index will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0137% per day over the life of the option. With Vanguard Mid trading at USD 284.74, that is roughly USD 0.039. If you think that the market is fully understating Vanguard Mid's daily price movement you should consider buying Vanguard Mid Cap Index options at that current volatility level of 0.22%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Out Of The Money Put Option on Vanguard Mid

An 'Out of The Money' option on Vanguard has a strike price that Vanguard Etf has yet to reach, meaning the option has no intrinsic value. 'Out of The Money' options are usually less costly than 'In The Money' options, making them more desirable to traders with smaller amounts of capital. Some of the uses for Vanguard Mid's 'Out of The Money' options include buying the options if you expect a big move in Vanguard Mid's stock. Since 'Out of The Money' options have a lower up-front cost (i.e., no intrinsic value) than 'In The Money' options, buying it is a reasonable choice.
Put Contract NameVO250815P00260000
Expires On2025-08-15
Days Before Expriration27
Vega0.085422
Gamma0.006506
Theoretical Value0.4
Open Interest3
Strike Price260.0
Last Traded At1.3
Current Price Spread0.0 | 0.8
Rule 16 Daily Up or DownUSD 0.039

Vanguard short PUT Option Greeks

Vanguard Mid's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-08-15 at a strike price of 260.0 measures the various factors that affect its cost and calculated using a theoretical options pricing model. It helps investors make more informed decisions about whether to trade this option contract or when to trade it. In addition to Vanguard Mid's option greeks, its implied volatility helps estimate the risk of Vanguard Mid stock implied by the prices of the options on Vanguard Mid's stock.
Delta-0.05441
Gamma0.006506
Theta-0.032933
Vega0.085422
Rho-0.010923

Vanguard long PUT Option Payoff at expiration

Put options written on Vanguard Mid grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Vanguard Mid at a specified price within a specified time frame. The put buyer has a limited loss and, while not fully unlimited gains, as the price of Vanguard Etf cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Vanguard Mid is like buying insurance aginst Vanguard Mid's downside shift.
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       Vanguard Mid Price At Expiration  

Vanguard short PUT Option Payoff at expiration

By selling Vanguard Mid's put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Vanguard Mid will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Vanguard Mid's put payoff at expiration depends on where the Vanguard Etf price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 259.6 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the breakeven price, the payoff is dropping and negative (the seller makes a loss). Above the breakeven price, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff increases in proportion to Vanguard Mid's price. Finally, at the strike price of 260.0, the payoff chart is constant and positive.
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       Vanguard Mid Price At Expiration  
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Vanguard Mid Cap Available Put Options

Vanguard Mid'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 Mid 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
 Put
VO251017P003250000325.038.7 - 42.438.7In
 Put
VO251017P003200000320.033.7 - 37.633.7In
 Put
VO251017P003150000315.028.8 - 32.528.8In
 Put
VO251017P003100000310.023.8 - 27.723.8In
 Put
VO251017P003050000305.019.3 - 23.219.3In
 Put
VO251017P003000000300.015.2 - 19.215.2In
 Put
VO251017P002950000295.011.6 - 15.611.6In
 Put
VO251017P002900000290.09.0 - 11.99.0In
 Put
VO251017P002850000285.06.5 - 9.76.5Out
 Put
VO251017P0028000016280.04.7 - 7.915.65Out
 Put
VO251017P0027500034275.03.4 - 6.46.17Out
 Put
VO251017P002700002270.02.35 - 5.22.35Out
 Put
VO251017P0026000014260.01.0 - 3.22.6Out
 Put
VO251017P002550001255.00.6 - 2.752.7Out
 Put
VO251017P002450003245.00.0 - 2.352.35Out
 Put
VO251017P0024000016240.00.0 - 2.22.2Out
 Put
VO251017P002350001235.00.0 - 1.91.3Out
 Put
VO251017P0022500010225.00.0 - 1.71.7Out
 Put
VO251017P0022000010220.00.0 - 1.61.6Out
 Put
VO251017P002100001210.00.0 - 1.51.5Out
 Put
VO251017P002050001205.00.0 - 1.451.45Out
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The market value of Vanguard Mid 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 Mid's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Vanguard Mid'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 Mid's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Vanguard Mid'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 Mid's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Vanguard Mid is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Vanguard Mid'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.