VO251017C00260000 Option on Vanguard Mid Cap

VO Etf  USD 285.92  2.71  0.96%   
VO251017C00260000 is a PUT option contract on Vanguard Mid's common stock with a strick price of 260.0 expiring on 2025-10-17. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 86 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at a bid price of $28.0, and an ask price of $31.8. The implied volatility as of the 23rd of July is 86.0.
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 2025-10-17 Option Contract

The options market is anticipating that Vanguard Mid Cap Index will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0112% per day over the life of the option. With Vanguard Mid trading at USD 285.92, that is roughly USD 0.032. 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 0.18%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

In The Money Call Option on Vanguard Mid

An 'In The Money' option is one with a strike price that the current stock price has already surpassed. Some options investors can hedge their Vanguard Mid positions using in-the-money options. They may also want to buy options with some intrinsic value, not just time value. However, because in-the-money options on Vanguard Etf have intrinsic value and are priced higher than out-of-the-money options in the same chain, their volatilities are relatively smaller.
Call Contract NameVO251017C00260000
Expires On2025-10-17
Days Before Expriration86
Delta0.89451
Vega0.254635
Gamma0.007309
Theoretical Value29.9
Open Interest105
Strike Price260.0
Last Traded At25.08
Current Price Spread28.0 | 31.8
Rule 16 Daily Up or DownUSD 0.032

Vanguard short PUT Option Greeks

Vanguard Mid's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-10-17 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.
Delta0.89451
Gamma0.007309
Theta-0.05298
Vega0.254635
Rho0.538358

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 289.9 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 Call 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
Call
VO251017C003250000325.00.0 - 2.02.0Out
Call
VO251017C003200002320.00.0 - 2.00.4Out
Call
VO251017C003150006315.00.0 - 2.252.25Out
Call
VO251017C003100004310.00.0 - 2.752.75Out
Call
VO251017C003050003305.00.6 - 3.41.7Out
Call
VO251017C0030000061300.02.45 - 4.12.25Out
Call
VO251017C0029500012295.03.9 - 6.95.02Out
Call
VO251017C0029000030290.06.2 - 9.07.12Out
Call
VO251017C0028500011285.08.0 - 11.97.8Out
Call
VO251017C0028000015280.011.5 - 15.412.35In
Call
VO251017C0027500013275.015.5 - 19.115.2In
Call
VO251017C0027000015270.019.3 - 22.120.76In
Call
VO251017C002650004265.023.5 - 26.324.76In
Call
VO251017C00260000105260.028.0 - 31.825.08In
Call
VO251017C0025500017255.032.5 - 36.532.5In
Call
VO251017C0025000017250.037.0 - 41.137.74In
Call
VO251017C002450001245.041.7 - 45.841.7In
Call
VO251017C002350005235.051.3 - 55.351.3In
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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.