Vanguard Extended Stock Options
| VXF Etf | USD 200.85 2.21 1.11% |
Vanguard Extended's latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.31 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.23 over 36 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on September 19th 2025.
Open Interest Against September 19th 2025 Option Contracts
2025-09-19
The chart above shows Vanguard Extended'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 Extended's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Vanguard Extended's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Vanguard Extended 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 Extended 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 Extended'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 Extended
Analyzing Vanguard Extended's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Vanguard Extended regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Vanguard Extended's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Vanguard Extended's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Vanguard Extended's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Vanguard Extended Market In The Money Call Balance
When Vanguard Extended's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vanguard Extended Market stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Vanguard Extended'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 Extended Market 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 Extended'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 Extended'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 Extended'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 Extended Market will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0194% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With Vanguard Extended trading at USD 200.85, that is roughly USD 0.0389. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Vanguard Extended's daily price movement you should consider buying Vanguard Extended Market options at the current volatility level of 0.31%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Vanguard Extended 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 Extended Market stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Vanguard Extended Option Chain
When Vanguard Extended's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vanguard Extended Market 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 Extended'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 Extended 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 | VXF250919C00260000 | 0 | 260.0 | 0.0 - 1.1 | 1.1 | |
Call | VXF250919C00255000 | 1 | 255.0 | 0.05 - 1.15 | 0.05 | Out |
Call | VXF250919C00250000 | 0 | 250.0 | 0.0 - 1.15 | 1.15 | |
Call | VXF250919C00245000 | 0 | 245.0 | 0.0 - 1.15 | 1.15 | |
Call | VXF250919C00240000 | 0 | 240.0 | 0.0 - 1.2 | 1.2 | |
Call | VXF250919C00235000 | 0 | 235.0 | 0.0 - 1.3 | 1.3 | |
Call | VXF250919C00230000 | 0 | 230.0 | 0.0 - 1.45 | 1.45 | |
Call | VXF250919C00225000 | 0 | 225.0 | 0.0 - 1.15 | 1.15 | |
Call | VXF250919C00220000 | 0 | 220.0 | 0.0 - 1.55 | 1.55 | |
Call | VXF250919C00215000 | 0 | 215.0 | 0.5 - 2.15 | 0.5 | |
Call | VXF250919C00210000 | 4 | 210.0 | 1.65 - 3.7 | 1.5 | Out |
Call | VXF250919C00205000 | 1 | 205.0 | 3.4 - 5.3 | 3.4 | Out |
Call | VXF250919C00200000 | 5 | 200.0 | 5.8 - 8.4 | 5.4 | Out |
Call | VXF250919C00199000 | 11 | 199.0 | 6.3 - 8.3 | 4.2 | Out |
Call | VXF250919C00193000 | 7 | 193.0 | 10.3 - 12.3 | 5.97 | In |
Call | VXF250919C00191000 | 10 | 191.0 | 11.5 - 14.1 | 5.71 | In |
Call | VXF250919C00188000 | 5 | 188.0 | 13.6 - 16.3 | 13.6 | In |
Call | VXF250919C00187000 | 1 | 187.0 | 14.6 - 17.3 | 14.6 | In |
Call | VXF250919C00180000 | 10 | 180.0 | 20.8 - 22.8 | 15.91 | In |
Call | VXF250919C00175000 | 6 | 175.0 | 25.3 - 27.6 | 25.3 | In |
Call | VXF250919C00173000 | 10 | 173.0 | 27.2 - 28.9 | 27.2 | In |
Call | VXF250919C00155000 | 2 | 155.0 | 43.6 - 46.6 | 43.6 | In |
Put | VXF250919P00260000 | 0 | 260.0 | 59.0 - 63.1 | 59.0 | In |
Put | VXF250919P00255000 | 0 | 255.0 | 54.1 - 58.3 | 54.1 | In |
Put | VXF250919P00250000 | 0 | 250.0 | 49.0 - 53.1 | 49.0 | In |
Put | VXF250919P00245000 | 0 | 245.0 | 44.1 - 48.1 | 44.1 | In |
Put | VXF250919P00240000 | 0 | 240.0 | 39.0 - 43.1 | 39.0 | In |
Put | VXF250919P00235000 | 0 | 235.0 | 34.0 - 38.4 | 34.0 | In |
Put | VXF250919P00230000 | 0 | 230.0 | 29.0 - 33.1 | 29.0 | In |
Put | VXF250919P00225000 | 0 | 225.0 | 25.4 - 28.1 | 25.4 | In |
Put | VXF250919P00220000 | 0 | 220.0 | 20.2 - 23.3 | 20.2 | In |
Put | VXF250919P00215000 | 0 | 215.0 | 15.7 - 19.0 | 15.7 | In |
Put | VXF250919P00175000 | 1 | 175.0 | 0.65 - 1.9 | 2.95 | Out |
Put | VXF250919P00170000 | 10 | 170.0 | 0.3 - 1.6 | 0.3 | Out |
Put | VXF250919P00165000 | 4 | 165.0 | 0.0 - 1.45 | 1.85 | Out |
Put | VXF250919P00100000 | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 - 0.05 | 0.05 | Out |
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The market value of Vanguard Extended Market 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 Extended's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Vanguard Extended'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 Extended's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Vanguard Extended'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 Extended's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Vanguard Extended is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Vanguard Extended'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.