Applied Opt Stock Options

AAOI Stock  USD 27.26  0.72  2.57%   
Applied Opt's latest option contracts expiring on December 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.22 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.6 over 85 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on December 19th 2025. The total put volume is at 60.0, with calls trading at the volume of 3.3 K. This yields a 0.02 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against December 19th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Applied Opt Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-12-19 Option Contracts

Applied Opt's 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.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Applied Opt

Analyzing Applied Opt's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Applied Opt regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Applied Opt's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Applied Opt's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Applied Opt's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Applied Opt In The Money Call Balance

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

Applied Current Options Market Mood

Applied Opt'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 Applied Stock'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 Applied Opt'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. Applied Opt'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 Applied contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Applied Opt will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0763% per day over the life of the 2025-12-19 option contract. With Applied Opt trading at USD 27.26, that is roughly USD 0.0208. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Applied Opt's daily price movement you should consider buying Applied Opt options at the current volatility level of 1.22%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Applied Opt 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" Applied calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Applied Opt stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Applied Opt Option Chain

When Applied Opt's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Applied Opt 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.
Applied Opt's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Applied. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Applied. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Applied Opt 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
AAOI251219C00047000231347.01.35 - 1.61.5Out
Call
AAOI251219C000460009946.01.4 - 1.71.67Out
Call
AAOI251219C0004500026545.01.55 - 1.81.55Out
Call
AAOI251219C0004400028644.01.65 - 1.91.35Out
Call
AAOI251219C000430006343.01.75 - 2.052.1Out
Call
AAOI251219C000420001342.01.85 - 2.152.15Out
Call
AAOI251219C000410006241.02.05 - 2.32.15Out
Call
AAOI251219C0004000056840.02.2 - 2.452.26Out
Call
AAOI251219C0003900011139.01.8 - 2.61.7Out
Call
AAOI251219C000380004138.01.65 - 2.82.5Out
Call
AAOI251219C000370006037.01.9 - 2.952.13Out
Call
AAOI251219C000360007836.02.9 - 3.22.24Out
Call
AAOI251219C0003500073635.03.1 - 3.43.4Out
Call
AAOI251219C000340002034.03.4 - 3.63.55Out
Call
AAOI251219C0003300031933.03.6 - 3.93.65Out
Call
AAOI251219C0003200024432.03.9 - 4.24.1Out
Call
AAOI251219C0003100038431.04.2 - 4.54.6Out
Call
AAOI251219C00030000201730.04.5 - 4.84.8Out
Call
AAOI251219C000290007429.04.9 - 5.25.6Out
Call
AAOI251219C0002800012928.05.3 - 5.65.5Out
Call
AAOI251219C0002700050227.05.7 - 6.05.74In
Call
AAOI251219C0002600061726.06.2 - 6.46.4In
Call
AAOI251219C0002500024725.06.6 - 6.96.84In
Call
AAOI251219C000240009924.07.2 - 7.57.57In
Call
AAOI251219C0002300020623.07.8 - 8.06.1In
Call
AAOI251219C0002200017922.08.4 - 8.68.6In
Call
AAOI251219C000210001921.08.9 - 9.37.94In
Call
AAOI251219C0002000030320.09.6 - 9.99.77In
Call
AAOI251219C0001900010019.010.4 - 10.610.7In
Call
AAOI251219C00018000158418.011.1 - 11.411.5In
Call
AAOI251219C0001700010817.011.9 - 12.213.3In
Call
AAOI251219C0001600014216.012.6 - 13.011.65In
Call
AAOI251219C0001500061815.013.5 - 13.814.5In
Call
AAOI251219C0001400038514.014.4 - 15.912.0In
Call
AAOI251219C00013000813.015.2 - 17.013.4In
Call
AAOI251219C000120001712.016.1 - 16.511.7In
Call
AAOI251219C000110009711.017.1 - 17.417.8In
Call
AAOI251219C000100007310.018.0 - 19.818.3In
Call
AAOI251219C00006000126.021.9 - 22.319.0In
Call
AAOI251219C0000500035.022.9 - 23.220.9In
Call
AAOI251219C0000300033.023.3 - 27.120.5In
 Put
AAOI251219P000470001547.019.5 - 20.323.2In
 Put
AAOI251219P000460001446.019.1 - 19.420.2In
 Put
AAOI251219P00045000545.018.2 - 18.519.0In
 Put
AAOI251219P000440002744.017.3 - 17.618.4In
 Put
AAOI251219P00043000243.016.4 - 16.817.4In
 Put
AAOI251219P000420001442.015.6 - 15.917.0In
 Put
AAOI251219P000410001641.013.1 - 15.015.8In
 Put
AAOI251219P000400003240.013.9 - 14.214.1In
 Put
AAOI251219P00039000139.012.6 - 13.315.4In
 Put
AAOI251219P00038000938.011.6 - 12.511.7In
 Put
AAOI251219P000370002237.011.1 - 11.712.8In
 Put
AAOI251219P00036000536.010.6 - 10.912.4In
 Put
AAOI251219P000350002935.09.8 - 10.19.7In
 Put
AAOI251219P00034000734.09.1 - 9.49.2In
 Put
AAOI251219P000330001333.08.3 - 8.69.9In
 Put
AAOI251219P000320006532.07.6 - 7.99.3In
 Put
AAOI251219P0003100015331.06.9 - 7.28.1In
 Put
AAOI251219P0003000041230.06.3 - 6.56.4In
 Put
AAOI251219P000290005229.05.6 - 5.95.18In
 Put
AAOI251219P000280007528.05.0 - 5.34.46Out
 Put
AAOI251219P000270004127.04.5 - 4.75.5Out
 Put
AAOI251219P000260008426.03.9 - 4.23.88Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0002500028225.03.4 - 3.73.5Out
 Put
AAOI251219P00024000136324.03.0 - 3.23.13Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0002300013523.02.55 - 2.83.28Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0002200049722.02.2 - 2.42.3Out
 Put
AAOI251219P000210005421.01.8 - 2.052.65Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0002000049620.01.5 - 1.71.61Out
 Put
AAOI251219P00019000123419.01.25 - 1.41.3Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0001800071818.01.0 - 1.151.08Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0001700078717.00.8 - 0.950.95Out
 Put
AAOI251219P000160005316.00.65 - 0.751.06Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0001500019815.00.5 - 0.60.65Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0001400019114.00.35 - 0.450.4Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0001300017813.00.0 - 0.750.41Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0001200028012.00.0 - 0.90.3Out
 Put
AAOI251219P000110003811.00.0 - 0.850.28Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0001000015210.00.05 - 0.20.2Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0000900049.00.0 - 0.750.1Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0000800068.00.0 - 0.750.13Out
 Put
AAOI251219P00007000797.00.0 - 0.50.12Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0000600036.00.0 - 0.50.17Out
 Put
AAOI251219P00005000525.00.0 - 0.050.05Out
 Put
AAOI251219P0000400014.00.0 - 0.450.13Out

Applied Opt Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Applied Opt Market Cap Over Time

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Applied Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

213.7 Million

As of now, Applied Opt's Total Stockholder Equity is increasing as compared to previous years.

Applied Opt Corporate Management

David KuoVP, General Counsel and SecretaryProfile
Lindsay SavareseInvestor RelationsProfile
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Jessica HungVP ControllerProfile
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Is Communications Equipment space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Applied Opt. If investors know Applied will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Applied Opt listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Earnings Share
(3.57)
Revenue Per Share
7.543
Quarterly Revenue Growth
1.379
Return On Assets
(0.05)
Return On Equity
(0.51)
The market value of Applied Opt is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Applied that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Applied Opt's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Applied Opt'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 Applied Opt's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Applied Opt'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 Applied Opt's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Applied Opt is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Applied Opt'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.