Apple Stock Options

AAPL Stock  USD 210.16  1.05  0.50%   
Apple's latest option contracts expiring on October 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.37 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.89 over 99 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on October 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 5.7 K, with calls trading at the volume of 6.1 K. This yields a 0.94 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against October 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Apple Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-10-17 Option Contracts

Apple'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 Apple

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

Apple Inc In The Money Call Balance

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

Apple Current Options Market Mood

Apple'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 Apple 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

Unfortunately, most Apple's options investors are not very successful. Apple'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 Apple contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Apple Inc will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0231% per day over the life of the 2025-10-17 option contract. With Apple trading at USD 210.16, that is roughly USD 0.0486. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Apple's daily price movement you should consider buying Apple Inc options at the current volatility level of 0.37%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Apple 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" Apple calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Apple Inc stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Apple Option Chain

When Apple's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Apple Inc 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.
Apple's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Apple. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Apple. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Apple 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
AAPL251017C003700001211370.00.0 - 0.020.02Out
Call
AAPL251017C003600001497360.00.0 - 0.030.04Out
Call
AAPL251017C0035500043355.00.0 - 0.030.04Out
Call
AAPL251017C00350000215350.00.01 - 0.030.02Out
Call
AAPL251017C00345000272345.00.01 - 0.020.02Out
Call
AAPL251017C0034000044340.00.02 - 0.040.01Out
Call
AAPL251017C0033500020335.00.02 - 0.040.02Out
Call
AAPL251017C00330000408330.00.03 - 0.050.03Out
Call
AAPL251017C00325000100325.00.04 - 0.050.05Out
Call
AAPL251017C00320000985320.00.04 - 0.060.04Out
Call
AAPL251017C00315000406315.00.05 - 0.070.06Out
Call
AAPL251017C003100001195310.00.06 - 0.080.07Out
Call
AAPL251017C00305000136305.00.07 - 0.10.09Out
Call
AAPL251017C003000007693300.00.1 - 0.120.11Out
Call
AAPL251017C002950003385295.00.12 - 0.140.13Out
Call
AAPL251017C002900002285290.00.15 - 0.170.16Out
Call
AAPL251017C00285000744285.00.19 - 0.210.2Out
Call
AAPL251017C002800003362280.00.24 - 0.260.26Out
Call
AAPL251017C00275000834275.00.31 - 0.340.32Out
Call
AAPL251017C002700001003270.00.41 - 0.430.42Out
Call
AAPL251017C002650002389265.00.54 - 0.560.57Out
Call
AAPL251017C002600003324260.00.72 - 0.740.72Out
Call
AAPL251017C002550003725255.00.96 - 0.990.98Out
Call
AAPL251017C0025000011397250.01.32 - 1.341.33Out
Call
AAPL251017C002450003781245.01.78 - 1.841.82Out
Call
AAPL251017C002400007131240.02.47 - 2.522.48Out
Call
AAPL251017C002350006687235.03.35 - 3.453.47Out
Call
AAPL251017C002300008739230.04.6 - 4.74.65Out
Call
AAPL251017C002250007088225.06.15 - 6.256.21Out
Call
AAPL251017C0022000012010220.08.1 - 8.28.15Out
Call
AAPL251017C002150003599215.010.4 - 10.510.45Out
Call
AAPL251017C002100004831210.013.05 - 13.2513.17In
Call
AAPL251017C002050002684205.016.05 - 16.2516.2In
Call
AAPL251017C002000003722200.019.4 - 19.619.53In
Call
AAPL251017C001950001855195.023.05 - 23.2523.15In
Call
AAPL251017C001900001658190.026.95 - 27.1527.1In
Call
AAPL251017C00185000385185.031.05 - 31.2531.25In
Call
AAPL251017C00180000718180.035.3 - 35.5535.5In
Call
AAPL251017C001750001130175.039.75 - 39.9541.89In
Call
AAPL251017C00170000437170.044.25 - 44.643.45In
Call
AAPL251017C00165000528165.048.9 - 49.250.93In
Call
AAPL251017C00160000305160.053.55 - 53.9555.25In
Call
AAPL251017C00155000237155.057.95 - 58.8559.05In
Call
AAPL251017C00150000901150.062.95 - 63.762.15In
Call
AAPL251017C00145000176145.067.75 - 68.568.97In
Call
AAPL251017C00140000101140.072.6 - 73.3560.35In
Call
AAPL251017C00135000144135.077.35 - 78.280.05In
Call
AAPL251017C00130000199130.082.15 - 83.184.21In
Call
AAPL251017C0012500019125.087.25 - 88.1589.25In
Call
AAPL251017C0012000067120.092.0 - 92.9589.4In
Call
AAPL251017C0011500097115.097.05 - 97.895.39In
Call
AAPL251017C00110000118110.0101.85 - 102.75101.35In
Call
AAPL251017C0010500012105.0106.8 - 107.7108.8In
Call
AAPL251017C0010000016100.0111.75 - 112.55114.07In
Call
AAPL251017C00090000990.0121.55 - 122.55124.55In
 Put
AAPL251017P003700000370.0158.5 - 159.3158.5In
 Put
AAPL251017P003600000360.0148.4 - 149.3148.4In
 Put
AAPL251017P003550000355.0143.45 - 144.35143.45In
 Put
AAPL251017P003500000350.0138.45 - 139.3138.45In
 Put
AAPL251017P003450000345.0133.5 - 134.3133.5In
 Put
AAPL251017P003400000340.0128.3 - 129.3128.3In
 Put
AAPL251017P003350000335.0123.3 - 124.35123.3In
 Put
AAPL251017P003300000330.0118.3 - 119.35118.3In
 Put
AAPL251017P003250000325.0113.45 - 114.3113.45In
 Put
AAPL251017P003200000320.0107.85 - 109.35107.85In
 Put
AAPL251017P0028500015285.073.55 - 74.372.13In
 Put
AAPL251017P002500001250.038.4 - 39.4539.1In
 Put
AAPL251017P0024500010245.033.9 - 34.733.8In
 Put
AAPL251017P002400001248240.029.45 - 30.029.8In
 Put
AAPL251017P002350001125235.025.2 - 25.7525.45In
 Put
AAPL251017P002300001816230.021.55 - 21.9521.72In
 Put
AAPL251017P00225000968225.017.8 - 18.3518.18In
 Put
AAPL251017P002200001815220.014.9 - 15.115.03In
 Put
AAPL251017P002150001829215.012.15 - 12.3512.23In
 Put
AAPL251017P002100004838210.09.8 - 9.959.88Out
 Put
AAPL251017P002050002517205.07.85 - 8.07.9Out
 Put
AAPL251017P002000008622200.06.2 - 6.356.25Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001950004169195.04.9 - 4.954.95Out
 Put
AAPL251017P0019000010980190.03.8 - 3.93.85Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001850005062185.02.95 - 3.052.98Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001800006320180.02.31 - 2.362.34Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001750004508175.01.81 - 1.851.82Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001700005902170.01.42 - 1.451.45Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001650003564165.01.12 - 1.151.12Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001600007823160.00.89 - 0.920.94Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001550001886155.00.71 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
AAPL251017P0015000013159150.00.57 - 0.60.57Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001450003077145.00.46 - 0.490.47Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001400001215140.00.38 - 0.40.44Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001350001172135.00.31 - 0.330.33Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00130000710130.00.26 - 0.280.27Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00125000461125.00.21 - 0.230.21Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001200005790120.00.18 - 0.190.2Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00115000502115.00.15 - 0.160.16Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00110000519110.00.12 - 0.140.13Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00105000301105.00.1 - 0.120.14Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00100000590100.00.09 - 0.10.09Out
 Put
AAPL251017P0009500013495.00.06 - 0.080.08Out
 Put
AAPL251017P0009000055890.00.05 - 0.070.06Out

Apple Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

40.78 Billion

At this time, Apple's Total Stockholder Equity is quite stable compared to the past year.

Apple Corporate Management

Michael FengerVP SalesProfile
Ron OkamotoHead RelationsProfile
Eduardo CueSenior ServicesProfile
Kristin QuayleVice CommunicationsProfile
Nancy PaxtonIR Contact OfficerProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.078
Dividend Share
1
Earnings Share
6.43
Revenue Per Share
26.455
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.051
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