null Option on Apple Inc

AAPL Stock  USD 202.38  5.19  2.50%   
Apple's latest option contracts expiring on October 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.41 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.75 over 98 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on October 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 16.7 K, with calls trading at the volume of 36 K. This yields a 0.46 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 0.0256% per day over the life of the 2025-10-17 option contract. With Apple trading at USD 202.38, that is roughly USD 0.0519. 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 0.41%. 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
AAPL251017C003700001221370.00.0 - 0.020.01Out
Call
AAPL251017C003600001497360.00.0 - 0.020.04Out
Call
AAPL251017C0035500043355.00.0 - 0.020.04Out
Call
AAPL251017C00350000255350.00.0 - 0.020.01Out
Call
AAPL251017C00345000271345.00.0 - 0.020.01Out
Call
AAPL251017C0034000045340.00.0 - 0.020.01Out
Call
AAPL251017C0033500027335.00.0 - 0.020.02Out
Call
AAPL251017C00330000434330.00.0 - 0.020.02Out
Call
AAPL251017C00325000100325.00.0 - 0.030.03Out
Call
AAPL251017C00320000983320.00.0 - 0.030.03Out
Call
AAPL251017C00315000405315.00.02 - 0.030.03Out
Call
AAPL251017C003100001186310.00.01 - 0.040.02Out
Call
AAPL251017C00305000137305.00.02 - 0.040.04Out
Call
AAPL251017C003000007740300.00.02 - 0.050.05Out
Call
AAPL251017C002950003491295.00.03 - 0.060.07Out
Call
AAPL251017C002900002328290.00.05 - 0.070.05Out
Call
AAPL251017C00285000766285.00.06 - 0.080.08Out
Call
AAPL251017C002800003243280.00.08 - 0.10.09Out
Call
AAPL251017C00275000900275.00.1 - 0.30.11Out
Call
AAPL251017C002700001755270.00.14 - 0.150.15Out
Call
AAPL251017C002650002295265.00.18 - 0.20.19Out
Call
AAPL251017C002600004145260.00.23 - 0.250.25Out
Call
AAPL251017C002550004067255.00.32 - 0.330.33Out
Call
AAPL251017C0025000017236250.00.43 - 0.440.43Out
Call
AAPL251017C002450006165245.00.57 - 0.590.59Out
Call
AAPL251017C0024000013427240.00.8 - 0.820.82Out
Call
AAPL251017C002350009740235.01.15 - 1.181.16Out
Call
AAPL251017C0023000014461230.01.65 - 1.711.66Out
Call
AAPL251017C0022500011924225.02.4 - 2.492.46Out
Call
AAPL251017C0022000015330220.03.5 - 3.63.55Out
Call
AAPL251017C002150005840215.05.0 - 5.15.05Out
Call
AAPL251017C002100006604210.06.9 - 7.056.9Out
Call
AAPL251017C002050004468205.09.3 - 9.459.35Out
Call
AAPL251017C002000003359200.012.1 - 12.2512.15In
Call
AAPL251017C001950001815195.015.3 - 15.4515.4In
Call
AAPL251017C001900001540190.018.8 - 18.9519.04In
Call
AAPL251017C00185000553185.022.6 - 22.823.22In
Call
AAPL251017C001800001426180.026.6 - 26.8526.7In
Call
AAPL251017C001750001127175.030.9 - 31.131.6In
Call
AAPL251017C00170000687170.035.35 - 35.5536.35In
Call
AAPL251017C00165000520165.039.75 - 40.1540.6In
Call
AAPL251017C00160000348160.044.4 - 44.844.9In
Call
AAPL251017C00155000240155.049.05 - 49.6556.78In
Call
AAPL251017C00150000895150.053.6 - 54.761.57In
Call
AAPL251017C00145000139145.058.3 - 59.2559.8In
Call
AAPL251017C0014000069140.063.5 - 64.8564.8In
Call
AAPL251017C0013500074135.068.4 - 69.275.89In
Call
AAPL251017C00130000163130.073.3 - 73.975.19In
Call
AAPL251017C0012500018125.078.1 - 79.6586.25In
Call
AAPL251017C0012000067120.082.55 - 84.2591.56In
Call
AAPL251017C00115000102115.087.8 - 89.194.1In
Call
AAPL251017C00110000118110.092.7 - 93.8101.35In
Call
AAPL251017C0010500014105.097.2 - 99.15110.26In
Call
AAPL251017C0010000015100.0102.25 - 104.15110.34In
Call
AAPL251017C00090000990.0112.1 - 113.85124.55In
 Put
AAPL251017P003700000370.0166.95 - 168.25159.95In
 Put
AAPL251017P003600000360.0157.0 - 158.15157.0In
 Put
AAPL251017P003550000355.0151.8 - 153.35151.8In
 Put
AAPL251017P003500000350.0146.95 - 148.2146.95In
 Put
AAPL251017P003450000345.0141.8 - 143.35141.8In
 Put
AAPL251017P003400000340.0136.9 - 138.15136.9In
 Put
AAPL251017P003350000335.0131.8 - 133.35131.8In
 Put
AAPL251017P003300000330.0126.95 - 128.25126.95In
 Put
AAPL251017P003250000325.0121.85 - 123.3121.85In
 Put
AAPL251017P003200000320.0116.9 - 118.25116.9In
 Put
AAPL251017P002500002250.047.15 - 48.146.65In
 Put
AAPL251017P0024500028245.042.4 - 43.2542.19In
 Put
AAPL251017P002400001427240.037.45 - 38.337.35In
 Put
AAPL251017P002350001328235.032.7 - 33.3532.5In
 Put
AAPL251017P002300002036230.028.1 - 28.7528.44In
 Put
AAPL251017P00225000990225.023.7 - 24.3523.3In
 Put
AAPL251017P002200002107220.019.55 - 20.0520.05In
 Put
AAPL251017P002150003405215.016.1 - 16.5516.25In
 Put
AAPL251017P002100006434210.012.95 - 13.2513.07In
 Put
AAPL251017P002050005612205.010.35 - 10.5510.25In
 Put
AAPL251017P0020000010313200.08.15 - 8.38.22Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001950005832195.06.35 - 6.56.35Out
 Put
AAPL251017P0019000012266190.04.9 - 5.04.98Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001850006215185.03.7 - 3.853.8Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001800006901180.02.83 - 2.92.87Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001750003860175.02.13 - 2.192.18Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001700006265170.01.6 - 1.651.61Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001650003718165.01.19 - 1.251.19Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001600007966160.00.9 - 0.950.93Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001550002087155.00.7 - 0.730.72Out
 Put
AAPL251017P0015000013116150.00.54 - 0.560.55Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001450003114145.00.4 - 0.440.41Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001400001315140.00.32 - 0.350.33Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001350001123135.00.25 - 0.270.25Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00130000720130.00.2 - 0.220.2Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00125000465125.00.16 - 0.180.16Out
 Put
AAPL251017P001200005795120.00.13 - 0.150.15Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00115000505115.00.1 - 0.130.09Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00110000513110.00.08 - 0.110.1Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00105000299105.00.07 - 0.090.06Out
 Put
AAPL251017P00100000587100.00.06 - 0.290.07Out
 Put
AAPL251017P0009500013395.00.04 - 0.050.04Out
 Put
AAPL251017P0009000062890.00.03 - 0.060.04Out

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

When determining whether Apple Inc is a strong investment it is important to analyze Apple's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Apple's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Apple Stock, refer to the following important reports:
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Is Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 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 Apple. If investors know Apple 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 Apple listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.078
Earnings Share
6.6
Revenue Per Share
26.455
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.051
Return On Assets
0.2381
The market value of Apple Inc is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Apple that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Apple's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Apple'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 Apple's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Apple'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 Apple's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Apple is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Apple'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.