AJG251017P00340000 Option on Arthur J Gallagher

AJG Stock  USD 285.84  2.51  0.87%   
AJG251017P00340000 is a PUT option contract on Arthur J's common stock with a strick price of 340.0 expiring on 2025-10-17. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 79 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at a bid price of $50.1, and an ask price of $53.8. The implied volatility as of the 30th of July is 79.0.
When exercised, put options on Arthur J produce a short position in Arthur Stock. Because of this protective nature, they are typically used either for hedging purposes or to capitalize on Arthur J's downside price movement.

Rule 16 of 2025-10-17 Option Contract

The options market is anticipating that Arthur J Gallagher will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.016% per day over the life of the option. With Arthur J trading at USD 285.84, that is roughly USD 0.0456. If you think that the market is fully understating Arthur J's daily price movement you should consider buying Arthur J Gallagher options at that current volatility level of 0.26%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

In The Money Put Option on Arthur J

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 Arthur J 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 Arthur Stock have intrinsic value and are priced higher than out-of-the-money options in the same chain, their volatilities are relatively smaller.
Put Contract NameAJG251017P00340000
Expires On2025-10-17
Days Before Expriration79
Vega0.147285
Gamma0.003669
Theoretical Value51.95
Open Interest159
Strike Price340.0
Last Traded At31.96
Current Price Spread50.1 | 53.8
Rule 16 Daily Up or DownUSD 0.0456

Arthur short PUT Option Greeks

Arthur J's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2025-10-17 at a strike price of 340.0 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 Arthur J's option greeks, its implied volatility helps estimate the risk of Arthur J stock implied by the prices of the options on Arthur J's stock.
Delta-0.939092
Gamma0.003669
Theta-0.015286
Vega0.147285
Rho-0.182885

Arthur long PUT Option Payoff at expiration

Put options written on Arthur J grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Arthur J 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 Arthur Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Arthur J is like buying insurance aginst Arthur J's downside shift.
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Arthur short PUT Option Payoff at expiration

By selling Arthur J's put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Arthur J will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Arthur J's put payoff at expiration depends on where the Arthur Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 288.05 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 Arthur J's price. Finally, at the strike price of 340.0, the payoff chart is constant and positive.
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Arthur J Gallagher Available Put Options

Arthur J's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Arthur. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Arthur. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Arthur J 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
 Put
AJG251017P004600000460.0169.7 - 173.7169.7In
 Put
AJG251017P004500000450.0159.8 - 163.7159.8In
 Put
AJG251017P004400000440.0149.8 - 153.7149.8In
 Put
AJG251017P004300000430.0139.4 - 143.7139.4In
 Put
AJG251017P004200000420.0129.8 - 133.7129.8In
 Put
AJG251017P004100000410.0119.8 - 123.7119.8In
 Put
AJG251017P004000000400.0109.8 - 113.7109.8In
 Put
AJG251017P003900000390.099.8 - 103.799.8In
 Put
AJG251017P003800000380.089.3 - 93.789.3In
 Put
AJG251017P003700000370.079.6 - 83.779.6In
 Put
AJG251017P0035000055350.059.8 - 63.740.8In
 Put
AJG251017P00340000159340.050.1 - 53.831.96In
 Put
AJG251017P00330000126330.040.7 - 43.924.4In
 Put
AJG251017P0032000035320.031.8 - 35.129.9In
 Put
AJG251017P0031000065310.023.6 - 26.821.48In
 Put
AJG251017P0030000059300.017.0 - 19.615.05In
 Put
AJG251017P00290000312290.011.6 - 14.28.16In
 Put
AJG251017P0028000018280.07.4 - 9.98.6Out
 Put
AJG251017P0027000029270.04.4 - 7.23.7Out
 Put
AJG251017P002600001260.02.6 - 4.52.35Out
 Put
AJG251017P0025000012250.01.95 - 3.11.9Out
 Put
AJG251017P002400001240.00.0 - 3.53.5Out
 Put
AJG251017P0023000013230.00.0 - 2.950.75Out
 Put
AJG251017P002200001220.00.0 - 2.51.05Out
 Put
AJG251017P002100002210.00.0 - 2.352.35Out
 Put
AJG251017P002000002200.00.0 - 2.30.75Out
 Put
AJG251017P001950001195.00.0 - 2.252.25Out
 Put
AJG251017P001900001190.00.0 - 2.22.2Out

Arthur J Corporate Directors

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Teresa ClarkeIndependent DirectorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.01)
Dividend Share
2.45
Earnings Share
6.49
Revenue Per Share
48.922
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.101
The market value of Arthur J Gallagher is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Arthur that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Arthur J's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Arthur J'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 Arthur J's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Arthur J'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 Arthur J's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Arthur J is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Arthur J'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.