Alcon AG Stock Options
| ALC Stock | USD 89.99 7.11 8.58% |
Alcon AG's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.57 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.39 over 42 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 292, with calls trading at the volume of 5.0. This yields a 58.4 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Alcon AG'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. Alcon AG's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Alcon AG's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Alcon AG Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 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 Alcon AG 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, Alcon AG'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 Alcon AG
Analyzing Alcon AG's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Alcon AG regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Alcon AG's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Alcon AG's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Alcon AG's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Alcon AG's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Alcon AG common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Alcon stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Alcon AG's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
The current year's Other Stockholder Equity is expected to grow to about 23.7 B, whereas Total Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to about 18.4 B. Alcon AG In The Money Call Balance
When Alcon AG's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Alcon AG stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Alcon AG'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 Alcon AG 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.
Alcon Current Options Market Mood
Alcon AG'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 Alcon 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
It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Using current Alcon AG's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.
Rule 16 of the current Alcon contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Alcon AG will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0356% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Alcon AG trading at USD 89.99, that is roughly USD 0.0321. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Alcon AG's daily price movement you should consider buying Alcon AG options at the current volatility level of 0.57%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Alcon AG 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" Alcon calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Alcon AG stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Alcon AG Option Chain
When Alcon AG's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Alcon AG 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.
Alcon AG's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Alcon. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Alcon. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Alcon AG 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 | ALC250516C00140000 | 0 | 140.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | |
Call | ALC250516C00135000 | 0 | 135.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 2.15 | |
Call | ALC250516C00130000 | 0 | 130.0 | 0.0 - 0.7 | 0.7 | |
Call | ALC250516C00125000 | 0 | 125.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | ALC250516C00120000 | 0 | 120.0 | 0.0 - 0.8 | 0.8 | |
Call | ALC250516C00115000 | 0 | 115.0 | 0.0 - 0.8 | 0.8 | |
Call | ALC250516C00110000 | 12 | 110.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 0.22 | Out |
Call | ALC250516C00105000 | 36 | 105.0 | 0.0 - 0.8 | 0.45 | Out |
Call | ALC250516C00100000 | 84 | 100.0 | 0.0 - 2.4 | 2.75 | Out |
Call | ALC250516C00097500 | 144 | 97.5 | 0.0 - 3.2 | 0.7 | Out |
Call | ALC250516C00095000 | 161 | 95.0 | 1.2 - 3.4 | 1.1 | Out |
Call | ALC250516C00092500 | 138 | 92.5 | 2.05 - 3.6 | 1.45 | Out |
Call | ALC250516C00090000 | 574 | 90.0 | 3.5 - 5.1 | 2.4 | Out |
Call | ALC250516C00087500 | 450 | 87.5 | 5.0 - 6.8 | 2.67 | In |
Call | ALC250516C00085000 | 138 | 85.0 | 6.8 - 8.6 | 7.0 | In |
Call | ALC250516C00082500 | 195 | 82.5 | 9.0 - 11.5 | 6.3 | In |
Call | ALC250516C00080000 | 3 | 80.0 | 9.7 - 13.7 | 7.2 | In |
Call | ALC250516C00070000 | 20 | 70.0 | 18.8 - 22.2 | 23.23 | In |
Put | ALC250516P00140000 | 0 | 140.0 | 47.9 - 51.8 | 47.9 | In |
Put | ALC250516P00135000 | 0 | 135.0 | 42.9 - 46.7 | 42.9 | In |
Put | ALC250516P00130000 | 0 | 130.0 | 37.9 - 41.7 | 37.9 | In |
Put | ALC250516P00125000 | 0 | 125.0 | 32.9 - 36.7 | 32.9 | In |
Put | ALC250516P00120000 | 0 | 120.0 | 28.1 - 31.5 | 28.1 | In |
Put | ALC250516P00115000 | 0 | 115.0 | 22.9 - 27.5 | 22.9 | In |
Put | ALC250516P00110000 | 0 | 110.0 | 18.2 - 21.7 | 18.2 | In |
Put | ALC250516P00105000 | 0 | 105.0 | 13.0 - 16.9 | 13.0 | In |
Put | ALC250516P00100000 | 23 | 100.0 | 8.7 - 12.5 | 7.6 | In |
Put | ALC250516P00097500 | 29 | 97.5 | 7.3 - 9.5 | 13.8 | In |
Put | ALC250516P00095000 | 189 | 95.0 | 5.2 - 8.5 | 11.6 | In |
Put | ALC250516P00092500 | 146 | 92.5 | 4.5 - 6.0 | 6.2 | In |
Put | ALC250516P00090000 | 638 | 90.0 | 3.1 - 5.1 | 7.9 | Out |
Put | ALC250516P00087500 | 354 | 87.5 | 2.1 - 4.3 | 3.5 | Out |
Put | ALC250516P00085000 | 510 | 85.0 | 1.5 - 3.8 | 4.9 | Out |
Put | ALC250516P00082500 | 102 | 82.5 | 1.0 - 2.5 | 4.2 | Out |
Put | ALC250516P00080000 | 56 | 80.0 | 0.05 - 2.6 | 3.2 | Out |
Put | ALC250516P00077500 | 70 | 77.5 | 0.0 - 1.3 | 2.5 | Out |
Put | ALC250516P00075000 | 533 | 75.0 | 0.0 - 2.0 | 1.9 | Out |
Put | ALC250516P00070000 | 21 | 70.0 | 0.0 - 0.9 | 0.9 | Out |
Put | ALC250516P00065000 | 22 | 65.0 | 0.0 - 1.8 | 0.58 | Out |
Put | ALC250516P00060000 | 12 | 60.0 | 0.0 - 0.8 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | ALC250516P00055000 | 10 | 55.0 | 0.0 - 0.95 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | ALC250516P00050000 | 11 | 50.0 | 0.0 - 0.3 | 0.2 | Out |
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Alcon AG Corporate Management
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| Daniel Cravens | Vice Relations | Profile | |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.34) | Dividend Share 0.309 | Earnings Share 2.05 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.064 |
The market value of Alcon AG is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Alcon that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Alcon AG's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Alcon AG'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 Alcon AG's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Alcon AG'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 Alcon AG's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Alcon AG is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Alcon AG'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.