Citigroup Stock Options

C Stock  USD 92.31  0.42  0.45%   
Citigroup's latest option contracts expiring on October 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.43 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.59 over 46 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on October 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 1.3 K, with calls trading at the volume of 1.3 K. This yields a 0.95 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against October 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Citigroup Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-10-17 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 Citigroup 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, Citigroup'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 Citigroup

Analyzing Citigroup's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Citigroup regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Citigroup's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Citigroup's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Citigroup's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Citigroup's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Citigroup common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Citigroup stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Citigroup's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Citigroup's Common Stock is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Common Stock Total Equity is expected to grow to about 50.4 M, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 1.3 B.

Citigroup In The Money Call Balance

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

Citigroup Current Options Market Mood

Citigroup'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 Citigroup 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 Citigroup's options investors are not very successful. Citigroup'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 Citigroup contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Citigroup will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0269% per day over the life of the 2025-10-17 option contract. With Citigroup trading at USD 92.31, that is roughly USD 0.0248. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Citigroup's daily price movement you should consider buying Citigroup options at the current volatility level of 0.43%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Citigroup 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" Citigroup calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Citigroup stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Citigroup Option Chain

When Citigroup's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Citigroup 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.
Citigroup's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Citigroup. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Citigroup. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Citigroup 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
C251017C00135000171135.00.0 - 0.090.08Out
Call
C251017C0013000013130.00.01 - 0.110.11Out
Call
C251017C001250006125.00.04 - 0.140.12Out
Call
C251017C0012000050120.00.12 - 0.160.16Out
Call
C251017C0011500061115.00.22 - 0.260.28Out
Call
C251017C00110000307110.00.44 - 0.470.46Out
Call
C251017C001050001231105.00.91 - 0.960.92Out
Call
C251017C001000003108100.01.9 - 1.951.96Out
Call
C251017C00097500147397.52.67 - 2.732.73Out
Call
C251017C00095000223995.03.65 - 3.753.65Out
Call
C251017C00092500147492.54.85 - 5.04.97Out
Call
C251017C0009000021990.06.3 - 6.456.45In
Call
C251017C0008750020887.57.95 - 8.18.07In
Call
C251017C0008500027085.09.8 - 9.959.8In
Call
C251017C000825006682.511.8 - 11.9511.85In
Call
C251017C0008000018280.013.95 - 14.213.9In
Call
C251017C000750003375.018.35 - 18.718.76In
Call
C251017C000700001570.023.1 - 23.4521.75In
Call
C251017C000650002665.028.0 - 28.9531.59In
Call
C251017C000600002860.032.8 - 33.234.8In
Call
C251017C00050000150.042.0 - 44.145.27In
Call
C251017C00045000145.045.7 - 49.747.9In
 Put
C251017P001350000135.040.75 - 44.2540.75In
 Put
C251017P001300000130.035.75 - 38.9535.5In
 Put
C251017P001250000125.031.8 - 33.3531.8In
 Put
C251017P001200000120.026.7 - 28.626.7In
 Put
C251017P001150000115.021.85 - 23.4519.85In
 Put
C251017P00110000436110.017.6 - 18.1517.45In
 Put
C251017P00105000163105.012.9 - 13.0513.4In
 Put
C251017P001000002152100.08.75 - 8.98.71In
 Put
C251017P0009750040597.57.0 - 7.27.45In
 Put
C251017P00095000225295.05.55 - 5.655.65In
 Put
C251017P00092500104492.54.25 - 4.354.26Out
 Put
C251017P00090000221290.03.2 - 3.33.25Out
 Put
C251017P00087500237887.52.4 - 2.452.39Out
 Put
C251017P0008500083485.01.76 - 1.811.79Out
 Put
C251017P00082500167082.51.29 - 1.341.34Out
 Put
C251017P00080000270780.00.96 - 1.00.97Out
 Put
C251017P0007500043775.00.55 - 0.580.55Out
 Put
C251017P0007000022270.00.34 - 0.390.35Out
 Put
C251017P0006500082765.00.22 - 0.240.25Out
 Put
C251017P000600003760.00.14 - 0.150.16Out
 Put
C251017P00055000555.00.09 - 0.120.09Out
 Put
C251017P000500001150.00.01 - 0.110.07Out
 Put
C251017P00047500247.50.0 - 0.090.08Out
 Put
C251017P000450001745.00.03 - 0.080.05Out

Citigroup Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Citigroup Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

130.97 Billion

At present, Citigroup's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Citigroup Corporate Directors

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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.285
Dividend Share
2.24
Earnings Share
6.77
Revenue Per Share
38.724
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.071
The market value of Citigroup is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Citigroup that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Citigroup's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Citigroup'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 Citigroup's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Citigroup'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 Citigroup's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Citigroup is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Citigroup'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.