C251017P00047500 Option on Citigroup

C Stock  USD 95.92  0.78  0.81%   
Citigroup's latest option contracts expiring on January 16th 2026 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.57 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.08 over 82 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more puts than calls on contracts expiring on January 16th 2026. The total put volume is at 4.2 K, with calls trading at the volume of 2.7 K. This yields a 1.54 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against January 16th 2026 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 2026-01-16 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 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 0.0356% per day over the life of the 2026-01-16 option contract. With Citigroup trading at USD 95.92, that is roughly USD 0.0342. 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 0.57%. 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
C260116C00140000358140.00.1 - 0.20.15Out
Call
C260116C0013500099135.00.14 - 0.280.25Out
Call
C260116C0013000010315130.00.14 - 0.340.28Out
Call
C260116C001250001680125.00.39 - 0.420.46Out
Call
C260116C0012000011240120.00.64 - 0.680.67Out
Call
C260116C001150003982115.01.09 - 1.131.08Out
Call
C260116C0011000010826110.01.86 - 1.911.88Out
Call
C260116C001050005839105.03.05 - 3.153.1Out
Call
C260116C0010000011135100.04.85 - 5.04.91Out
Call
C260116C00097500246397.56.0 - 6.156.2Out
Call
C260116C000950002220295.07.3 - 7.457.35In
Call
C260116C00092500516892.58.8 - 8.958.95In
Call
C260116C000900001495290.010.4 - 10.5510.48In
Call
C260116C00087500440087.512.15 - 12.3512.41In
Call
C260116C00085000828285.014.1 - 14.2514.15In
Call
C260116C00082500700082.516.05 - 16.3516.84In
Call
C260116C000800001589780.018.25 - 18.518.35In
Call
C260116C00077500421677.520.4 - 20.6521.35In
Call
C260116C000750001517375.022.75 - 22.922.95In
Call
C260116C00072500453372.525.05 - 25.2525.6In
Call
C260116C000700001361370.027.4 - 28.1527.52In
Call
C260116C000675001245867.529.8 - 30.029.9In
Call
C260116C00065000624765.032.1 - 32.3532.65In
Call
C260116C00062500356462.534.6 - 34.836.19In
Call
C260116C00060000868460.037.0 - 37.437.4In
Call
C260116C00057500291157.539.15 - 40.740.15In
Call
C260116C00055000312455.041.8 - 42.2542.85In
Call
C260116C00052500207952.544.25 - 44.5544.7In
Call
C260116C00050000620950.046.8 - 48.046.85In
Call
C260116C00047000101747.049.7 - 50.2556.85In
Call
C260116C00045000283545.051.35 - 52.752.55In
Call
C260116C0004200042742.054.4 - 55.4561.75In
Call
C260116C0004000069940.056.6 - 57.5556.9In
Call
C260116C000380009038.058.65 - 59.655.2In
Call
C260116C000350007435.060.55 - 63.965.07In
Call
C260116C000330001233.062.55 - 65.964.85In
Call
C260116C0003000025030.065.6 - 68.8570.5In
Call
C260116C00028000128.067.5 - 70.163.86In
Call
C260116C00025000925.070.5 - 73.8567.53In
Call
C260116C00023000523.072.65 - 75.870.87In
Call
C260116C00020000320.075.5 - 78.8575.56In
 Put
C260116P001400000140.042.9 - 44.542.9In
 Put
C260116P001350000135.037.95 - 39.0537.66In
 Put
C260116P001300000130.032.9 - 33.832.81In
 Put
C260116P001250001125.028.1 - 28.827.8In
 Put
C260116P001200007120.023.7 - 23.922.97In
 Put
C260116P0011500055115.019.05 - 19.2519.05In
 Put
C260116P00110000428110.014.7 - 14.8514.05In
 Put
C260116P00105000391105.010.85 - 10.9510.7In
 Put
C260116P00100000750100.07.6 - 7.77.3In
 Put
C260116P00097500194597.56.2 - 6.355.81In
 Put
C260116P00095000469795.05.05 - 5.155.07Out
 Put
C260116P00092500434292.54.0 - 4.13.7Out
 Put
C260116P00090000770690.03.15 - 3.253.23Out
 Put
C260116P00087500123787.52.48 - 2.542.48Out
 Put
C260116P00085000736585.01.92 - 1.961.94Out
 Put
C260116P00082500310182.51.48 - 1.531.5Out
 Put
C260116P00080000581180.01.14 - 1.181.13Out
 Put
C260116P00077500584277.50.88 - 0.920.85Out
 Put
C260116P00075000695075.00.68 - 0.710.7Out
 Put
C260116P00072500608972.50.53 - 0.560.52Out
 Put
C260116P000700001498170.00.34 - 0.490.42Out
 Put
C260116P000675002075667.50.23 - 0.410.33Out
 Put
C260116P000650001104265.00.26 - 0.330.3Out
 Put
C260116P000625001437962.50.2 - 0.310.2Out
 Put
C260116P000600002674760.00.06 - 0.270.12Out
 Put
C260116P000575001113257.50.05 - 0.180.14Out
 Put
C260116P000550001767455.00.03 - 0.210.1Out
 Put
C260116P000525001329252.50.07 - 0.180.07Out
 Put
C260116P000500001790850.00.01 - 0.10.05Out
 Put
C260116P00047000719647.00.01 - 0.090.02Out
 Put
C260116P00045000399345.00.01 - 0.080.03Out
 Put
C260116P00042000501242.00.01 - 0.070.03Out
 Put
C260116P00040000625440.00.01 - 0.040.02Out
 Put
C260116P00038000101938.00.01 - 0.10.02Out
 Put
C260116P00035000309735.00.0 - 0.040.03Out
 Put
C260116P0003300059833.00.0 - 0.050.02Out
 Put
C260116P00030000429630.00.0 - 0.110.02Out
 Put
C260116P0002800067828.00.0 - 0.110.03Out
 Put
C260116P0002500066625.00.0 - 0.050.02Out
 Put
C260116P0002300090423.00.0 - 0.110.01Out
 Put
C260116P00020000424320.00.0 - 0.040.02Out

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.