ProShares Stock Options
| ISPY Etf | 42.91 0.02 0.05% |
ProShares' latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.27 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.11 over 21 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on September 19th 2025.
Open Interest Against September 19th 2025 Option Contracts
ProShares option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in ProShares' lending market. For example, when ProShares' puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on ProShares, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting ProShares stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows ProShares' 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. ProShares' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for ProShares' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on ProShares
Analyzing ProShares' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in ProShares regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when ProShares' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money ProShares' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with ProShares' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
ProShares SP 500 In The Money Call Balance
When ProShares' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ProShares SP 500 stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying ProShares' 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 ProShares SP 500 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.
ProShares Current Options Market Mood
ProShares' 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 ProShares Etf'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 ProShares' 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 ProShares contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that ProShares SP 500 will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0169% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With ProShares trading at USD 42.91, that is roughly USD 0.007241. If you think that the market is fully incorporating ProShares' daily price movement you should consider buying ProShares SP 500 options at the current volatility level of 0.27%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing ProShares 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" ProShares calls. Remember, the seller must deliver ProShares SP 500 stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
ProShares Option Chain
When ProShares' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ProShares SP 500 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.
ProShares' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on ProShares. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for ProShares. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a ProShares 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 | ISPY250919C00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 - 0.95 | 0.95 | |
Call | ISPY250919C00049000 | 0 | 49.0 | 0.0 - 0.95 | 0.95 | |
Call | ISPY250919C00048000 | 0 | 48.0 | 0.0 - 0.95 | 0.95 | |
Call | ISPY250919C00047000 | 0 | 47.0 | 0.0 - 0.95 | 0.95 | |
Call | ISPY250919C00046000 | 0 | 46.0 | 0.0 - 0.95 | 0.95 | |
Call | ISPY250919C00045000 | 82 | 45.0 | 0.0 - 0.4 | 0.05 | Out |
Call | ISPY250919C00044000 | 0 | 44.0 | 0.0 - 1.75 | 1.75 | |
Call | ISPY250919C00043000 | 0 | 43.0 | 0.0 - 2.35 | 2.35 | |
Call | ISPY250919C00042000 | 0 | 42.0 | 0.0 - 3.0 | 3.0 | In |
Call | ISPY250919C00041000 | 1 | 41.0 | 0.2 - 4.0 | 2.45 | In |
Put | ISPY250919P00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 6.0 - 9.7 | 6.0 | In |
Put | ISPY250919P00049000 | 0 | 49.0 | 5.0 - 8.7 | 5.0 | In |
Put | ISPY250919P00048000 | 0 | 48.0 | 4.0 - 7.7 | 4.0 | In |
Put | ISPY250919P00047000 | 0 | 47.0 | 2.9 - 6.7 | 2.9 | In |
Put | ISPY250919P00046000 | 0 | 46.0 | 2.0 - 5.7 | 2.0 | In |
Put | ISPY250919P00045000 | 0 | 45.0 | 1.05 - 4.7 | 1.05 | In |
Put | ISPY250919P00044000 | 0 | 44.0 | 0.15 - 3.8 | 0.15 | In |
Put | ISPY250919P00043000 | 0 | 43.0 | 0.0 - 3.1 | 3.1 | |
Put | ISPY250919P00042000 | 0 | 42.0 | 0.0 - 2.6 | 2.6 | |
Put | ISPY250919P00041000 | 6 | 41.0 | 0.25 - 1.5 | 1.45 | Out |
Put | ISPY250919P00039000 | 3 | 39.0 | 0.0 - 1.2 | 0.42 | Out |
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The market value of ProShares SP 500 is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of ProShares that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of ProShares' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is ProShares' 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 ProShares' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect ProShares' 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 ProShares' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if ProShares is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, ProShares' 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.