Kroger Stock Options

KR Stock  USD 66.46  0.72  1.07%   
Kroger's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.51 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.08 over 33 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more puts than calls on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 724, with calls trading at the volume of 412. This yields a 1.76 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Kroger Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Kroger's market makers reach a net positive position across all Kroger's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Kroger'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 Kroger

Analyzing Kroger's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Kroger regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Kroger's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Kroger's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Kroger's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Kroger Company In The Money Call Balance

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

Kroger Current Options Market Mood

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

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Kroger Company will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0319% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Kroger trading at USD 66.46, that is roughly USD 0.0212. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Kroger's daily price movement you should consider buying Kroger Company options at the current volatility level of 0.51%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Kroger 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" Kroger calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Kroger Company stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Kroger Option Chain

When Kroger's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Kroger Company 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.
Kroger's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Kroger. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Kroger. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Kroger 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
KR250620C00090000990.00.0 - 2.050.48Out
Call
KR250620C000850003485.00.0 - 0.870.74Out
Call
KR250620C0008000013880.00.42 - 0.860.45Out
Call
KR250620C0007500073375.00.92 - 1.41.4Out
Call
KR250620C000725009272.51.51 - 2.521.91Out
Call
KR250620C00070000478570.02.33 - 3.352.81Out
Call
KR250620C0006750012367.53.55 - 4.23.7Out
Call
KR250620C00065000361465.03.9 - 6.75.21In
Call
KR250620C000625006462.54.65 - 7.456.65In
Call
KR250620C00060000160760.07.95 - 9.68.69In
Call
KR250620C000575001357.510.25 - 13.010.35In
Call
KR250620C00055000114055.011.9 - 13.612.89In
Call
KR250620C0005000046850.016.0 - 17.8516.55In
Call
KR250620C0004500012245.021.4 - 22.3522.8In
Call
KR250620C000400001440.024.7 - 28.730.71In
Call
KR250620C00035000335.029.65 - 33.635.77In
Call
KR250620C00030000630.034.65 - 39.027.0In
 Put
KR250620P00090000090.021.6 - 25.5518.72In
 Put
KR250620P00085000085.016.6 - 20.5520.15In
 Put
KR250620P00080000180.011.9 - 15.815.05In
 Put
KR250620P0007500015575.09.3 - 11.56.2In
 Put
KR250620P000725008272.57.35 - 10.05.95In
 Put
KR250620P0007000033370.05.65 - 6.656.4In
 Put
KR250620P0006750015167.53.95 - 5.054.52In
 Put
KR250620P00065000274565.02.85 - 4.83.15Out
 Put
KR250620P000625001362.52.21 - 2.512.87Out
 Put
KR250620P00060000404960.01.49 - 1.821.6Out
 Put
KR250620P00055000257155.00.7 - 1.210.85Out
 Put
KR250620P00050000146150.00.26 - 1.010.32Out
 Put
KR250620P00045000223445.00.09 - 1.00.1Out
 Put
KR250620P0004000012040.00.0 - 2.220.12Out
 Put
KR250620P000350005235.00.0 - 2.150.01Out
 Put
KR250620P00030000930.00.0 - 2.110.03Out

Kroger Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

   Selling And Marketing Expenses   
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Kroger Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

8.7 Billion

At this time, Kroger's Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year.

Kroger Corporate Directors

Jorge MontoyaIndependent DirectorProfile
Ronald SargentLead Independent DirectorProfile
Karen HoguetIndependent DirectorProfile
Clyde MooreIndependent DirectorProfile

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