Standard Stock Options

SMP Stock  USD 22.69  0.79  3.61%   
Standard's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.04 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 4.69 over 18 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Standard Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts

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

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

Standard Motor Products In The Money Call Balance

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

Standard Current Options Market Mood

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

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Standard Motor Products will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.065% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Standard trading at USD 22.69, that is roughly USD 0.0147. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Standard's daily price movement you should consider buying Standard Motor Products options at the current volatility level of 1.04%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Standard 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" Standard calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Standard Motor Products stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Standard Option Chain

When Standard's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Standard Motor Products 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.
Standard's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Standard. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Standard. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Standard 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
SMP250516C00050000050.00.0 - 0.250.25Out
Call
SMP250516C00045000045.00.0 - 0.250.25Out
Call
SMP250516C00040000040.00.0 - 0.250.25Out
Call
SMP250516C00035000435.00.0 - 0.252.4Out
Call
SMP250516C00030000230.00.0 - 0.250.6Out
Call
SMP250516C00025000325.00.0 - 4.00.75Out
Call
SMP250516C00022500422.50.85 - 1.151.22Out
Call
SMP250516C00020000020.02.15 - 2.92.15In
Call
SMP250516C00017500017.54.1 - 5.24.1In
 Put
SMP250516P00050000050.024.7 - 32.824.7In
 Put
SMP250516P00045000045.019.1 - 27.619.1In
 Put
SMP250516P00040000040.016.0 - 22.816.0In
 Put
SMP250516P00035000035.010.6 - 15.410.6In
 Put
SMP250516P00030000630.04.0 - 13.02.9In
 Put
SMP250516P000250004525.03.2 - 4.01.6In
 Put
SMP250516P00022500022.51.5 - 2.051.5In
 Put
SMP250516P000200001020.00.6 - 0.850.6Out
 Put
SMP250516P00017500017.50.25 - 0.40.25Out

Standard Market Cap Over Time

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Standard Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

309.1 Million

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

Standard Corporate Directors

Roger WidmannIndependent DirectorProfile
Richard WardIndependent DirectorProfile
Patrick McClymontIndependent DirectorProfile
John GethinDirectorProfile

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