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| VUG Etf | USD 450.00 1.61 0.36% |
Vanguard Growth's latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.33 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.59 over 109 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on September 19th 2025. The total put volume is at 19.0, with calls trading at the volume of 84.0. This yields a 0.23 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against September 19th 2025 Option Contracts
2025-09-19
The chart above shows Vanguard Growth'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. Vanguard Growth's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Vanguard Growth's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Vanguard Growth Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-09-19 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 Vanguard Growth 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, Vanguard Growth'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 Vanguard Growth
Analyzing Vanguard Growth's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Vanguard Growth regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Vanguard Growth's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Vanguard Growth's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Vanguard Growth's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Vanguard Growth Index In The Money Call Balance
When Vanguard Growth's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vanguard Growth Index stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Vanguard Growth'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 Vanguard Growth Index 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.
Vanguard Current Options Market Mood
Vanguard Growth'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 Vanguard 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
Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Vanguard Growth's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Vanguard Growth'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 Vanguard contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Vanguard Growth Index will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0206% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With Vanguard Growth trading at USD 450.0, that is roughly USD 0.0928. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Vanguard Growth's daily price movement you should consider buying Vanguard Growth Index options at the current volatility level of 0.33%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Vanguard Growth 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" Vanguard calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Vanguard Growth Index stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Vanguard Growth Option Chain
When Vanguard Growth's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vanguard Growth Index 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.
Vanguard Growth's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Vanguard. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Vanguard. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Vanguard Growth 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 | VUG250919C00555000 | 2 | 555.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00550000 | 22 | 550.0 | 0.0 - 0.45 | 0.45 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00545000 | 0 | 545.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | VUG250919C00540000 | 0 | 540.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | VUG250919C00535000 | 0 | 535.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | VUG250919C00530000 | 0 | 530.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | VUG250919C00525000 | 0 | 525.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | VUG250919C00520000 | 6 | 520.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00515000 | 1 | 515.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00510000 | 0 | 510.0 | 0.0 - 2.35 | 2.35 | |
Call | VUG250919C00505000 | 5 | 505.0 | 0.0 - 1.0 | 1.0 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00500000 | 1 | 500.0 | 0.0 - 0.8 | 0.5 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00495000 | 4 | 495.0 | 0.0 - 1.25 | 0.62 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00490000 | 23 | 490.0 | 0.8 - 1.5 | 1.33 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00485000 | 6 | 485.0 | 1.35 - 1.85 | 1.91 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00480000 | 9 | 480.0 | 2.05 - 2.85 | 2.75 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00475000 | 122 | 475.0 | 3.1 - 3.6 | 4.0 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00470000 | 15 | 470.0 | 4.5 - 5.2 | 4.9 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00465000 | 50 | 465.0 | 6.3 - 6.9 | 6.85 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00460000 | 99 | 460.0 | 8.3 - 8.9 | 9.4 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00455000 | 10 | 455.0 | 10.8 - 13.2 | 12.3 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00450000 | 39 | 450.0 | 13.6 - 14.4 | 14.8 | Out |
Call | VUG250919C00445000 | 194 | 445.0 | 16.7 - 17.8 | 18.7 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00440000 | 83 | 440.0 | 20.1 - 21.3 | 22.24 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00435000 | 25 | 435.0 | 23.8 - 25.1 | 26.3 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00430000 | 117 | 430.0 | 27.8 - 29.1 | 25.93 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00425000 | 29 | 425.0 | 32.2 - 33.2 | 28.63 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00420000 | 218 | 420.0 | 36.2 - 37.5 | 38.58 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00415000 | 58 | 415.0 | 40.5 - 41.9 | 40.25 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00410000 | 71 | 410.0 | 45.1 - 46.4 | 44.93 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00405000 | 54 | 405.0 | 49.5 - 50.9 | 47.48 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00400000 | 54 | 400.0 | 54.1 - 57.1 | 55.95 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00395000 | 46 | 395.0 | 58.9 - 60.2 | 58.35 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00390000 | 70 | 390.0 | 63.5 - 64.9 | 63.32 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00385000 | 7 | 385.0 | 68.2 - 71.3 | 60.4 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00380000 | 138 | 380.0 | 72.9 - 76.2 | 55.25 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00375000 | 29 | 375.0 | 77.7 - 79.3 | 56.85 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00370000 | 37 | 370.0 | 82.3 - 85.2 | 61.7 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00365000 | 11 | 365.0 | 87.1 - 90.2 | 82.9 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00360000 | 20 | 360.0 | 92.1 - 95.0 | 82.61 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00355000 | 10 | 355.0 | 96.7 - 99.9 | 91.52 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00350000 | 167 | 350.0 | 101.8 - 104.7 | 69.75 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00345000 | 8 | 345.0 | 106.5 - 109.6 | 100.15 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00340000 | 1 | 340.0 | 111.3 - 114.1 | 86.42 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00335000 | 4 | 335.0 | 116.2 - 119.0 | 116.2 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00330000 | 8 | 330.0 | 121.1 - 124.1 | 97.55 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00325000 | 3 | 325.0 | 126.0 - 129.1 | 124.45 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00320000 | 19 | 320.0 | 130.9 - 134.1 | 122.11 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00315000 | 4 | 315.0 | 135.9 - 138.9 | 107.27 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00310000 | 3 | 310.0 | 141.0 - 143.8 | 114.1 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00300000 | 5 | 300.0 | 150.6 - 154.3 | 150.6 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00295000 | 2 | 295.0 | 155.5 - 158.3 | 155.5 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00290000 | 1 | 290.0 | 160.9 - 163.2 | 160.9 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00285000 | 5 | 285.0 | 165.3 - 168.4 | 165.3 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00280000 | 4 | 280.0 | 170.1 - 173.2 | 142.1 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00265000 | 1 | 265.0 | 185.2 - 188.2 | 185.2 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00260000 | 8 | 260.0 | 190.1 - 193.4 | 190.1 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00255000 | 4 | 255.0 | 195.1 - 197.8 | 195.1 | In |
Call | VUG250919C00205000 | 3 | 205.0 | 245.1 - 248.2 | 218.05 | In |
Put | VUG250919P00555000 | 0 | 555.0 | 103.7 - 106.7 | 103.7 | In |
Put | VUG250919P00550000 | 0 | 550.0 | 98.3 - 101.5 | 98.3 | In |
Put | VUG250919P00545000 | 0 | 545.0 | 93.3 - 96.9 | 93.3 | In |
Put | VUG250919P00540000 | 0 | 540.0 | 88.2 - 91.3 | 88.2 | In |
Put | VUG250919P00535000 | 0 | 535.0 | 83.2 - 87.0 | 83.2 | In |
Put | VUG250919P00530000 | 0 | 530.0 | 78.2 - 81.8 | 78.2 | In |
Put | VUG250919P00525000 | 0 | 525.0 | 73.1 - 76.6 | 73.1 | In |
Put | VUG250919P00520000 | 0 | 520.0 | 68.1 - 71.8 | 68.1 | In |
Put | VUG250919P00515000 | 0 | 515.0 | 63.1 - 66.4 | 63.1 | In |
Put | VUG250919P00510000 | 0 | 510.0 | 58.3 - 61.3 | 58.3 | In |
Put | VUG250919P00455000 | 2 | 455.0 | 13.0 - 13.7 | 22.17 | In |
Put | VUG250919P00450000 | 1 | 450.0 | 10.9 - 11.9 | 10.9 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00440000 | 1 | 440.0 | 7.7 - 8.4 | 10.4 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00435000 | 1 | 435.0 | 6.5 - 7.0 | 6.4 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00430000 | 1 | 430.0 | 5.5 - 6.3 | 33.5 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00425000 | 28 | 425.0 | 4.7 - 5.5 | 4.75 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00420000 | 26 | 420.0 | 4.0 - 4.8 | 4.9 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00415000 | 26 | 415.0 | 3.4 - 4.2 | 5.2 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00410000 | 156 | 410.0 | 3.0 - 3.7 | 3.15 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00405000 | 23 | 405.0 | 2.45 - 3.2 | 14.96 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00400000 | 42 | 400.0 | 2.05 - 2.9 | 5.0 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00395000 | 33 | 395.0 | 1.75 - 2.6 | 3.05 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00390000 | 51 | 390.0 | 1.45 - 2.35 | 1.95 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00385000 | 11 | 385.0 | 1.2 - 2.1 | 2.21 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00380000 | 14 | 380.0 | 1.0 - 2.05 | 2.26 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00375000 | 18 | 375.0 | 0.85 - 1.7 | 1.5 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00370000 | 145 | 370.0 | 0.4 - 1.4 | 1.12 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00365000 | 9 | 365.0 | 0.5 - 1.55 | 1.43 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00360000 | 13 | 360.0 | 0.3 - 1.65 | 3.78 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00355000 | 19 | 355.0 | 0.25 - 2.8 | 2.95 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00350000 | 90 | 350.0 | 0.35 - 1.1 | 0.85 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00345000 | 8 | 345.0 | 0.3 - 2.65 | 5.32 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00340000 | 164 | 340.0 | 0.1 - 0.8 | 0.5 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00335000 | 22 | 335.0 | 0.0 - 1.1 | 0.43 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00330000 | 43 | 330.0 | 0.0 - 1.05 | 1.05 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00325000 | 4 | 325.0 | 0.0 - 2.4 | 2.95 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00320000 | 80 | 320.0 | 0.0 - 2.35 | 0.55 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00315000 | 5 | 315.0 | 0.1 - 0.75 | 0.6 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00310000 | 1 | 310.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 2.35 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00300000 | 30 | 300.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.33 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00290000 | 1 | 290.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00285000 | 2 | 285.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00280000 | 7 | 280.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.25 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00275000 | 2 | 275.0 | 0.05 - 0.75 | 0.03 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00270000 | 1 | 270.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00260000 | 3 | 260.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00250000 | 6 | 250.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00225000 | 12 | 225.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00220000 | 21 | 220.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Put | VUG250919P00215000 | 17 | 215.0 | 0.0 - 0.5 | 0.5 | Out |
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The market value of Vanguard Growth Index is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Vanguard that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Vanguard Growth's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Vanguard Growth'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 Vanguard Growth's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Vanguard Growth'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 Vanguard Growth's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Vanguard Growth is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Vanguard Growth'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.