2024-10-18 CALL at $30.0 Option on Webster Financial
WBS Stock | USD 47.43 0.60 1.25% |
2024-10-18 CALL at $30.0 is a CALL option contract on Webster Financial's common stock with a strick price of 30.0 expiring on 2024-10-18. The contract was not traded in recent days and, as of today, has 24 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at a bid price of $15.0, and an ask price of $19.8. The implied volatility as of the 24th of September is 213.31.
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Call options on Webster Financial give the investor right to buy Webster Stock at a specified price within a specific period. The strike price represents the predetermined price at which a call buyer can buy Webster Stock. Call options may be purchased for speculation or sold for income purposes, or simply combined for various spread or combination strategies. If Webster Financial's price is above the strike price at expiry, the profit is the current Webster Financial's stock price, minus the strike price and the premium.
Rule 16 of 2024-10-18 Option Contract
The options market is anticipating that Webster Financial will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 13.33% per day over the life of the option. With Webster Financial trading at USD 47.43, that is roughly USD 6.32. If you think that the market is fully understating Webster Financial's daily price movement you should consider buying Webster Financial options at that current volatility level of 213.31%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
In The Money Call Option on Webster Financial
An 'In The Money' option is one with a strike price that the current stock price has already surpassed. Some options investors can hedge their Webster Financial positions using in-the-money options. They may also want to buy options with some intrinsic value, not just time value. However, because in-the-money options on Webster Stock have intrinsic value and are priced higher than out-of-the-money options in the same chain, their volatilities are relatively smaller.
Call Contract Name | 2024-10-18 CALL at $30.0 |
Expires On | 2024-10-18 |
Days Before Expriration | 24 |
Last Traded On | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Contract Period | MONTHLY |
Open Interest | 0 |
Current Trading Volume | 0.0 |
Strike Price | 30.0 |
Last Traded At | 0.0 |
Current Price Spread | 15.0 | 19.8 |
Rule 16 Daily Up or Down | USD6.32 |
Webster short CALL Option Greeks
Webster Financial's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2024-10-18 at a strike price of 30.0 measures the various factors that affect its cost and calculated using a theoretical options pricing model. It helps investors make more informed decisions about whether to trade this option contract or when to trade it. In addition to Webster Financial's option greeks, its implied volatility helps estimate the risk of Webster Financial stock implied by the prices of the options on Webster Financial's stock.
Delta | 0.8633 | |
Gamma | 0.0082 | |
Theta | -0.1144 | |
Vega | 0.0269 | |
Rho | 0.0122 |
Webster long CALL Option Payoff at expiration
Buying Webster Financial's call option is the simplest of option trades. A call option on Webster Stock gives investors the right (but not the obligation) to purchase Webster Financial at the given strike price. Therefore Webster Financial's call intrinsic value or payoff at expiration depends on where the Webster Stock price is relative to the call option strike price. The strike price of 30.0 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the strike, the payoff chart is constant and negative (the trade is a loss). Above the strike, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff rises in proportion with Webster Financial's price. Finally, at the break-even point of 49.8, the line crosses zero, and trading Webster becomes profitable.
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Webster short CALL Option Payoff at expiration
By selling Webster Financial's call option, the investors signals his or her bearish sentiment. A short position in a call option written on Webster Financial will generally make money when the underlying price goes down. Therefore Webster Financial's call intrinsic value or payoff at expiration depends on where the Webster Stock price is relative to the call option strike price. The strike price of 30.0 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the strike, the payoff chart is constant and positive (the seller makes a profit). Above the strike, the payoff line is downward sloping as the option payoff drops in proportion to Webster Financial's price. Finally, at the break-even point of 49.8, the line crosses zero, and trading Webster becomes disadvantageous with no downside limits.
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Webster Financial Available Call Options
Webster Financial's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Webster. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Webster. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Webster Financial 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.
Delta | Gamma | Open Int | Expiration | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | 2024-10-18 CALL at $22.5 | 0.9732 | 0.0029 | 0 | 2024-10-18 | 22.8 - 27.5 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-10-18 CALL at $25.0 | 0.9854 | 0.0024 | 0 | 2024-10-18 | 20.1 - 24.9 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-10-18 CALL at $30.0 | 0.8633 | 0.0082 | 0 | 2024-10-18 | 15.0 - 19.8 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-10-18 CALL at $35.0 | 0.9565 | 0.0101 | 0 | 2024-10-18 | 10.2 - 15.0 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-10-18 CALL at $40.0 | 0.915 | 0.0248 | 15 | 2024-10-18 | 5.5 - 9.9 | 3.7 | In |
Call | 2024-10-18 CALL at $45.0 | 0.7313 | 0.0742 | 398 | 2024-10-18 | 2.95 - 3.5 | 1.65 | In |
Call | 2024-10-18 CALL at $50.0 | 0.2504 | 0.0917 | 97 | 2024-10-18 | 0.05 - 0.75 | 0.5 | Out |
Call | 2024-10-18 CALL at $55.0 | 0.0839 | 0.0316 | 170 | 2024-10-18 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 0.18 | Out |
Webster Financial Corporate Directors
Mark Pettie | Independent Director | Profile | |
Emlen CFA | Director Relations | Profile | |
Laurence Morse | Independent Director | Profile | |
William Whiston | Independent Director | Profile |
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