2024-10-18 PUT at $45.0 Option on Webster Financial

WBS Stock  USD 47.43  0.60  1.25%   
2024-10-18 PUT at $45.0 is a PUT option contract on Webster Financial's common stock with a strick price of 45.0 expiring on 2024-10-18. The contract was last traded on 2024-09-19 at 12:30:45 for $0.8 and, as of today, has 24 days remaining before the expiration. The option is currently trading at a bid price of $0.5, and an ask price of $0.85. The implied volatility as of the 24th of September is 33.64.
  
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A put option written on Webster Financial becomes more valuable as the price of Webster Financial drops. Conversely, Webster Financial's put option loses its value as Webster Stock rises. When exercised, put options on Webster Financial produce a short position in Webster Stock. Because of this protective nature, they are typically used either for hedging purposes or to capitalize on Webster Financial's downside price movement.

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 2.1% per day over the life of the option. With Webster Financial trading at USD 47.43, that is roughly USD 1.0. 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 33.64%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Out Of The Money Put Option on Webster Financial

An 'Out of The Money' option on Webster has a strike price that Webster Stock has yet to reach, meaning the option has no intrinsic value. 'Out of The Money' options are usually less costly than 'In The Money' options, making them more desirable to traders with smaller amounts of capital. Some of the uses for Webster Financial's 'Out of The Money' options include buying the options if you expect a big move in Webster Financial's stock. Since 'Out of The Money' options have a lower up-front cost (i.e., no intrinsic value) than 'In The Money' options, buying it is a reasonable choice.
Put Contract Name2024-10-18 PUT at $45.0
Expires On2024-10-18
Days Before Expriration24
Last Traded On2024-09-19 12:30:45
Contract PeriodMONTHLY
Open Interest130
Current Trading Volume0.0
Strike Price45.0
Last Traded At0.8
Current Price Spread0.5 | 0.85
Rule 16 Daily Up or DownUSD1.0

Webster short PUT Option Greeks

Webster Financial's Option Greeks for the contract ending on 2024-10-18 at a strike price of 45.0 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-0.2568
Gamma0.0772
Theta-0.0264
Vega0.04
Rho-0.0079

Webster long PUT Option Payoff at expiration

Put options written on Webster Financial grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Webster Financial at a specified price within a specified time frame. The put buyer has a limited loss and, while not fully unlimited gains, as the price of Webster Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Webster Financial is like buying insurance aginst Webster Financial's downside shift.
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Webster short PUT Option Payoff at expiration

By selling Webster Financial's put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Webster Financial will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Webster Financial's put payoff at expiration depends on where the Webster Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 44.32 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the breakeven price, the payoff is dropping and negative (the seller makes a loss). Above the breakeven price, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff increases in proportion to Webster Financial's price. Finally, at the strike price of 45.0, the payoff chart is constant and positive.
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Webster Financial Available Put 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.
DeltaGammaOpen IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
 Put
2024-10-18 PUT at $35.0-0.03980.00991872024-10-180.05 - 0.150.15Out
 Put
2024-10-18 PUT at $45.0-0.25680.07721302024-10-180.5 - 0.850.8Out
 Put
2024-10-18 PUT at $50.0-0.83380.10081152024-10-182.5 - 3.42.75In
 Put
2024-10-18 PUT at $55.0-0.92010.03102024-10-185.4 - 10.00.0In
 Put
2024-10-18 PUT at $60.0-0.70380.021902024-10-1810.1 - 15.00.0In
 Put
2024-10-18 PUT at $65.0-0.9780.007102024-10-1815.2 - 20.00.0In
 Put
2024-10-18 PUT at $70.0-0.79770.015702024-10-1820.0 - 24.20.0In

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