Caterpillar Stock Options Expiring on 27th of December

CAT Stock  USD 402.51  3.60  0.89%   
Caterpillar's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-27 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.04 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.0 over 38 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-27. The total put volume is at 261, with calls trading at the volume of 261. This yields a 1.38 put-to-call volume ratio.
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Caterpillar In The Money Call Balance

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

Caterpillar Current Options Market Mood

Caterpillar'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 Caterpillar 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 Volume

Unfortunately, most Caterpillar's options investors are not very successful. Caterpillar'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 Caterpillar contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Caterpillar will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.002544% per day over the life of the 2024-12-27 option contract. With Caterpillar trading at USD 402.51, that is roughly USD 0.0102. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Caterpillar's daily price movement you should consider buying Caterpillar options at the current volatility level of 0.0407%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

Caterpillar Option Chain

When Caterpillar's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Caterpillar 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.
Caterpillar's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Caterpillar. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Caterpillar. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Caterpillar 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 IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 35002024-12-270.0 - 0.057.75In
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 36002024-12-270.0 - 0.057.9In
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 36502024-12-270.0 - 0.039.7In
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 37002024-12-270.0 - 0.039.8In
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 37502024-12-270.0 - 0.033.15In
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 38002024-12-270.0 - 0.029.45In
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 38502024-12-270.0 - 0.021.51In
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 39002024-12-270.0 - 0.017.55In
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 39502024-12-270.0 - 0.014.6In
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 40002024-12-270.0 - 0.011.0In
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 40502024-12-270.0 - 0.08.42Out
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 41002024-12-270.0 - 0.06.45Out
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 41502024-12-270.0 - 0.04.15Out
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 42002024-12-270.0 - 0.03.15Out
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 42502024-12-270.0 - 0.02.1Out
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 43002024-12-270.0 - 0.01.35Out
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 43502024-12-270.0 - 0.02.6Out
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 44002024-12-270.0 - 0.01.01Out
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 44502024-12-270.0 - 0.00.58Out
Call
CAT Option Call 27-12-2024 49002024-12-270.0 - 0.00.48Out
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 25002024-12-270.0 - 0.00.45Out
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 34502024-12-270.0 - 0.00.41Out
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 35002024-12-270.0 - 0.00.57Out
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 35502024-12-270.0 - 0.00.39Out
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 36002024-12-270.0 - 0.00.79Out
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 36502024-12-270.0 - 0.00.83Out
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 37002024-12-270.0 - 0.00.93Out
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 37502024-12-270.0 - 0.01.49Out
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 38002024-12-270.0 - 0.01.73Out
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 38502024-12-270.0 - 0.02.65Out
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 39002024-12-270.0 - 0.03.68Out
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 39502024-12-270.0 - 0.05.23Out
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 40002024-12-270.0 - 0.06.5Out
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 40502024-12-270.0 - 0.09.15In
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 41002024-12-270.0 - 0.011.32In
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 41502024-12-270.0 - 0.011.01In
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 42002024-12-270.0 - 0.019.19In
 Put
CAT Option Put 27-12-2024 43002024-12-270.0 - 0.036.8In

Caterpillar Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

20.47 Billion

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

Caterpillar Corporate Directors

Edward RustIndependent DirectorProfile
Debra ReedKlagesIndependent DirectorProfile
Juan GallardoIndependent DirectorProfile
Rayford WilkinsIndependent DirectorProfile

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