FirstEnergy Stock Options

FE Stock  USD 40.12  0.37  0.91%   
FirstEnergy's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.77 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.24 over 43 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 271, with calls trading at the volume of 271. This yields a 0.26 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

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

FirstEnergy Maximum Pain Price across 2024-12-20 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 FirstEnergy 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, FirstEnergy'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 FirstEnergy

Analyzing FirstEnergy's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in FirstEnergy regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when FirstEnergy's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money FirstEnergy's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with FirstEnergy's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
FirstEnergy's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of FirstEnergy common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell FirstEnergy stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If FirstEnergy's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, FirstEnergy's Capital Stock is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Sale Purchase Of Stock is expected to grow to about 2.8 B, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 411.5 M.

FirstEnergy In The Money Call Balance

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

FirstEnergy Current Options Market Mood

FirstEnergy'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 FirstEnergy 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

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of FirstEnergy'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. FirstEnergy'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 FirstEnergy contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that FirstEnergy will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0481% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With FirstEnergy trading at USD 40.12, that is roughly USD 0.0193. If you think that the market is fully incorporating FirstEnergy's daily price movement you should consider buying FirstEnergy options at the current volatility level of 0.77%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing FirstEnergy 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" FirstEnergy calls. Remember, the seller must deliver FirstEnergy stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

FirstEnergy Option Chain

When FirstEnergy's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against FirstEnergy 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.
FirstEnergy's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on FirstEnergy. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for FirstEnergy. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a FirstEnergy 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
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 2502024-12-2012.6 - 14.411.03In
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 2822024-12-2014.0 - 18.215.57In
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 30102024-12-209.9 - 11.111.25In
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 3302024-12-207.7 - 9.28.9In
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 3502024-12-205.8 - 7.16.9In
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 3612024-12-204.1 - 5.06.3In
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 3702024-12-204.0 - 4.24.7In
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 3802024-12-202.1 - 3.04.6In
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 3912024-12-202.1 - 2.22.89In
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 402242024-12-200.45 - 0.550.6In
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 417392024-12-200.1 - 0.20.2Out
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 4212532024-12-200.05 - 0.10.1Out
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 436932024-12-200.0 - 0.10.05Out
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 442532024-12-200.0 - 0.250.04Out
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 4524182024-12-200.0 - 0.050.03Out
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 463702024-12-200.0 - 0.50.03Out
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 476062024-12-200.0 - 0.50.2Out
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 4820162024-12-200.0 - 0.750.07Out
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 4912024-12-200.0 - 0.50.2Out
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 50152024-12-200.0 - 0.50.31Out
Call
FE Option Call 20-12-2024 55192024-12-200.0 - 0.50.18Out
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 20502024-12-200.0 - 0.10.05Out
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 25242024-12-200.0 - 0.10.04Out
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 281112024-12-200.0 - 1.00.05Out
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 30742024-12-200.0 - 0.050.1Out
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 33382024-12-200.0 - 0.250.15Out
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 351212024-12-200.0 - 0.10.1Out
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 36442024-12-200.0 - 0.10.02Out
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 373142024-12-200.0 - 0.10.25Out
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 38202024-12-200.0 - 0.10.09Out
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 3942024-12-200.05 - 0.150.09Out
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 405662024-12-200.3 - 0.40.35Out
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 412752024-12-200.95 - 1.10.7In
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 422882024-12-201.9 - 2.151.05In
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 43512024-12-202.6 - 3.21.65In
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 44122024-12-203.8 - 4.03.81In
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 45502024-12-202.0 - 4.02.1In
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 4632024-12-201.8 - 5.03.2In
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 4702024-12-203.8 - 8.55.6In
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 4852024-12-203.7 - 5.94.4In
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 4932024-12-204.7 - 7.65.3In
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 5002024-12-207.9 - 9.49.23In
 Put
FE Option Put 20-12-2024 5592024-12-2016.0 - 21.017.1In

FirstEnergy Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

9.23 Billion

At present, FirstEnergy's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

FirstEnergy Corporate Directors

Julia JohnsonIndependent DirectorProfile
Christopher PappasExecutive Independent DirectorProfile
Dan DeVilleDirector AreasProfile
James OneilIndependent DirectorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.049
Dividend Share
1.67
Earnings Share
1.55
Revenue Per Share
23.076
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.069
The market value of FirstEnergy is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of FirstEnergy that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of FirstEnergy's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is FirstEnergy'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 FirstEnergy's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect FirstEnergy'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 FirstEnergy's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if FirstEnergy is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, FirstEnergy'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.