ICON PLC Stock Options
| ICLR Stock | USD 212.18 3.78 1.75% |
ICON PLC's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.48 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.25 over 38 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 56.0, with calls trading at the volume of 56.0. This yields a 0.08 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows ICON PLC'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. ICON PLC's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for ICON PLC's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on ICON PLC
Analyzing ICON PLC's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in ICON PLC regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when ICON PLC's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money ICON PLC's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with ICON PLC's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in ICON PLC. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in bureau of economic analysis.
ICON PLC In The Money Call Balance
When ICON PLC's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ICON PLC stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying ICON PLC'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 ICON PLC 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.
ICON Current Options Market Mood
ICON PLC'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 ICON 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
Unfortunately, most ICON PLC's options investors are not very successful. ICON PLC'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 ICON contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that ICON PLC will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.03% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With ICON PLC trading at USD 212.18, that is roughly USD 0.0637. If you think that the market is fully incorporating ICON PLC's daily price movement you should consider buying ICON PLC options at the current volatility level of 0.48%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing ICON PLC 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" ICON calls. Remember, the seller must deliver ICON PLC stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
ICON PLC Option Chain
When ICON PLC's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against ICON PLC 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.
ICON PLC's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on ICON. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for ICON. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a ICON PLC 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 | Expiration | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 180 | 3 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 33.38 | In |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 185 | 4 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 9.6 | In |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 190 | 143 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 23.7 | In |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 195 | 18 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 6.5 | In |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 200 | 10 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 17.25 | In |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 210 | 81 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 9.5 | In |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 220 | 707 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.7 | Out |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 230 | 237 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.3 | Out |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 240 | 85 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.6 | Out |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 250 | 40 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.19 | Out |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 260 | 29 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.15 | Out |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 270 | 47 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.08 | Out |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 280 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.6 | 0.95 | |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 290 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 1.29 | |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 300 | 6 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 1.6 | Out |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 310 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.1 | |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 320 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.15 | |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 330 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.15 | |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 340 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 1.9 | Out |
Call | ICLR Option Call 20-12-2024 360 | 1 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 1.3 | Out |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 150 | 21 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 165 | 51 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.78 | Out |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 170 | 8 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.88 | Out |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 175 | 3 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.95 | Out |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 180 | 5 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.75 | Out |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 185 | 3 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.56 | Out |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 190 | 24 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 8.3 | Out |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 195 | 8 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 10.7 | Out |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 200 | 60 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.0 | Out |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 210 | 84 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 5.3 | Out |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 220 | 47 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 10.2 | In |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 230 | 39 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 17.52 | In |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 240 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 16.0 | In |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 250 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 37.1 - 41.2 | 27.5 | In |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 260 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 43.9 - 47.6 | 35.51 | In |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 270 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 53.7 - 57.7 | 11.8 | In |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 280 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 63.2 - 68.0 | 16.4 | In |
Put | ICLR Option Put 20-12-2024 290 | 0 | 2024-12-20 | 73.1 - 77.9 | 21.5 | In |
ICON PLC Market Cap Over Time
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ICON PLC Corporate Management
| Nigel ACA | Chief Officer | Profile | |
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| Jonathan Curtain | Senior Finance | Profile | |
| Niamh Murphy | Director Communications | Profile | |
| Joe Cronin | Chief Officer | Profile |
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