Nabors Industries Stock Options

NBR Stock  USD 68.18  0.41  0.60%   
Nabors Industries' latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.2 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.39 over 55 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 364, with calls trading at the volume of 364. This yields a 0.43 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

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

Nabors Industries Maximum Pain Price across 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Nabors Industries' market makers reach a net positive position across all Nabors Industries' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Nabors Industries' 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 Nabors Industries

Analyzing Nabors Industries' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Nabors Industries regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Nabors Industries' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Nabors Industries' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Nabors Industries' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
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Nabors Industries In The Money Call Balance

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

Nabors Current Options Market Mood

Nabors Industries' 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 Nabors 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 Nabors Industries' options investors are not very successful. Nabors Industries' 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 Nabors contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Nabors Industries will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.075% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With Nabors Industries trading at USD 68.18, that is roughly USD 0.0511. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Nabors Industries' daily price movement you should consider buying Nabors Industries options at the current volatility level of 1.2%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Nabors Industries 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" Nabors calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Nabors Industries stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Nabors Industries Option Chain

When Nabors Industries' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Nabors Industries 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.
Nabors Industries' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Nabors. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Nabors. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Nabors Industries 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
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 5062024-12-2031.0 - 35.527.3In
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 5502024-12-2019.3 - 22.320.72In
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 6022024-12-2025.1 - 29.536.75In
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 6502024-12-200.0 - 0.04.0In
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 7002024-12-200.0 - 0.02.15Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 7502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.5Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 8002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.2Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 8502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.19Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 9002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.15Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 9502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.4Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 10002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.43Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 10502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.25Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 11002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.95Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 11582024-12-200.0 - 0.350.52Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 12002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.14Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 12562024-12-2033.6 - 37.321.5Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 130182024-12-201.35 - 3.52.0Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 1358592024-12-200.15 - 2.51.2Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 140902024-12-200.15 - 2.86.8Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 145142024-12-200.65 - 1.23.5Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 1501542024-12-200.0 - 0.050.19Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 15532024-12-200.0 - 0.01.7Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 160382024-12-200.0 - 0.02.0Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 16512024-12-200.15 - 2.352.0Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 170322024-12-200.15 - 2.01.0Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 17542024-12-200.0 - 0.01.3Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 180162024-12-200.0 - 0.050.05Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 18582024-12-200.0 - 4.81.45Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 190102024-12-200.0 - 2.30.46Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 195222024-12-200.0 - 0.01.2Out
Call
NBR Option Call 20-12-2024 20002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 35112024-12-200.0 - 0.01.15Out
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 4002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 4502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.29Out
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 5002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 5502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.05Out
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 6002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.27Out
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 6502024-12-200.0 - 0.01.1Out
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 7002024-12-200.0 - 0.03.6In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 7502024-12-200.0 - 0.06.44In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 8002024-12-200.0 - 0.08.2In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 8502024-12-200.0 - 0.018.39In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 904262024-12-2010.8 - 11.419.6In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 9502024-12-200.0 - 0.021.6In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 10002024-12-200.0 - 0.032.1In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 10552024-12-2028.6 - 30.817.7In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 11002024-12-200.0 - 0.042.3In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 11502024-12-200.0 - 0.041.32In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 12002024-12-200.0 - 0.053.22In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 12502024-12-200.0 - 0.057.1In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 130502024-12-2052.5 - 57.135.0In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 13502024-12-200.0 - 0.061.27In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 14002024-12-200.0 - 0.066.29In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 14502024-12-2048.6 - 51.747.3In
 Put
NBR Option Put 20-12-2024 18072024-12-2077.7 - 81.378.0In

Nabors Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

310.28 Million

At this time, Nabors Industries' Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year.

Nabors Industries Corporate Directors

John KottsIndependent DirectorProfile
Tanya BederIndependent DirectorProfile
Anthony ChaseIndependent DirectorProfile
John YearwoodLead Independent DirectorProfile

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