PMT241220P00020000 Option on PennyMac Mortgage

PMT Stock  USD 13.59  0.03  0.22%   
PennyMac Mortgage's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 2.04 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.51 over 17 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 85.0, with calls trading at the volume of 85.0. This yields a 1.77 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

PennyMac Mortgage option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in PennyMac Mortgage's lending market. For example, when PennyMac Mortgage's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on PennyMac Mortgage, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting PennyMac Mortgage stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows PennyMac Mortgage'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. PennyMac Mortgage's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for PennyMac Mortgage's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
PennyMac Mortgage's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on PennyMac Mortgage's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of PennyMac Mortgage's stock options below provides a detailed picture of the payoff. Comparing vital and dynamic information of various option contracts across diverse expiration periods will help you make an educated decision on your market timing strategies around investing in a given PennyMac option contract.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on PennyMac Mortgage

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

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

PennyMac Current Options Market Mood

PennyMac Mortgage'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 PennyMac 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 PennyMac Mortgage'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. PennyMac Mortgage'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 PennyMac contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that PennyMac Mortgage Investment will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.13% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With PennyMac Mortgage trading at USD 13.59, that is roughly USD 0.0173. If you think that the market is fully incorporating PennyMac Mortgage's daily price movement you should consider buying PennyMac Mortgage Investment options at the current volatility level of 2.04%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing PennyMac Mortgage 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" PennyMac calls. Remember, the seller must deliver PennyMac Mortgage Investment stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

PennyMac Mortgage Option Chain

When PennyMac Mortgage's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against PennyMac Mortgage Investment 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.
PennyMac Mortgage's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on PennyMac. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for PennyMac. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a PennyMac Mortgage 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
PMT Option Call 20-12-2024 222024-12-2010.1 - 12.511.92In
Call
PMT Option Call 20-12-2024 7262024-12-206.0 - 6.35.7In
Call
PMT Option Call 20-12-2024 10142024-12-203.5 - 3.83.7In
Call
PMT Option Call 20-12-2024 12752024-12-201.0 - 1.20.75In
Call
PMT Option Call 20-12-2024 1535002024-12-200.0 - 0.050.03Out
Call
PMT Option Call 20-12-2024 173472024-12-200.0 - 0.050.03Out
Call
PMT Option Call 20-12-2024 20782024-12-200.0 - 0.050.05Out
Call
PMT Option Call 20-12-2024 3002024-12-200.0 - 0.750.05Out
 Put
PMT Option Put 20-12-2024 21012024-12-200.0 - 3.10.03Out
 Put
PMT Option Put 20-12-2024 53132024-12-200.0 - 0.050.04Out
 Put
PMT Option Put 20-12-2024 73002024-12-200.0 - 0.750.1Out
 Put
PMT Option Put 20-12-2024 101642024-12-200.0 - 0.60.11Out
 Put
PMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1211552024-12-200.0 - 0.10.03Out
 Put
PMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1592024-12-201.4 - 1.51.56In
 Put
PMT Option Put 20-12-2024 1702024-12-203.9 - 4.23.5In
 Put
PMT Option Put 20-12-2024 2052024-12-206.4 - 7.06.8In
 Put
PMT Option Put 20-12-2024 2212024-12-208.7 - 9.79.31In

PennyMac Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.64 Billion

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

PennyMac Mortgage Corporate Directors

Daniel PerottiChief Financial Officer, Senior Managing DirectorProfile
Andrew ChangChief Financial Officer, Senior Managing DirectorProfile
Anne McCallionSenior Managing Director, Chief Enterprise Operations OfficerProfile
Derek StarkSenior Managing Director, Chief Legal Officer, Company SecretaryProfile

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