TRGP241220P00095000 Option on Targa Resources

TRGP Stock  USD 204.30  2.91  1.44%   
Targa Resources' latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.42 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 2.18 over 58 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 253, with calls trading at the volume of 253. This yields a 0.87 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

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

Targa Resources Maximum Pain Price across 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Targa Resources' market makers reach a net positive position across all Targa Resources' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Targa Resources' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Targa Resources' option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Targa Resources' stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Targa Resources' 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 Targa option contract.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Targa Resources

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

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

Targa Current Options Market Mood

Targa Resources' 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 Targa 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 Targa Resources' options investors are not very successful. Targa Resources' 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 Targa contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Targa Resources will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0263% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With Targa Resources trading at USD 204.3, that is roughly USD 0.0536. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Targa Resources' daily price movement you should consider buying Targa Resources options at the current volatility level of 0.42%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Targa Resources 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" Targa calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Targa Resources stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Targa Resources Option Chain

When Targa Resources' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Targa Resources 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.
Targa Resources' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Targa. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Targa. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Targa Resources 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
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 6002024-12-2069.9 - 73.368.7In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 8512024-12-20109.2 - 113.678.87In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 8752024-12-2028.2 - 30.519.4In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 9012024-12-2028.7 - 32.425.9In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 9202024-12-200.0 - 0.073.75In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 9512024-12-2011.8 - 12.25.2In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 10052024-12-2035.6 - 39.336.42In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 10502024-12-200.0 - 0.098.4In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 11002024-12-200.0 - 0.091.0In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 11502024-12-200.0 - 0.085.7In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 12002024-12-200.0 - 0.050.0In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 125402024-12-2063.5 - 67.642.94In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 1302582024-12-2070.4 - 74.533.2In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 13502024-12-200.0 - 0.038.25In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 140352024-12-2054.6 - 59.026.82In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 14502024-12-200.0 - 0.062.86In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 15002024-12-200.0 - 0.057.6In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 15502024-12-200.0 - 0.047.46In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 16002024-12-200.0 - 0.033.5In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 16502024-12-200.0 - 0.035.5In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 17002024-12-200.0 - 0.032.64In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 17502024-12-200.0 - 0.029.2In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 18002024-12-200.0 - 0.023.2In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 18502024-12-200.0 - 0.019.8In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 19002024-12-200.0 - 0.014.6In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 19502024-12-200.0 - 0.09.8In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 20002024-12-200.0 - 0.07.2In
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 21002024-12-200.0 - 0.02.6Out
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 22002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.85Out
Call
TRGP Option Call 20-12-2024 23002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.3Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 6012024-12-200.0 - 0.01.05Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 7762024-12-201.1 - 1.22.3Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 8552024-12-201.9 - 2.13.9Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 9022024-12-201.3 - 1.652.0Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 92472024-12-202.15 - 2.52.2Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 95162024-12-201.65 - 1.852.9Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 10002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.23Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 105412024-12-200.65 - 2.151.87Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 1102242024-12-201.1 - 1.62.8Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 1151342024-12-200.0 - 2.350.45Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 120932024-12-200.0 - 2.450.65Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 12502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.15Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 130102024-12-200.0 - 0.852.32Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 1351262024-12-200.4 - 0.953.35Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 140492024-12-200.0 - 2.551.4Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 14502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.18Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 15002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.2Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 15502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.06Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 16002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.09Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 16502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.92Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 17002024-12-200.0 - 0.01.78Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 17502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.2Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 18002024-12-200.0 - 0.00.7Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 18502024-12-200.0 - 0.00.8Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 19002024-12-200.0 - 0.01.3Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 19502024-12-200.0 - 0.02.5Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 20002024-12-200.0 - 0.03.8Out
 Put
TRGP Option Put 20-12-2024 21002024-12-200.0 - 0.010.0In

Targa Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

2.54 Billion

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

Targa Resources Corporate Directors

Ershel ReddIndependent DirectorProfile
Robert EvansIndependent DirectorProfile
Waters DavisIndependent DirectorProfile
Charles CrispIndependent DirectorProfile

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