Vodafone Group Stock Options Expiring on 16th of January 2026
| VOD Stock | USD 8.97 0.11 1.24% |
Vodafone Group's latest option contracts expiring on 2026-01-16 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.58 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.45 over 16 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2026-01-16. The total put volume is at 250, with calls trading at the volume of 250. This yields a 0.07 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against 2026-01-16 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Vodafone Group'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. Vodafone Group's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Vodafone Group's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Vodafone Group Maximum Pain Price across 2026-01-16 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 Vodafone Group 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, Vodafone Group's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Vodafone Group's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Vodafone Group PLC common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Vodafone stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Vodafone Group's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Vodafone Group's Common Stock Total Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Common Stock is expected to grow to about 8.8 B, whereas Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is forecasted to decline to about 131.8 B. Vodafone Group PLC In The Money Call Balance
When Vodafone Group's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vodafone Group PLC stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Vodafone Group'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 Vodafone Group 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.
Vodafone Current Options Market Mood
Vodafone Group'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 Vodafone 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 Vodafone Group'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. Vodafone Group'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 Vodafone contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Vodafone Group PLC will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0363% per day over the life of the 2026-01-16 option contract. With Vodafone Group trading at USD 8.97, that is roughly USD 0.003252. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Vodafone Group's daily price movement you should consider buying Vodafone Group PLC options at the current volatility level of 0.58%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Vodafone Group Option Chain
When Vodafone Group's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vodafone Group 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.
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Vodafone Group's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Vodafone. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Vodafone. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Vodafone Group 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 | VOD Option Call 16-01-2026 3 | 2 | 2026-01-16 | 3.5 - 8.5 | 5.6 | In |
Call | VOD Option Call 16-01-2026 5 | 16 | 2026-01-16 | 2.94 - 4.9 | 3.8 | In |
Call | VOD Option Call 16-01-2026 7 | 2626 | 2026-01-16 | 2.23 - 2.35 | 2.26 | In |
Call | VOD Option Call 16-01-2026 10 | 5543 | 2026-01-16 | 0.61 - 0.68 | 0.63 | Out |
Call | VOD Option Call 16-01-2026 12 | 5707 | 2026-01-16 | 0.2 - 0.29 | 0.24 | Out |
Call | VOD Option Call 16-01-2026 15 | 5073 | 2026-01-16 | 0.03 - 0.16 | 0.09 | Out |
Call | VOD Option Call 16-01-2026 17 | 371 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 4.15 | 0.04 | Out |
Call | VOD Option Call 16-01-2026 20 | 1157 | 2026-01-16 | 0.04 - 0.05 | 0.02 | Out |
Put | VOD Option Put 16-01-2026 3 | 21 | 2026-01-16 | 0.0 - 1.56 | 0.02 | Out |
Put | VOD Option Put 16-01-2026 5 | 498 | 2026-01-16 | 0.06 - 0.2 | 0.13 | Out |
Put | VOD Option Put 16-01-2026 7 | 4896 | 2026-01-16 | 0.24 - 0.3 | 0.35 | Out |
Put | VOD Option Put 16-01-2026 10 | 3328 | 2026-01-16 | 1.57 - 1.63 | 1.62 | In |
Put | VOD Option Put 16-01-2026 12 | 506 | 2026-01-16 | 3.05 - 3.2 | 3.15 | In |
Put | VOD Option Put 16-01-2026 15 | 5 | 2026-01-16 | 3.5 - 8.5 | 6.0 | In |
Put | VOD Option Put 16-01-2026 17 | 18 | 2026-01-16 | 5.05 - 10.0 | 9.98 | In |
Put | VOD Option Put 16-01-2026 20 | 1 | 2026-01-16 | 9.2 - 11.7 | 10.61 | In |
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Vodafone Group Corporate Directors
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Quarterly Earnings Growth 8.21 | Dividend Share 0.068 | Earnings Share 0.92 | Revenue Per Share 6.88 | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.016 |
The market value of Vodafone Group PLC is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Vodafone that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Vodafone Group's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Vodafone Group'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 Vodafone Group's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Vodafone Group'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 Vodafone Group's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Vodafone Group is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Vodafone Group'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.