Vistra Energy Stock Options
| VST Stock | USD 141.52 6.79 4.58% |
Vistra Energy's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-13 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.48 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.4 over 114 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2024-12-13. The total put volume is at 3.1 K, with calls trading at the volume of 3.1 K. This yields a 0.74 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against 2024-12-13 Option Contracts
Vistra Energy 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 Vistra Energy's lending market. For example, when Vistra Energy'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 Vistra Energy, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Vistra Energy stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows Vistra Energy'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. Vistra Energy's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Vistra Energy's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Vistra Energy
Analyzing Vistra Energy's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Vistra Energy regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Vistra Energy's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Vistra Energy's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Vistra Energy's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
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Vistra Energy Corp In The Money Call Balance
When Vistra Energy's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vistra Energy Corp stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Vistra Energy'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 Vistra Energy Corp 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.
Vistra Current Options Market Mood
Vistra Energy'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 Vistra 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 Vistra Energy'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. Vistra Energy'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 Vistra contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Vistra Energy Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.03% per day over the life of the 2024-12-13 option contract. With Vistra Energy trading at USD 141.52, that is roughly USD 0.0425. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Vistra Energy's daily price movement you should consider buying Vistra Energy Corp 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 Vistra Energy 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" Vistra calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Vistra Energy Corp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Vistra Energy Option Chain
When Vistra Energy's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vistra Energy Corp 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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Vistra Energy's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Vistra. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Vistra. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Vistra Energy 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 | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 90 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 69.8 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 100 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 59.46 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 105 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 36.2 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 110 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 31.22 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 112 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 51.55 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 115 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 29.0 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 116 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 41.95 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 117 | 1 | 2024-12-13 | 41.6 - 44.1 | 26.5 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 120 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 19.84 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 121 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 41.2 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 122 | 1 | 2024-12-13 | 36.2 - 40.0 | 10.0 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 123 | 1 | 2024-12-13 | 36.4 - 39.2 | 9.5 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 124 | 6 | 2024-12-13 | 35.1 - 37.5 | 14.57 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 125 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 26.72 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 126 | 1 | 2024-12-13 | 33.2 - 35.3 | 8.1 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 127 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 15.6 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 128 | 10 | 2024-12-13 | 13.2 - 14.1 | 15.95 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 129 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 13.6 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 130 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 12.7 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 131 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 28.8 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 132 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 14.6 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 133 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 9.1 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 134 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 8.22 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 135 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 9.75 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 136 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 6.95 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 137 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 21.8 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 138 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 5.06 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 139 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 4.03 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 140 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 4.22 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 141 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.59 | In |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 142 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.3 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 143 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.7 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 144 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.2 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 145 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.6 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 146 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.8 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 147 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.46 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 148 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.2 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 149 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.79 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 150 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.77 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 152 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.5 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 155 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.35 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 157 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.25 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 160 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.12 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 162 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.1 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 165 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.1 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 167 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.15 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 170 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.1 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 172 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.03 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 175 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.04 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 177 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.15 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 180 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.12 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 182 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.3 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 185 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 190 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 195 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 200 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.16 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 205 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.4 | |
Call | VST Option Call 13-12-2024 210 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.18 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 75 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 85 | 6 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.7 | Out |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 90 | 22 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.35 | 0.95 | Out |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 95 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.18 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 105 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.3 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 110 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.03 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 112 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.35 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 113 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.1 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 114 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 115 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.11 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 116 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.17 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 117 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.05 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 118 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.09 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 119 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.25 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 120 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.1 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 121 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.6 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 122 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.1 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 123 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.18 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 124 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.14 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 125 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.13 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 126 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.09 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 127 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.25 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 128 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.32 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 129 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.45 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 130 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.47 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 131 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.52 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 132 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.95 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 133 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.0 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 134 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.03 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 135 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.2 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 136 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.6 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 137 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1.75 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 138 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.11 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 139 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.35 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 140 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2.8 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 141 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3.85 | |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 142 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 4.75 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 143 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 4.7 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 144 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 4.88 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 145 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 6.1 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 146 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 6.2 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 147 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 6.96 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 148 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 8.0 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 149 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 9.74 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 150 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 10.57 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 152 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 11.95 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 155 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 15.0 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 157 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 17.8 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 160 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 20.05 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 162 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 21.19 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 165 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 24.52 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 167 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 14.29 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 170 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 13.1 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 175 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 22.0 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 177 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 16.7 | In |
Put | VST Option Put 13-12-2024 180 | 0 | 2024-12-13 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 32.55 | In |
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Vistra Energy Corporate Directors
| Gavin Baiera | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Hilary Ackermann | Independent Director | Profile | |
| John Sult | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Jeff Hunter | Independent Director | Profile |
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