Barrick Gold Stock Options Expiring on 21st of February 2025
| GOLD Stock | USD 16.39 0.21 1.30% |
Barrick Gold's latest option contracts expiring on 2025-02-21 are carrying combined implied volatility of 37.67 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.27 over 40 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2025-02-21. The current put volume is at 42.0, with calls trading at the volume of 176. This yields a 0.24 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against 2025-02-21 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Barrick Gold'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. Barrick Gold's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Barrick Gold's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Barrick Gold Maximum Pain Price across 2025-02-21 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 Barrick Gold close to expiration to expire worthless. According to most research, approximately 10% to 15% of all stock options are exercised, while about 35% expire worthlessly, with roughly 50% traded out before the expiration date. 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, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Barrick Gold's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Barrick Gold Corp common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Barrick stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Barrick Gold's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Barrick Gold's Other Stockholder Equity is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Capital Stock is expected to grow to about 30.1 B, whereas Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is forecasted to decline to about 24.1 B. Barrick Gold Corp In The Money Call Balance
When Barrick Gold's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Barrick Gold Corp stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Barrick Gold'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 Barrick Gold 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.
Barrick Current Options Market Mood
Barrick Gold'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 Barrick 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 Barrick Gold'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. Barrick Gold'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. Using current Barrick Gold's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.
Rule 16 of the current Barrick contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Barrick Gold Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 2.35% per day over the life of the 2025-02-21 option contract. With Barrick Gold trading at USD 16.39, that is roughly USD 0.39. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Barrick Gold's daily price movement you should consider buying Barrick Gold Corp options at the current volatility level of 37.67%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Barrick Gold Option Chain
When Barrick Gold's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Barrick Gold 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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Barrick Gold's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Barrick. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Barrick. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Barrick Gold 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. | Delta | Gamma | Open Int | Expiration | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $10.0 | 0.8776 | 0.0222 | 207 | 2025-02-21 | 5.95 - 7.8 | 6.7 | In |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $11.0 | 0.995 | 6.0587 | 0 | 2025-02-21 | 4.9 - 5.9 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $12.0 | 0.8315 | 0.0377 | 1 | 2025-02-21 | 4.9 - 5.0 | 5.1 | In |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $13.0 | 0.7845 | 0.0474 | 276 | 2025-02-21 | 4.1 - 4.2 | 4.8 | In |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $14.0 | 0.727 | 0.0578 | 17 | 2025-02-21 | 3.35 - 3.45 | 3.34 | In |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $15.0 | 0.6576 | 0.0654 | 351 | 2025-02-21 | 2.65 - 2.8 | 2.8 | In |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $16.0 | 0.5835 | 0.0751 | 38 | 2025-02-21 | 2.08 - 2.25 | 1.95 | In |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $17.0 | 0.5078 | 0.0767 | 661 | 2025-02-21 | 1.71 - 1.79 | 1.66 | Out |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $18.0 | 0.4326 | 0.0774 | 295 | 2025-02-21 | 1.33 - 1.41 | 1.36 | Out |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $19.0 | 0.366 | 0.0739 | 13 | 2025-02-21 | 1.04 - 1.12 | 1.16 | Out |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $20.0 | 0.3062 | 0.069 | 380 | 2025-02-21 | 0.81 - 0.89 | 0.78 | Out |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $21.0 | 0.2508 | 0.0632 | 28 | 2025-02-21 | 0.63 - 0.71 | 0.65 | Out |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $22.0 | 0.2087 | 0.0565 | 169 | 2025-02-21 | 0.5 - 0.57 | 0.52 | Out |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $23.0 | 0.1742 | 0.0499 | 33 | 2025-02-21 | 0.41 - 0.43 | 0.54 | Out |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $25.0 | 0.1167 | 0.0378 | 207 | 2025-02-21 | 0.23 - 0.3 | 0.26 | Out |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $27.0 | 0.0867 | 0.0292 | 1114 | 2025-02-21 | 0.17 - 0.21 | 0.19 | Out |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $30.0 | 0.0511 | 0.019 | 71 | 2025-02-21 | 0.07 - 0.14 | 0.13 | Out |
Call | 2025-02-21 CALL at $35.0 | 0.2269 | 0.026 | 101 | 2025-02-21 | 0.04 - 2.2 | 0.07 | Out |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $11.0 | -0.0578 | 0.0246 | 25 | 2025-02-21 | 0.11 - 0.15 | 0.14 | Out |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $12.0 | -0.096 | 0.0376 | 73 | 2025-02-21 | 0.21 - 0.26 | 0.23 | Out |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $13.0 | -0.1487 | 0.053 | 548 | 2025-02-21 | 0.36 - 0.4 | 0.4 | Out |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $14.0 | -0.2166 | 0.0699 | 772 | 2025-02-21 | 0.57 - 1.55 | 0.59 | Out |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $15.0 | -0.3035 | 0.0835 | 452 | 2025-02-21 | 0.9 - 0.96 | 0.85 | Out |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $16.0 | -0.3972 | 0.092 | 225 | 2025-02-21 | 1.32 - 1.43 | 1.31 | Out |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $17.0 | -0.4891 | 0.0928 | 171 | 2025-02-21 | 1.83 - 2.08 | 1.81 | In |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $18.0 | -0.5886 | 0.096 | 21 | 2025-02-21 | 2.46 - 2.53 | 2.6 | In |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $19.0 | -0.6766 | 0.0894 | 8 | 2025-02-21 | 3.15 - 3.25 | 3.25 | In |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $20.0 | -0.6888 | 0.0716 | 481 | 2025-02-21 | 3.9 - 4.65 | 4.1 | In |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $21.0 | -0.8274 | 0.0656 | 911 | 2025-02-21 | 4.75 - 4.85 | 4.65 | In |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $22.0 | -0.8855 | 0.0492 | 1562 | 2025-02-21 | 5.65 - 5.75 | 4.95 | In |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $23.0 | -0.9408 | 0.0302 | 0 | 2025-02-21 | 6.55 - 6.7 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $25.0 | -0.8799 | 0.036 | 22 | 2025-02-21 | 7.55 - 8.75 | 7.7 | In |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $27.0 | -0.8499 | 0.0341 | 0 | 2025-02-21 | 9.6 - 10.85 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $30.0 | -0.8613 | 0.0279 | 0 | 2025-02-21 | 13.05 - 14.65 | 12.2 | In |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $32.0 | -0.892 | 0.0231 | 0 | 2025-02-21 | 14.55 - 15.75 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2025-02-21 PUT at $37.0 | -0.9207 | 0.0159 | 0 | 2025-02-21 | 19.55 - 20.7 | 0.0 | In |
Barrick Gold Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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Barrick Gold Market Cap Over Time
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Barrick Total Stockholder Equity
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Barrick Gold Corporate Directors
| Loreto Silva | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Gustavo Cisneros | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Brian Greenspun | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Andrew Quinn | Independent Non-Executive Director | Profile |
Additional Information and Resources on Investing in Barrick Stock
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Is Metals & Mining space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Barrick Gold. If investors know Barrick will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Barrick Gold listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth 1.457 | Dividend Share 0.4 | Earnings Share 0.82 | Revenue Per Share 6.552 | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.039 |
The market value of Barrick Gold Corp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Barrick that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Barrick Gold's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Barrick Gold'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 Barrick Gold's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Barrick Gold'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 Barrick Gold's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Barrick Gold is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Barrick Gold'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.