BAC221007P00042000 Option on Bank of America

BAC Stock  USD 35.95  0.16  0.45%   
Bank of America's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Bank of America's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Bank of America'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 Bank option contract.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Bank of America

Analyzing Bank of America's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Bank of America regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Bank of America's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Bank of America's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Bank of America's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Bank of America's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-04-19 are carrying combined implied volatility of 55.58 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.03 over 90 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2024-04-19. The current put volume is at 80258, with calls trading at the volume of 77774. This yields a 1.03 put-to-call volume ratio. The Bank of America option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Bank of America option contracts. It shows all of Bank of America's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Open Interest Against 2024-04-19 Option Contracts

Bank of America 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 Bank of America's lending market. For example, when Bank of America'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 Bank of America, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Bank of America stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Bank of America'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. Bank of America's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Bank of America's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Bank of America Maximum Pain Price across 2024-04-19 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 Bank of America 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.
Bank of America's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Bank of America common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Bank stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Bank of America's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
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Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Bank of America lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Bank of America's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Bank of America contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Bank Stock moves the wrong way.
At present, Bank of America's Common Stock is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Preferred Stock And Other Adjustments is expected to grow to about 1.6 B, whereas Total Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to about 166.8 B.

Bank of America In The Money Call Balance

When Bank of America's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Bank of America stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Bank of America'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 Bank of America 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.

Bank Current Options Market Mood

Bank of America'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 Bank 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 Bank of America'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. Bank of America'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 Bank of America'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 Bank contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Bank of America will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 3.47% per day over the life of the 2024-04-19 option contract. With Bank of America trading at USD 35.95, that is roughly USD 1.25. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Bank of America's daily price movement you should consider buying Bank of America options at the current volatility level of 55.58%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Bank of America 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" Bank calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Bank of America stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Bank of America Option Chain

When Bank of America's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Bank of America 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.
Bank of America's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Bank. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Bank. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Bank of America 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.
DeltaGammaOpen IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $13.00.99529.0E-462024-04-1921.15 - 24.824.35In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $14.00.97930.002602024-04-1921.5 - 22.750.0In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $15.00.980.0028272024-04-1920.1 - 22.122.54In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $16.00.93350.005102024-04-1918.95 - 20.9511.8In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $17.00.98590.0027202024-04-1917.0 - 21.0518.75In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $18.00.94710.005902024-04-1917.45 - 18.4516.3In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $19.00.98380.003502024-04-1916.25 - 17.815.35In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $20.00.96550.0059922024-04-1914.95 - 18.2516.15In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $21.00.9520.007602024-04-1914.1 - 15.2511.0In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $22.00.97530.006962024-04-1912.0 - 16.113.0In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $23.00.96460.008112024-04-1911.5 - 14.714.6In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $24.00.97660.0071722024-04-1911.9 - 12.1513.3In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $25.00.94970.01210022024-04-1910.3 - 11.1510.88In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $26.00.97970.008211252024-04-199.9 - 10.111.9In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $27.00.98750.006713102024-04-198.9 - 9.059.22In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $28.00.96810.014124202024-04-196.9 - 8.058.02In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $29.00.87570.027922412024-04-196.85 - 7.456.87In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $30.00.96890.019536442024-04-195.9 - 6.15.85In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $30.50.92690.032692024-04-195.35 - 5.65.39In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $31.00.92170.037356972024-04-194.9 - 5.14.95In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $31.50.97870.021382024-04-194.35 - 4.64.73In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $32.00.99310.0109169272024-04-193.9 - 4.353.96In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $32.50.89980.059952024-04-192.88 - 3.64.58In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $33.00.90860.0691134152024-04-192.99 - 3.13.06In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $33.50.8970.087422024-04-192.5 - 2.622.4In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $34.00.84790.1168221652024-04-191.94 - 2.212.12In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $34.50.79390.15212172024-04-191.59 - 1.861.68In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $35.00.71010.1863386912024-04-191.24 - 1.331.3In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $35.50.60870.208910132024-04-190.96 - 0.980.98In
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $36.00.50040.2239416152024-04-190.67 - 0.690.69Out
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $36.50.38940.217671732024-04-190.45 - 0.470.47Out
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $37.00.28480.1958293082024-04-190.29 - 0.30.3Out
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $37.50.19460.161376792024-04-190.17 - 0.180.18Out
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $38.00.12290.1212194852024-04-190.09 - 0.10.1Out
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $38.50.06040.076745472024-04-190.04 - 0.050.04Out
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $39.00.04410.0552272862024-04-190.02 - 0.030.03Out
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $39.50.02970.038133302024-04-190.01 - 0.020.02Out
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $40.00.01610.0227123902024-04-190.0 - 0.010.01Out
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $40.50.01480.019313102024-04-190.0 - 0.010.01Out
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $41.00.01370.016632372024-04-190.0 - 0.010.01Out
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $41.50.01280.014515942024-04-190.0 - 0.010.01Out
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $43.00.01090.010436532024-04-190.0 - 0.010.01Out
Call
2024-04-19 CALL at $45.00.00910.00733712024-04-190.0 - 0.010.01Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $13.0-0.00225.0E-419242024-04-190.0 - 0.010.01Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $24.0-0.00510.002581162024-04-190.0 - 0.010.01Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $25.0-0.00560.00344632024-04-190.0 - 0.010.01Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $29.0-0.00880.007186142024-04-190.0 - 0.010.01Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $30.0-0.01010.0094177422024-04-190.0 - 0.010.01Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $30.5-0.01090.010917682024-04-190.0 - 0.020.01Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $31.0-0.01180.012993132024-04-190.01 - 0.020.01Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $31.5-0.02190.02182182024-04-190.01 - 0.020.02Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $32.0-0.03240.0314192012024-04-190.02 - 0.030.03Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $32.5-0.0440.04292242024-04-190.03 - 0.040.04Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $33.0-0.05740.0578180272024-04-190.04 - 0.050.05Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $33.5-0.08120.08121572024-04-190.07 - 0.080.07Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $34.0-0.12290.1148240982024-04-190.11 - 0.120.11Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $34.5-0.20070.153555502024-04-190.2 - 0.210.21Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $35.0-0.28340.1914173502024-04-190.31 - 0.320.32Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $35.5-0.38710.218556322024-04-190.47 - 0.490.49Out
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $36.0-0.50070.2349208272024-04-190.69 - 0.720.7In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $36.5-0.61730.227756892024-04-190.97 - 1.00.98In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $37.0-0.73210.2055101432024-04-191.26 - 1.351.3In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $37.5-0.81890.162949942024-04-191.17 - 1.781.7In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $38.0-0.87310.122115672024-04-191.99 - 2.332.15In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $38.5-0.82290.10172532024-04-192.34 - 2.82.78In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $39.0-0.68920.068411742024-04-193.0 - 4.03.03In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $39.5-0.66110.0552512024-04-192.33 - 4.93.3In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $40.0-0.91330.05782812024-04-192.89 - 4.154.15In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $40.5-0.94770.041502024-04-194.4 - 4.63.3In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $41.0-0.92360.044902024-04-194.95 - 5.354.9In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $41.5-0.92760.040302024-04-195.4 - 5.654.85In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $42.0-0.95610.029262024-04-195.9 - 6.14.15In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $43.0-0.94770.027902024-04-196.9 - 7.355.5In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $44.0-0.94140.026302024-04-197.9 - 8.150.0In
 Put
2024-04-19 PUT at $45.0-0.96550.017812024-04-198.9 - 9.18.21In

Bank of America Total Stockholder Equity Over Time

The total equity held by shareholders, calculated as the difference between a company's total assets and total liabilities. It represents the net value of the company owned by shareholders.
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Bank of America Common Stock Shares Outstanding Over Time

The total number of shares of a company's common stock that are currently owned by all its shareholders.
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Bank Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

166.82 Billion

At present, Bank of America's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

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Bank of America Corporate Directors

Bank of America corporate directors refer to members of a Bank of America board of directors. The board of directors generally takes responsibility for the Bank of America's affairs and long-term direction of the entity. A corporate director does not make decisions for the corporation on his own. As a member of the board of directors, she or he must function as a part of a group that makes decisions on behalf of the business only by the board of directors' meetings. To pass a resolution, a majority of Bank of America's board members must vote for the resolution. The Bank of America board of directors' duties also include the election, removal, and supervision of officers, including the adoption, amendment, and repeal of bylaws.
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The danger of trading Bank of America is mainly related to its market volatility and Company specific events. As an investor, you must understand the concept of risk-adjusted return before you start trading. The most common way to measure the risk of Bank of America is by using the Sharpe ratio. The ratio expresses how much excess return you acquire for the extra volatility you endure for holding a more risker asset than Bank of America. The Sharpe ratio is calculated by using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. To understand how volatile Bank of America is, you must compare it to a benchmark. Traditionally, the risk-free rate of return is the rate of return on the shortest-dated U.S. Treasury, such as a 3-year bond.
When determining whether Bank of America offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Bank of America's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Bank Of America Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Bank Of America Stock:
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Is Bank of America's industry 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 Bank of America. If investors know Bank 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 Bank of America 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
(0.61)
Dividend Share
0.92
Earnings Share
3.08
Revenue Per Share
11.731
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.11)
The market value of Bank of America is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Bank that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Bank of America's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Bank of America'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 Bank of America's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Bank of America'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 Bank of America's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Bank of America is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Bank of America'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.