Barclays PLC Stock Options Expiring on 17th of January 2025

BCS Stock  USD 9.60  0.10  1.03%   
Barclays PLC's latest option contracts expiring on 2025-01-17 are carrying combined implied volatility of 36.26 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.34 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2025-01-17. The current put volume is at 0, with calls trading at the volume of 155. This yields a 0.0 put-to-call volume ratio. The Barclays PLC option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Barclays PLC ADR option contracts. It shows all of Barclays PLC's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Open Interest Against 2025-01-17 Option Contracts

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

Barclays PLC Maximum Pain Price across 2025-01-17 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 Barclays PLC 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.
Barclays PLC's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Barclays PLC ADR common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Barclays stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Barclays PLC's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Barclays PLC ADR. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in main economic indicators.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Barclays PLC lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Barclays PLC'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 Barclays PLC 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 Barclays Stock moves the wrong way.
At this time, Barclays PLC's Common Stock Total Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Stock Based Compensation is likely to gain to about 523.8 M in 2024, whereas Total Stockholder Equity is likely to drop slightly above 33.2 B in 2024.

Barclays PLC ADR In The Money Call Balance

When Barclays PLC's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Barclays PLC ADR stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Barclays PLC'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 Barclays PLC ADR 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.

Barclays Current Options Market Mood

Barclays PLC'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 Barclays 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 Barclays PLC'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. Barclays PLC'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 Barclays PLC'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 Barclays contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Barclays PLC ADR will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 2.27% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With Barclays PLC trading at USD 9.6, that is roughly USD 0.22. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Barclays PLC's daily price movement you should consider buying Barclays PLC ADR options at the current volatility level of 36.26%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

Barclays PLC Option Chain

When Barclays PLC's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Barclays PLC ADR 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.
Barclays PLC's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Barclays. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Barclays. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Barclays PLC 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
2025-01-17 CALL at $3.00.9190.0092272025-01-175.4 - 8.87.0In
Call
2025-01-17 CALL at $5.00.85140.02177322025-01-173.8 - 6.94.48In
Call
2025-01-17 CALL at $6.00.83250.035702025-01-172.45 - 5.80.0In
Call
2025-01-17 CALL at $7.00.8090.0568108522025-01-172.95 - 3.12.7In
Call
2025-01-17 CALL at $8.00.710.072502025-01-171.1 - 3.70.0In
Call
2025-01-17 CALL at $9.00.60720.102822025-01-171.5 - 1.651.35In
Call
2025-01-17 CALL at $10.00.47950.1207341392025-01-170.95 - 1.050.9Out
Call
2025-01-17 CALL at $11.00.34840.121602025-01-170.55 - 0.650.6Out
Call
2025-01-17 CALL at $12.00.24560.105366202025-01-170.3 - 0.450.35Out
 Put
2025-01-17 PUT at $6.0-0.06160.03702025-01-170.05 - 0.150.0Out
 Put
2025-01-17 PUT at $7.0-0.12070.068102762025-01-170.15 - 0.250.33Out
 Put
2025-01-17 PUT at $8.0-0.21720.1106102025-01-170.3 - 0.450.42Out
 Put
2025-01-17 PUT at $9.0-0.35990.153702025-01-170.65 - 0.70.0Out
 Put
2025-01-17 PUT at $10.0-0.70090.335561982025-01-170.3 - 1.151.22In
 Put
2025-01-17 PUT at $11.0-0.70780.1493102025-01-170.4 - 3.21.84In
 Put
2025-01-17 PUT at $12.0-0.63890.09295942025-01-171.6 - 4.62.85In
 Put
2025-01-17 PUT at $15.0-0.7860.062502025-01-174.8 - 6.60.0In

Barclays PLC 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.
   Total Stockholder Equity   
       Timeline  

Barclays PLC 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.
   Common Stock Shares Outstanding   
       Timeline  

Barclays Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

33.17 Billion

At this time, Barclays PLC's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Be your own money manager

Our tools can tell you how much better you can do entering a position in Barclays PLC without increasing your portfolio risk or giving up the expected return. As an individual investor, you need to find a reliable way to track all your investment portfolios. However, your requirements will often be based on how much of the process you decide to do yourself. In addition to allowing all investors analytical transparency into all their portfolios, our tools can evaluate risk-adjusted returns of your individual positions relative to your overall portfolio.

Did you try this?

Run Portfolio Volatility Now

   

Portfolio Volatility

Check portfolio volatility and analyze historical return density to properly model market risk
All  Next Launch Module

Barclays PLC Corporate Directors

Barclays PLC corporate directors refer to members of a Barclays PLC board of directors. The board of directors generally takes responsibility for the Barclays PLC'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 Barclays PLC's board members must vote for the resolution. The Barclays PLC board of directors' duties also include the election, removal, and supervision of officers, including the adoption, amendment, and repeal of bylaws.
Dawn FitzpatrickNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
Mary CitrinoNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
Diane VictorNon-Executive DirectorProfile
Timothy BreedonNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile

Already Invested in Barclays PLC ADR?

The danger of trading Barclays PLC ADR 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 Barclays PLC 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 Barclays PLC. The Sharpe ratio is calculated by using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. To understand how volatile Barclays PLC ADR 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 Barclays PLC ADR is a strong investment it is important to analyze Barclays PLC's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Barclays PLC's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Barclays Stock, refer to the following important reports:
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Barclays PLC ADR. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in main economic indicators.
Note that the Barclays PLC ADR information on this page should be used as a complementary analysis to other Barclays PLC's statistical models used to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the CEOs Directory module to screen CEOs from public companies around the world.

Complementary Tools for Barclays Stock analysis

When running Barclays PLC's price analysis, check to measure Barclays PLC's market volatility, profitability, liquidity, solvency, efficiency, growth potential, financial leverage, and other vital indicators. We have many different tools that can be utilized to determine how healthy Barclays PLC is operating at the current time. Most of Barclays PLC's value examination focuses on studying past and present price action to predict the probability of Barclays PLC's future price movements. You can analyze the entity against its peers and the financial market as a whole to determine factors that move Barclays PLC's price. Additionally, you may evaluate how the addition of Barclays PLC to your portfolios can decrease your overall portfolio volatility.
Balance Of Power
Check stock momentum by analyzing Balance Of Power indicator and other technical ratios
FinTech Suite
Use AI to screen and filter profitable investment opportunities
Fundamental Analysis
View fundamental data based on most recent published financial statements
Sync Your Broker
Sync your existing holdings, watchlists, positions or portfolios from thousands of online brokerage services, banks, investment account aggregators and robo-advisors.
Transaction History
View history of all your transactions and understand their impact on performance
Top Crypto Exchanges
Search and analyze digital assets across top global cryptocurrency exchanges
Volatility Analysis
Get historical volatility and risk analysis based on latest market data
Watchlist Optimization
Optimize watchlists to build efficient portfolios or rebalance existing positions based on the mean-variance optimization algorithm
Companies Directory
Evaluate performance of over 100,000 Stocks, Funds, and ETFs against different fundamentals
Content Syndication
Quickly integrate customizable finance content to your own investment portal
Earnings Calls
Check upcoming earnings announcements updated hourly across public exchanges
Analyst Advice
Analyst recommendations and target price estimates broken down by several categories
Competition Analyzer
Analyze and compare many basic indicators for a group of related or unrelated entities
Is Barclays PLC'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 Barclays PLC. If investors know Barclays 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 Barclays PLC 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
(0.11)
Dividend Share
0.08
Earnings Share
1.33
Revenue Per Share
6.084
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.05)
The market value of Barclays PLC ADR is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Barclays that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Barclays PLC's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Barclays PLC'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 Barclays PLC's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Barclays PLC'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 Barclays PLC's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Barclays PLC is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Barclays PLC'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.