KLAC240517C00680000 Option on KLA Tencor

KLAC Stock  USD 768.97  10.29  1.32%   
KLA Tencor's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-06-14 are carrying combined implied volatility of 37.02 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 2.12 over 192 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2024-06-14. The current put volume is at 392, with calls trading at the volume of 311. This yields a 1.26 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-06-14 Option Contracts

The chart above shows KLA Tencor'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. KLA Tencor's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for KLA Tencor's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

KLA Tencor Maximum Pain Price across 2024-06-14 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 KLA Tencor 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.
KLA Tencor's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on KLA Tencor's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of KLA Tencor'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 KLA option contract.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on KLA Tencor

Analyzing KLA Tencor's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in KLA Tencor regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when KLA Tencor's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money KLA Tencor's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with KLA Tencor's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
KLA Tencor's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of KLA Tencor common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell KLA stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If KLA Tencor's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, KLA Tencor's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Other Stockholder Equity is expected to grow to about 2.5 B, whereas Total Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to about 1.8 B.

KLA Tencor In The Money Call Balance

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

KLA Current Options Market Mood

KLA Tencor'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 KLA 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 KLA Tencor'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. KLA Tencor'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 KLA Tencor'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 KLA contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that KLA Tencor will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 2.31% per day over the life of the 2024-06-14 option contract. With KLA Tencor trading at USD 768.97, that is roughly USD 17.79. If you think that the market is fully incorporating KLA Tencor's daily price movement you should consider buying KLA Tencor options at the current volatility level of 37.02%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing KLA Tencor 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" KLA calls. Remember, the seller must deliver KLA Tencor stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

KLA Tencor Option Chain

When KLA Tencor's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against KLA Tencor 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.
KLA Tencor's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on KLA. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for KLA. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a KLA Tencor 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
2024-06-14 CALL at $370.00.9970.002024-06-14395.8 - 403.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $380.00.99830.002024-06-14385.6 - 393.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $390.00.99840.002024-06-14375.6 - 383.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $400.00.9970.002024-06-14365.8 - 373.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $410.00.99860.002024-06-14355.6 - 363.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $420.00.99870.002024-06-14345.6 - 353.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $430.00.99790.002024-06-14335.7 - 343.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $440.00.9980.002024-06-14325.7 - 333.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $450.00.99111.0E-402024-06-14316.2 - 323.50.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $460.00.99411.0E-402024-06-14305.7 - 313.50.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $470.00.99261.0E-402024-06-14295.9 - 303.50.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $480.00.99241.0E-402024-06-14285.9 - 293.50.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $490.00.99381.0E-402024-06-14275.7 - 283.50.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $500.00.99212.0E-402024-06-14265.8 - 273.60.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $510.00.95325.0E-402024-06-14255.7 - 263.7257.91In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $520.00.99092.0E-402024-06-14245.8 - 253.70.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $530.00.98822.0E-402024-06-14236.0 - 243.80.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $540.00.99042.0E-402024-06-14226.0 - 233.50.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $550.00.99212.0E-402024-06-14215.8 - 223.50.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $560.00.98992.0E-402024-06-14205.8 - 213.70.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $570.00.97954.0E-402024-06-14196.9 - 203.70.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $580.00.97875.0E-402024-06-14186.9 - 193.70.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $590.00.97775.0E-402024-06-14176.9 - 183.70.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $600.00.97586.0E-402024-06-14167.0 - 173.70.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $610.00.97376.0E-402024-06-14157.0 - 163.8168.24In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $620.00.97237.0E-402024-06-14147.0 - 153.80.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $625.00.97167.0E-402024-06-14142.0 - 148.80.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $630.00.97088.0E-402024-06-14137.0 - 143.80.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $635.00.978.0E-402024-06-14132.0 - 138.80.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $640.00.96929.0E-402024-06-14127.0 - 133.80.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $645.00.96829.0E-402024-06-14122.0 - 128.80.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $650.00.96490.00102024-06-14117.1 - 123.90.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $655.00.9650.001102024-06-14112.1 - 118.80.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $660.00.96260.001202024-06-14107.1 - 113.90.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $665.00.96120.001302024-06-14102.1 - 108.90.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $670.00.97310.001102024-06-1496.2 - 103.90.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $675.00.95830.001502024-06-1492.0 - 99.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $680.00.95380.001712024-06-1487.2 - 94.070.6In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $685.00.95790.001702024-06-1481.8 - 89.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $690.00.96660.001602024-06-1476.2 - 84.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $695.00.96310.001802024-06-1471.3 - 79.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $700.00.87810.003112024-06-1466.4 - 74.073.53In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $705.00.9550.002302024-06-1461.5 - 69.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $710.00.91750.003322024-06-1458.0 - 64.541.74In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $715.00.9240.003602024-06-1452.1 - 59.70.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $720.00.83450.004612024-06-1447.2 - 55.054.46In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $725.00.90060.004802024-06-1442.5 - 50.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $730.00.94370.004452024-06-1439.1 - 43.640.14In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $735.00.86290.006712024-06-1434.6 - 39.123.82In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $740.00.79950.007652024-06-1430.6 - 36.919.9In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $745.00.78010.008962024-06-1427.1 - 30.517.75In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $750.00.73580.010192024-06-1423.0 - 26.727.3In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $755.00.6810.010942024-06-1419.1 - 23.812.73In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $757.50.65410.011412024-06-1417.5 - 21.916.66In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $760.00.62640.011952024-06-1416.0 - 19.929.45In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $762.50.590.011332024-06-1416.1 - 18.910.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $765.00.56450.012212024-06-1412.9 - 17.523.07In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $767.50.53320.01242024-06-1413.6 - 14.914.2In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $770.00.50310.0121412024-06-1412.4 - 13.512.16Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $772.50.47310.01222024-06-1411.2 - 12.414.39Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $775.00.44270.012142024-06-148.7 - 11.610.6Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $777.50.41410.0118102024-06-148.8 - 10.615.0Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $780.00.36830.0129232024-06-146.2 - 9.47.24Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $782.50.35910.0111152024-06-147.0 - 8.68.0Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $785.00.33030.010942024-06-146.3 - 7.89.3Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $787.50.28390.011382024-06-143.4 - 7.010.2Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $790.00.27750.0102232024-06-142.8 - 6.35.53Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $792.50.25440.009702024-06-144.3 - 5.63.9Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $795.00.21390.0095142024-06-142.25 - 5.110.26Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $800.00.19160.008282024-06-142.9 - 4.13.46Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $805.00.15490.007122024-06-142.2 - 3.12.02Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $810.00.12680.006162024-06-141.65 - 2.557.0Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $815.00.10060.005202024-06-141.15 - 1.81.59Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $820.00.09050.004532024-06-140.9 - 1.51.48Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $825.00.05940.003502024-06-140.65 - 1.20.85Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $830.00.06990.003532024-06-140.45 - 1.93.0Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $835.00.0490.002702024-06-140.05 - 3.30.75Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $840.00.03450.002152024-06-140.05 - 0.850.49Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $845.00.04680.002302024-06-140.05 - 4.10.8Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $850.00.03080.0017222024-06-140.05 - 0.90.69Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $860.00.01650.00152024-06-140.0 - 1.150.23Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $630.0-0.01215.0E-452024-06-140.0 - 0.450.3Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $640.0-0.02698.0E-462024-06-140.1 - 1.50.11Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $660.0-0.04670.0013212024-06-140.05 - 2.851.08Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $665.0-0.03130.001102024-06-140.05 - 1.50.0Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $670.0-0.03260.001242024-06-140.05 - 1.51.0Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $675.0-0.0340.001302024-06-140.05 - 1.50.0Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $685.0-0.03710.001642024-06-140.05 - 1.50.46Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $690.0-0.03890.001732024-06-140.05 - 1.55.0Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $700.0-0.03560.0019232024-06-140.15 - 1.40.59Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $705.0-0.04760.002432024-06-140.2 - 1.451.56Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $710.0-0.04290.0025412024-06-140.4 - 3.70.65Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $715.0-0.06080.003212024-06-140.7 - 1.30.99Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $720.0-0.07930.004212024-06-140.95 - 1.61.35Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $725.0-0.09970.0048102024-06-141.2 - 1.951.75Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $730.0-0.12070.0057532024-06-141.6 - 2.62.14Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $735.0-0.14690.006742024-06-142.2 - 3.11.92Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $740.0-0.18260.0078302024-06-142.9 - 4.04.1Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $745.0-0.23610.00861872024-06-144.0 - 5.25.06Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $750.0-0.27450.0098262024-06-145.2 - 6.67.0Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $755.0-0.32130.010982024-06-146.3 - 7.87.95Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $757.5-0.34810.0114172024-06-147.2 - 9.07.8Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $760.0-0.38010.011472024-06-148.3 - 9.97.6Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $762.5-0.40840.011732024-06-149.1 - 10.95.62Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $765.0-0.43870.0118142024-06-1410.4 - 12.18.3Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $767.5-0.46850.0118112024-06-1411.8 - 13.211.78Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $770.0-0.4990.013122024-06-1412.7 - 14.512.96In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $772.5-0.52620.011512024-06-1414.0 - 15.815.5In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $775.0-0.55880.01242024-06-1415.0 - 17.318.5In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $777.5-0.5810.011132024-06-1416.5 - 20.712.72In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $780.0-0.61530.011552024-06-1418.0 - 22.419.38In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $782.5-0.63230.0105152024-06-1419.5 - 24.418.4In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $785.0-0.66310.010522024-06-1421.0 - 25.416.18In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $787.5-0.68970.010202024-06-1422.5 - 27.20.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $790.0-0.7150.01122024-06-1424.1 - 29.127.5In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $792.5-0.73870.009502024-06-1426.1 - 30.80.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $795.0-0.77960.0093152024-06-1426.1 - 33.125.27In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $800.0-0.77790.007962024-06-1431.7 - 37.235.38In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $805.0-0.83880.007102024-06-1435.8 - 41.325.48In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $810.0-0.90960.005602024-06-1438.3 - 45.60.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $815.0-0.93810.012902024-06-1443.0 - 50.10.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $820.0-0.95860.003402024-06-1448.0 - 54.60.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $825.0-0.96110.002802024-06-1452.5 - 60.10.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $830.0-0.97190.002102024-06-1457.2 - 65.20.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $835.0-0.99188.0E-402024-06-1462.0 - 70.10.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $840.0-0.87060.003702024-06-1467.1 - 74.30.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $845.0-0.8630.003502024-06-1472.0 - 79.90.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $850.0-0.88750.003102024-06-1477.1 - 83.90.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $855.0-0.87920.003602024-06-1482.5 - 89.50.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $860.0-0.89040.002802024-06-1487.0 - 94.10.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $865.0-0.88040.002702024-06-1492.1 - 99.80.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $870.0-0.89640.002502024-06-1497.4 - 104.10.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $875.0-0.88840.003102024-06-14102.0 - 109.70.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $880.0-0.99438.0E-402024-06-14107.2 - 114.90.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $885.0-0.89860.002202024-06-14112.2 - 119.40.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $890.0-0.89260.002102024-06-14117.0 - 124.90.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $895.0-0.98029.0E-402024-06-14122.6 - 129.90.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $900.0-0.90020.00202024-06-14127.0 - 134.70.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $910.0-0.9010.001802024-06-14137.0 - 144.90.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $920.0-0.9060.002202024-06-14147.0 - 154.80.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $930.0-0.98865.0E-402024-06-14157.4 - 164.90.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $940.0-0.91050.001502024-06-14167.0 - 174.90.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $950.0-0.91310.001402024-06-14177.1 - 184.90.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $960.0-0.91680.001302024-06-14187.2 - 194.80.0In

KLA Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.85 Billion

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

KLA Tencor Corporate Management

Virendra KirloskarChief Accounting Officer and Sr. VPProfile
Becky HowlandSr CommunicationsProfile
Oreste DonzellaPackaging ElectronicsProfile
Kevin CFAVice RelationsProfile
Mary WilkinsonChief VPProfile

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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.12)
Dividend Share
5.5
Earnings Share
19.09
Revenue Per Share
70.604
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.03)
The market value of KLA Tencor is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of KLA that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of KLA Tencor's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is KLA Tencor'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 KLA Tencor's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect KLA Tencor'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 KLA Tencor's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if KLA Tencor is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, KLA Tencor'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.