Anheuser Busch Stock Options
| BUD Stock | USD 68.57 0.15 0.22% |
Anheuser Busch's latest option contracts expiring on March 20th 2026 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.43 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.71 over 48 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 20th 2026. The total put volume is at 55.0, with calls trading at the volume of 149. This yields a 0.37 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against March 20th 2026 Option Contracts
2026-03-20
The chart above shows Anheuser Busch'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. Anheuser Busch's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Anheuser Busch's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Anheuser Busch Maximum Pain Price Across 2026-03-20 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 Anheuser Busch close to expiration to expire worthless. 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, Anheuser Busch's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Anheuser Busch
Analyzing Anheuser Busch's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Anheuser Busch regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Anheuser Busch's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Anheuser Busch's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Anheuser Busch's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Anheuser Busch's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Anheuser Busch Inbev common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Anheuser stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Anheuser Busch's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Anheuser Busch's Stock Based Compensation To Revenue is projected to increase slightly based on the last few years of reporting. Anheuser Busch Inbev In The Money Call Balance
When Anheuser Busch's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Anheuser Busch Inbev stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Anheuser Busch'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 Anheuser Busch Inbev 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.
Anheuser Current Options Market Mood
Anheuser Busch'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 Anheuser 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 Anheuser Busch'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. Anheuser Busch'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 Anheuser contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Anheuser Busch Inbev will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0269% per day over the life of the 2026-03-20 option contract. With Anheuser Busch trading at USD 68.57, that is roughly USD 0.0184. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Anheuser Busch's daily price movement you should consider buying Anheuser Busch Inbev options at the current volatility level of 0.43%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Anheuser Busch 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" Anheuser calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Anheuser Busch Inbev stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Anheuser Busch Option Chain
When Anheuser Busch's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Anheuser Busch Inbev 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.
Anheuser Busch's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Anheuser. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Anheuser. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Anheuser Busch 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 | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | BUD260320C00100000 | 17 | 100.0 | 0.0 - 0.3 | 0.08 | Out |
Call | BUD260320C00095000 | 151 | 95.0 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.1 | Out |
Call | BUD260320C00090000 | 614 | 90.0 | 0.0 - 0.15 | 0.1 | Out |
Call | BUD260320C00085000 | 286 | 85.0 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.09 | Out |
Call | BUD260320C00080000 | 207 | 80.0 | 0.2 - 0.4 | 0.3 | Out |
Call | BUD260320C00077500 | 320 | 77.5 | 0.4 - 0.55 | 0.25 | Out |
Call | BUD260320C00075000 | 862 | 75.0 | 0.7 - 0.95 | 0.85 | Out |
Call | BUD260320C00072500 | 305 | 72.5 | 1.25 - 1.55 | 1.45 | Out |
Call | BUD260320C00070000 | 1654 | 70.0 | 2.35 - 2.5 | 2.43 | Out |
Call | BUD260320C00067500 | 704 | 67.5 | 3.6 - 3.8 | 3.7 | In |
Call | BUD260320C00065000 | 1903 | 65.0 | 5.3 - 5.5 | 5.32 | In |
Call | BUD260320C00062500 | 1760 | 62.5 | 7.2 - 7.5 | 7.2 | In |
Call | BUD260320C00060000 | 536 | 60.0 | 8.8 - 10.3 | 7.73 | In |
Call | BUD260320C00057500 | 170 | 57.5 | 10.9 - 13.0 | 9.91 | In |
Call | BUD260320C00055000 | 105 | 55.0 | 13.0 - 15.4 | 8.4 | In |
Call | BUD260320C00052500 | 11 | 52.5 | 15.4 - 17.8 | 11.1 | In |
Call | BUD260320C00050000 | 89 | 50.0 | 17.9 - 20.4 | 12.5 | In |
Call | BUD260320C00047500 | 7 | 47.5 | 19.4 - 23.6 | 19.7 | In |
Call | BUD260320C00042500 | 3 | 42.5 | 24.3 - 28.5 | 24.3 | In |
Call | BUD260320C00040000 | 14 | 40.0 | 26.8 - 31.0 | 23.04 | In |
Call | BUD260320C00037500 | 10 | 37.5 | 29.3 - 33.2 | 29.3 | In |
Call | BUD260320C00032500 | 1 | 32.5 | 34.2 - 38.4 | 34.2 | In |
Put | BUD260320P00100000 | 0 | 100.0 | 29.3 - 33.5 | 29.3 | In |
Put | BUD260320P00095000 | 0 | 95.0 | 24.3 - 28.5 | 24.3 | In |
Put | BUD260320P00090000 | 0 | 90.0 | 19.3 - 23.5 | 19.3 | In |
Put | BUD260320P00085000 | 0 | 85.0 | 14.3 - 18.5 | 14.3 | In |
Put | BUD260320P00080000 | 0 | 80.0 | 10.2 - 12.6 | 10.2 | In |
Put | BUD260320P00077500 | 0 | 77.5 | 8.4 - 9.8 | 8.7 | In |
Put | BUD260320P00075000 | 0 | 75.0 | 6.8 - 7.1 | 7.36 | In |
Put | BUD260320P00072500 | 20 | 72.5 | 4.9 - 5.4 | 5.0 | In |
Put | BUD260320P00070000 | 1334 | 70.0 | 3.1 - 3.6 | 3.5 | In |
Put | BUD260320P00067500 | 244 | 67.5 | 1.9 - 2.3 | 2.32 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00065000 | 1709 | 65.0 | 1.2 - 1.45 | 1.4 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00062500 | 767 | 62.5 | 0.7 - 1.0 | 0.98 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00060000 | 353 | 60.0 | 0.5 - 0.6 | 0.5 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00057500 | 611 | 57.5 | 0.25 - 0.45 | 0.6 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00055000 | 380 | 55.0 | 0.1 - 0.3 | 0.25 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00052500 | 621 | 52.5 | 0.05 - 0.25 | 0.22 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00050000 | 312 | 50.0 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 0.15 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00047500 | 337 | 47.5 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 0.15 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00045000 | 199 | 45.0 | 0.05 - 0.15 | 0.13 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00042500 | 6 | 42.5 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.23 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00040000 | 6 | 40.0 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00037500 | 8 | 37.5 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00035000 | 7 | 35.0 | 0.0 - 0.3 | 0.08 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00032500 | 21 | 32.5 | 0.0 - 0.7 | 0.03 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00030000 | 5 | 30.0 | 0.0 - 2.15 | 0.02 | Out |
Put | BUD260320P00027500 | 1 | 27.5 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.1 | Out |
Anheuser Busch Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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Anheuser Busch Market Cap Over Time
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Anheuser Total Stockholder Equity
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Anheuser Busch Corporate Directors
| Elio Sceti | Non-Executive Independent Director | Profile | |
| Marcel Telles | Non-Executive Director | Profile | |
| Paulo Lemann | Non-Executive Director | Profile | |
| Alejandro Domingo | Non-Executive Director | Profile |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.49) | Earnings Share 3.01 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.006 | Return On Assets |
The market value of Anheuser Busch Inbev is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Anheuser that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Anheuser Busch's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Anheuser Busch'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 Anheuser Busch's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Anheuser Busch'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 Anheuser Busch's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Anheuser Busch is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Anheuser Busch'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.