Carriage Services Stock Options
| CSV Stock | USD 45.12 0.01 0.02% |
Carriage Services' latest option contracts expiring on November 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.72. The Carriage Services option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Carriage Services option contracts. It shows all of Carriage Services' listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.
Carriage Services Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-11-21 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when Carriage Services' market makers reach a net positive position across all Carriage Services' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Carriage Services' 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 Carriage Services
Analyzing Carriage Services' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Carriage Services regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Carriage Services' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Carriage Services' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Carriage Services' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Carriage Services In The Money Call Balance
When Carriage Services' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Carriage Services stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Carriage Services' 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 Carriage Services 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.
Carriage Current Options Market Mood
Carriage Services' 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 Carriage 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 Volume
Unfortunately, most Carriage Services' options investors are not very successful. Carriage Services' 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 Carriage contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Carriage Services will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.045% per day over the life of the 2025-11-21 option contract. With Carriage Services trading at USD 45.12, that is roughly USD 0.0203. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Carriage Services' daily price movement you should consider buying Carriage Services options at the current volatility level of 0.72%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Carriage Services 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" Carriage calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Carriage Services stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Carriage Services Option Chain
When Carriage Services' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Carriage Services 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.
Carriage Services' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Carriage. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Carriage. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Carriage Services 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 | CSV251121C00060000 | 0 | 60.0 | 0.0 - 1.4 | 1.4 | |
Call | CSV251121C00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 0.0 - 1.2 | 1.2 | |
Call | CSV251121C00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 - 1.75 | 1.75 | |
Call | CSV251121C00045000 | 1 | 45.0 | 2.1 - 3.7 | 2.54 | Out |
Call | CSV251121C00040000 | 1 | 40.0 | 5.1 - 7.7 | 6.2 | In |
Call | CSV251121C00035000 | 0 | 35.0 | 9.0 - 11.7 | 9.0 | In |
Call | CSV251121C00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 13.6 - 16.7 | 13.6 | In |
Call | CSV251121C00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 19.3 - 20.8 | 19.3 | In |
Call | CSV251121C00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 21.1 - 24.0 | 21.1 | In |
Put | CSV251121P00060000 | 0 | 60.0 | 14.7 - 16.8 | 14.7 | In |
Put | CSV251121P00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 9.6 - 11.8 | 9.6 | In |
Put | CSV251121P00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 5.0 - 6.5 | 5.0 | In |
Put | CSV251121P00045000 | 0 | 45.0 | 2.4 - 3.3 | 2.4 | |
Put | CSV251121P00040000 | 0 | 40.0 | 0.05 - 1.95 | 0.05 | |
Put | CSV251121P00035000 | 0 | 35.0 | 0.1 - 0.65 | 0.1 | |
Put | CSV251121P00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 0.0 - 1.4 | 1.4 | |
Put | CSV251121P00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.35 | |
Put | CSV251121P00022500 | 0 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.35 |
Carriage Total Stockholder Equity
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Carriage Services Corporate Directors
| Donald Patteson | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Achille Messac | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Jeremy Weaver | Director Region | Profile | |
| Barry Fingerhut | Independent Director | Profile |
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