JB Hunt Stock Options
| JBHT Stock | USD 153.57 1.09 0.70% |
JB Hunt's latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.31. The JB Hunt option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current JB Hunt Transport option contracts. It shows all of JB Hunt's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.
JB Hunt Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-09-19 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when JB Hunt's market makers reach a net positive position across all JB Hunt's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, JB Hunt'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 JB Hunt
Analyzing JB Hunt's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in JB Hunt regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when JB Hunt's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money JB Hunt's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with JB Hunt's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
JB Hunt Transport In The Money Call Balance
When JB Hunt's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against JB Hunt Transport stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying JB Hunt'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 JB Hunt Transport 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.
JBHT Current Options Market Mood
JB Hunt'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 JBHT 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 JB Hunt's options investors are not very successful. JB Hunt'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 JBHT contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that JB Hunt Transport will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0194% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With JB Hunt trading at USD 153.57, that is roughly USD 0.0298. If you think that the market is fully incorporating JB Hunt's daily price movement you should consider buying JB Hunt Transport options at the current volatility level of 0.31%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing JB Hunt 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" JBHT calls. Remember, the seller must deliver JB Hunt Transport stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
JB Hunt Option Chain
When JB Hunt's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against JB Hunt Transport 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.
JB Hunt's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on JBHT. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for JBHT. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a JB Hunt 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 | JBHT250919C00185000 | 0 | 185.0 | 0.0 - 3.0 | 3.0 | |
Call | JBHT250919C00180000 | 0 | 180.0 | 0.0 - 3.5 | 3.5 | |
Call | JBHT250919C00175000 | 2 | 175.0 | 0.85 - 4.2 | 1.85 | Out |
Call | JBHT250919C00170000 | 0 | 170.0 | 1.2 - 3.9 | 2.6 | |
Call | JBHT250919C00165000 | 0 | 165.0 | 2.7 - 5.3 | 2.7 | |
Call | JBHT250919C00160000 | 4 | 160.0 | 5.1 - 7.3 | 8.2 | Out |
Call | JBHT250919C00155000 | 26 | 155.0 | 7.5 - 10.5 | 10.5 | Out |
Call | JBHT250919C00150000 | 0 | 150.0 | 10.1 - 12.6 | 12.6 | In |
Call | JBHT250919C00145000 | 0 | 145.0 | 13.4 - 17.5 | 13.4 | In |
Call | JBHT250919C00140000 | 0 | 140.0 | 17.0 - 20.3 | 17.0 | In |
Put | JBHT250919P00185000 | 0 | 185.0 | 28.6 - 32.5 | 28.6 | In |
Put | JBHT250919P00180000 | 0 | 180.0 | 23.9 - 28.0 | 23.9 | In |
Put | JBHT250919P00175000 | 0 | 175.0 | 19.7 - 23.5 | 19.7 | In |
Put | JBHT250919P00170000 | 0 | 170.0 | 15.8 - 19.5 | 15.8 | In |
Put | JBHT250919P00165000 | 0 | 165.0 | 13.6 - 16.1 | 13.6 | In |
Put | JBHT250919P00160000 | 0 | 160.0 | 9.2 - 11.8 | 9.2 | In |
Put | JBHT250919P00155000 | 0 | 155.0 | 6.8 - 9.2 | 6.8 | |
Put | JBHT250919P00150000 | 0 | 150.0 | 4.6 - 7.1 | 4.6 | |
Put | JBHT250919P00145000 | 0 | 145.0 | 2.65 - 5.3 | 2.65 | |
Put | JBHT250919P00140000 | 0 | 140.0 | 1.2 - 4.0 | 1.2 |
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JB Hunt Corporate Management
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