KSS251219C00002500 Option on Kohls

An 'In The Money' option is one with a strike price that the current stock price has already surpassed. Some options investors can hedge their Kohls positions using in-the-money options. They may also want to buy options with some intrinsic value, not just time value. However, because in-the-money options on Kohls Stock have intrinsic value and are priced higher than out-of-the-money options in the same chain, their volatilities are relatively smaller.

Put options written on Kohls grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Kohls at a specified price within a specified time frame. The put buyer has a limited loss and, while not fully unlimited gains, as the price of Kohls Stock cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Kohls is like buying insurance aginst Kohls' downside shift.

By selling Kohls' put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Kohls will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Kohls' put payoff at expiration depends on where the Kohls Stock price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 2.5 is the critical point that divides the payoff function into two parts. Below the breakeven price, the payoff is dropping and negative (the seller makes a loss). Above the breakeven price, the payoff line is upward sloping as the option payoff increases in proportion to Kohls' price. Finally, at the strike price of 2.5, the payoff chart is constant and positive.

Kohls' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Kohls. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Kohls. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Kohls 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.

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