XLC251219C00109000 Option on Communication Services

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 Communication Services 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 Communication Etf 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 Communication Services grant holders of the option the right to sell a specified amount of Communication Services 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 Communication Etf cannot fall below zero, the put buyer does gain as the price drops. So, purchasing a put option on Communication Services is like buying insurance aginst Communication Services' downside shift.

By selling Communication Services' put option, the investors signal their bearish sentiment. A short position in a put option written on Communication Services will generally make money when the underlying price is above the strike price. Therefore Communication Services' put payoff at expiration depends on where the Communication Etf price is relative to the put option strike price. The breakeven price of 109.0 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 Communication Services' price. Finally, at the strike price of 109.0, the payoff chart is constant and positive.

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

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