From Wall Street Journal:

New options are now available for Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) with a January 2025 expiration date. Investors can potentially achieve higher premiums with 317 days until expiration. A put option at the $170.00 strike price has a bid of $14.95, offering a 2% discount to the current stock price. The call option at the $175.00 strike price has a bid of $23.00, providing a 1% premium. The implied volatility for put and call contracts are 32% and 31%, respectively, with a trailing twelve-month volatility of 30%.

Selling the $170.00 put option can lead to a 65% chance of expiring worthless, resulting in an annualized return of 10.13%. Buying shares of AMZN and selling the $175.00 call option could generate a 39% chance of expiring worthless, giving an annualized return of 15.23%. Stock Options Channel will track these probabilities over time and publish charts for analysis.

Investors must consider various factors, including historical trading data, implied volatility, and business fundamentals when exploring options contracts. For more information on put and call options ideas, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.



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