Cost trap of far out-of-the-money options
Do seemingly cheap options require an unreasonably large move?
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Sample as of
0700.HK Tencent Holdings | Hang Seng Index | 2025-10-16 – 2026-10-16 | HKD
- Highest item: Wide spread
- 4.36 %
- Lowest item: Low premium, far from threshold
- -3.65 %
- Average
- 1.41 %
- Number of items
- 4 items
Main chart: breakeven distance from current price (%), by premium / current price (%)
Breakeven distance from current price (%) (Scatter)
Supporting chart: relative spread and days remaining
Premium / current price (%) (Bar)
Detail: rows, observation dates and missing-value status for the cost trap of far out-of-the-money options
Breakeven distance from current price (%) and Premium / current price (%) (Table)
Sample data rows
| Premium / current price (%) | Breakeven distance from current price (%) | Premium / current price (%) | Data date (sample) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low premium, near threshold | 4.04 | 8.83 | 2026-10-16 |
| Low premium, far from threshold | -3.65 | 4.69 | 2026-10-16 |
| Wide spread | 4.36 | 32.62 | 2026-10-16 |
| Very near expiry | 0.87 | 18.06 | 2026-10-16 |