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Albertsons Companies Inc (ACI) has introduced new options for July 2026 expiration, with 239 days remaining until expiration. Notably, a put contract at a $17.00 strike price currently bids at 5 cents, allowing sellers the chance to collect a premium, thus lowering their cost basis for shares to $16.95, compared to the current trading price of $17.66.
This $17.00 strike represents a 4% discount to the current share price, with a 61% likelihood of the put contract expiring worthless. If it does expire worthless, this would yield a 0.29% return on cash commitment, or 0.45% annualized. Meanwhile, a call option at the $18.00 strike price has a bid of 10 cents, offering a potential total return of 2.49% if shares are sold at expiration, with a 46% chance of expiration without value.
The implied volatility for the put contract stands at 38% and for the call contract at 39%, while the actual trailing twelve month volatility calculated is 29%.
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