AMPX Covered Call
Every out-of-the-money AMPX call expiring Oct 23, 2026, priced from the settled chain: what it pays, what it yields, and where the trade stops making money. The richest right now is the $9.50 strike at 7.4% over 36 days.
Open interest and pricing as of the close on 2026-09-16. Recomputed every morning before the open.
AMPX covered call candidates — Oct 23, 2026, 36 days out
Strikes are picked by distance from the $9.10 share price, not by delta — the published chain carries premiums and open interest, not greeks, and inventing a delta here would be inventing data. Premium is the bid/ask midpoint where both sides quote, otherwise the last trade. The chain artifact publishes the six nearest expirations, so this is the longest one listed — 36 days out. Annualising anything shorter than a week says more about compounding arithmetic than about the trade, so those cells stay blank.
| Strike | % OTM | Premium | Yield | Annualised | Break-even | If assigned | OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9.50 | 4.4% | $0.68 | 7.4% | 75.2% | $8.42 | 11.8% | 10 |
| $10.00 | 9.9% | $0.53 | 5.8% | 58.5% | $8.58 | 15.7% | 22 |
What the $9.50 call pays at expiration
One illustrative strike — the richest premium in the table — against 100 shares bought at $9.10. Profit caps at $107.50 if AMPX finishes above $9.50; below $8.42 the premium stops covering the loss on the stock.
| Stock at expiration | Profit / loss per share | On 100 shares |
|---|---|---|
| $6.82 | $-1.60 | $-160.00 |
| $7.39 | $-1.03 | $-103.13 |
| $7.96 | $-0.46 | $-46.25 |
| $8.53 | +$0.11 | +$10.63 |
| $9.10 | +$0.68 | +$67.50 |
| $9.67 | +$1.08 | +$107.50 |
| $10.24 | +$1.08 | +$107.50 |
| $10.81 | +$1.08 | +$107.50 |
| $11.38 | +$1.08 | +$107.50 |
When a covered call fits AMPX
A covered call sells someone else the right to buy your shares at the strike. It pays you today and caps your upside there, so it suits a holding you are content to own flat and content to sell at the strike — not one you expect to run.
The premium is compensation for implied volatility. Rich implied volatility pays more, and usually pays more because the market expects a move; a high annualised number on a name about to report earnings is a warning as often as an opportunity. Check the AMPX expected move and the open-interest walls before assuming the strike is far enough away.
Full mechanics, assignment and rolling are in the covered call guide; to model a different strike or a multi-leg version, open the profit calculator with AMPX loaded.
Questions
- What does a AMPX covered call pay right now?
- The $9.50 call expiring Oct 23, 2026 (36 days out) collects $0.68 per share, 7.4% of the $9.10 share price, or 75.2% annualised if you repeat it.
- What is the break-even on a AMPX covered call?
- Selling the $9.50 call against stock bought at $9.10 breaks even at $8.42 — the share price less the premium. Below that the premium no longer covers the loss on the shares.
- What happens if AMPX closes above the strike?
- The shares are called away at $9.50. Total return is 11.8%: the premium plus the move from $9.10 up to the strike. Gains above the strike belong to the buyer.
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Educational, not investment advice. Options involve risk. Open interest is reported with a one-session lag by OCC, so these levels describe positioning as of the last settled session, not live intraday flow.