Hello again, I hope this week has met you with God’s strength and endurance. Remember, every storm has not come to stay but has come to pass. I hope today, we can grow our faith to recognize that while the storm rages on, Jesus is right there with us and will see us through!
With that, I wanted to share a breakdown of the most liquid options on stocks under $25. As I reviewed a position I recently opened in SOXL it occurred to me that I’m always looking for a few things from my options plays.
- I need liquidity
- I want liquidity ATM and OTM
- I prefer a dividend payer (In case I end up holding the shares)
- I hope the asset will grow
These criteria aren’t always easy to find, maybe even impossible. Regardless, I’m willing to bet every options trader out there would agree with at least one of them, so I decided to take a closer look. Here are the most liquid options on stocks under $25 as of May 9th, 2025.
Caution is warranted for every asset on this list. Probably on every stock or ETF in the market right now. Just be careful and consider all the risks.
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Post Agenda
- Stocks between $1-$5
- Stocks between $5-$10
- Stocks between $10-$15
- Stocks between $15-$20
- Stocks between $20-$25
Selection Criteria for all Categories
- Liquidity
- Premium Across the Option Chain
- Dividend Paying preferred but not required
- Growth Possible
Most Liquid Options on Stocks Under $5
Easily the riskiest list in this post are assets under $5. As you’ll see below, I’ve rated them either conservative or high risk based on my personal assessment. Having said that, suggesting a sub $5 stock is conservative is like saying a jetpack is the safest method of transportation. It could all go very wrong, very fast.
In any case, the stocks or ETF’s below are my picks for the most liquid options on stocks under $5.
| Conservative | High Risk |
|---|---|
| JBLU | LUMN |
| LCID | AMC |
| WULF | WOLF |
| BHC | BBAI |
| NGD | NIO |
Most Liquid Options on Stocks Under $10
Moving up to the next price point, in my opinion, means moving up in asset quality. Albeit only slightly. In this range generally we’ll find stocks that have fallen way out of favor or outright useless companies posing as capable performers. Only time will sort the wheat from the chaff but in the meantime they all offer something an options trader can use.
| Conservative | High Risk |
|---|---|
| STLA | MSTU |
| WBD | RUN |
| EOSE | CLSK |
| XRX | QUBT |
| AGNC | RIOT |
Most Liquid Options on Stocks under $15
At this price range I believe we start to see potentially decent assets. Many of them have fallen out of favor but are more than capable of making a comeback, some day. Still, at under $15 most options traders would be able to take a seat at this table. Additionally, it’s at this interval I’ve noticed in increase of liquidity up and down the options chain. This offers traders more flexibility or more “options” for initiating and defending a position.
| Conservative | High Risk |
|---|---|
| AEO | RIVN |
| F | SOXL |
| ABR | SOFI |
| BTU | TSLL |
| AAL | RGTI |
Most Liquid Options on Stocks Under $20
As we near the end of my most liquid options on stocks under $25, in this case under $20, we start to see a shift away from risk. Many of the companies here have been around for a while and could some day return to prominence. That said, risk is never truly gone, so please be careful as you consider them.
| Conservative | High Risk |
|---|---|
| NCLH | XPEV |
| ET | BILI |
| PCG | IGT |
| LEVI | LYFT |
| HPE | MARA |
Most Liquid Options on Stocks Under $25
As the quality of asset improves so does the price. Many of the stocks on this list I either hold or have held longer term. That doesn’t mean they’re great today but it does speak to the assets quality, at least for me. They all have healthy levels of liquidity or premium, if you’re willing to commit up to $2,500 dollars to the play. Additionally, I particularly like the list of high risk assets at this price point. I’m definitely not suggesting they’re great to own but they do peak my interest as an options trader.
| Conservative | High Risk |
|---|---|
| MRNA | AI |
| MP | BITO |
| JETS | RKLB |
| INTC | SIRI |
| CCL | PFE |
Final Thoughts
Well there you have it, the most liquid options on stocks under $25. A more robust list of optionable assets at each range under the $25 dollar threshold. In the past I’d limited my picks to only the top 10 but I think that left more off the table than on it. With this list I wanted to provide, what I felt, were the best possible picks from each price category.
Personally, I haven’t traded many of the names listed above, nor would I. I’m way more conservative than most. That said, there are certainly some diamonds listed here that will more than compensate the trader for playing. So, if options income is your game then I’m confident something here will provide at least some food for thought, if nothing else.
Lastly, if you’re looking for another opinion, here is a list from OptionsCharts.IO that has the Most Active Stocks Options currently available. The list can be sorted by stocks, ETF’s, indexes, or all to find the most traded options markets.
Until the next post.
God bless,
Jeff
