Can i exercise a call option if there is no option volume?

Discussion in 'Options' started by john7722, Dec 1, 2020.

  1. john7722

    john7722

    Can i exercise in the money call option if there is no option volume but there is some volume on that stock?
    thank you .
     
  2. Robert Morse

    Robert Morse Sponsor

    Yes, if you are long, anytime if American style options.
     
  3. smallfil

    smallfil

    Open interest is what you should be looking at which is a count of those with open contracts. Volume is just the amount of contracts bought and sold in that day. Yes, you can exercise it.
     
  4. Wouldn't you have a legal right to exercise it?