In the Context of Options Trading, How Is the Relationship between Share Difficulty and Network Difficulty Analogous to “In-the-Money” Vs. “Out-of-the-Money”?

The network difficulty is analogous to being deep "out-of-the-money" (OTM) for an individual miner ▴ it is a target that is nearly impossible to reach alone. The pool's share difficulty is analogous to being "in-the-money" (ITM) or near-ITM ▴ it is a much more achievable target.

The share is a partial win (ITM) that contributes to the pool's ultimate goal (the OTM network difficulty).