What Is the Difference between Intrinsic Value and Time Value in Option Pricing?

Intrinsic value is the immediate profit realized if the option were exercised now. It is the difference between the underlying price and the strike price for ITM options, and zero for ATM and OTM options.

Time value, or extrinsic value, is the amount of the premium that is not intrinsic value. It reflects the probability of the option becoming profitable and is influenced by time to expiration and volatility.

How Does Intrinsic Value Relate to an Option’s Premium?
How Is the Intrinsic Value of an In-the-Money Put Option Calculated?
How Does the Probability of Expiring ITM Relate to the Concept of ‘Moneyness’?
Distinguish between Intrinsic Value and Extrinsic Value of an Option
Define “Intrinsic Value” and “Time Value” of an Option
What Is the Concept of “Early Exercise” for an American Option?
How Does the “Risk-Neutral” Probability Assumption Affect the Delta-as-Probability Heuristic?
What Is the Concept of the ‘Early Exercise Boundary’ in American Option Pricing?

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