Alignment Healthcare (ALHC) Options Chain
NASDAQ: ALHCHealth CareMedical SpecialitiesUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Dec 18, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 68
- Share price
- $7.55
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 1.70
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.13
- Expected move
- ±$2.25
- Open interest (C / P)
- 1.68K / 2.87K
ALHC options summary
The ALHC options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 11 call and 7 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 1,683 calls and 2,866 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.70, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $7.50 strike is 69.2%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$2.25 (29.9%) in Alignment Healthcare stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $10.00 call (795 contracts) and the $7.50 put (2.07K contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
ALHC options chain · December 18, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| — | — | — | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.03 | |||||
| 2.60 | 2.50 | 3.30 | 5.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1.02 | 0.80 | 1.05 | 7.50 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 0.85 | |||||
| 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.35 | 10.00 | 2.40 | 3.20 | 3.50 | |||||
| 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.35 | 12.50 | 4.70 | 5.20 | 5.00 | |||||
| 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 15.00 | 7.00 | 8.70 | 6.15 | |||||
| 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 17.50 | 3.90 | 5.50 | 2.00 | |||||
| 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 20.00 | 12.10 | 13.70 | 11.83 | |||||
| 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 22.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 25.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 | — | — | — | |||||
In-the-money callsIn-the-money puts. IV = implied volatility, OI = open interest (contracts). Each contract covers 100 shares. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the ALHC put/call ratio?
For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the ALHC put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.70 (2,866 puts vs 1,683 calls), and 0.13 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is ALHC's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for ALHC options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 69.2%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Alignment Healthcare stock to move.
How many ALHC option expiration dates are there?
ALHC has 9 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 19, 2029.
What does "in the money" mean?
A call is in the money when the strike price is below the current share price; a put is in the money when the strike is above it. In-the-money contracts have intrinsic value and are shaded in the table.