Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) Options Chain

NASDAQ: ASNDHealth CareBiotechnology: Pharmaceutical PreparationsUSD

229.23+6.54 (+2.94%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 6
Share price: $229.23
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.37
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.16
ATM implied volatility: 55.7%
Expected move: ±$16.38
Open interest (C / P): 2.90K / 1.08K

ASND options summary

The ASND options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 30 call and 25 put contracts, with 6 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,902 calls and 1,078 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.37, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $230.00 strike is 55.7%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$16.38 (7.1%) in Ascendis Pharma A/S stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $250.00 call (1.19K contracts) and the $240.00 put (252 contracts).

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

ASND options chain · October 16, 2026

ASND calls and puts by strike price. Shaded cells are in the money.
Calls							Puts
OI	Vol	IV	Last	Bid	Ask	Strike	Bid	Ask	Last	IV	Vol	OI
4	3	233.8%	125.00	107.30	111.70	120.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	1	214.1%	120.90	102.30	106.60	125.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	2	201.6%	141.10	97.30	101.60	130.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	200.0%	130.10	92.50	96.60	135.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	140.00	0.00	3.70	0.95	261.1%	—	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	145.00	0.15	4.20	1.30	255.4%	1	2
9	9	160.2%	103.00	77.30	81.70	150.00	0.00	3.40	0.41	226.1%	1	3
2	1	144.7%	90.40	72.30	76.60	155.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	1	134.4%	85.50	67.30	71.60	160.00	2.10	6.50	2.70	255.7%	1	3
1	1	128.1%	99.00	62.30	66.70	165.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	2	114.3%	55.30	57.30	61.60	170.00	0.00	2.25	0.90	154.7%	1	1
1	—	108.0%	89.00	52.30	56.70	175.00	0.00	0.00	2.60	50.0%	—	0
1	—	98.3%	84.00	47.30	51.70	180.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	1	73.4%	74.00	37.40	41.40	190.00	0.00	2.15	0.20	105.8%	45	62
78	51	67.6%	30.70	32.40	36.50	195.00	0.00	2.20	0.45	94.9%	16	16
47	1	60.8%	38.50	27.50	31.50	200.00	0.00	3.50	0.55	95.6%	10	89
1	—	52.5%	53.40	17.90	21.90	210.00	0.00	2.85	1.14	65.7%	1	75
74	20	65.3%	11.80	9.20	13.00	220.00	0.00	4.10	1.00	68.5%	2	229
ASND $229.23
293	3	56.9%	4.80	2.20	6.30	230.00	2.85	6.80	10.00	54.6%	1	190
383	1	61.4%	1.20	0.00	3.20	240.00	9.90	13.80	12.50	59.7%	3	252
1,192	595	56.9%	0.44	0.15	1.00	250.00	19.30	23.20	23.20	76.6%	2	59
141	3	62.2%	0.05	0.05	0.90	260.00	29.00	32.90	37.18	51.8%	1	96
272	3	103.9%	0.31	0.00	3.50	270.00	38.60	42.80	36.60	108.5%	10	0
295	1	107.2%	2.25	0.00	2.25	280.00	48.50	52.80	40.80	124.6%	1	0
51	1	135.3%	0.93	0.00	3.60	290.00	58.70	62.80	30.80	139.5%	14	0
18	15	149.1%	4.10	0.00	3.60	300.00	68.80	72.80	55.50	78.5%	—	0
0	1	50.0%	2.00	0.00	0.00	310.00	78.70	82.80	47.50	166.8%	1	0
8	4	174.4%	1.10	0.00	3.60	320.00	88.70	92.80	75.50	179.3%	1	0
4	3	183.8%	0.70	0.00	3.40	330.00	98.70	102.70	75.00	189.1%	5	0
0	2	50.0%	1.30	0.00	0.00	340.00	86.20	90.30	86.50	—	—	0
0	3	50.0%	0.66	0.00	0.00	350.00	118.70	122.70	88.20	211.2%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	360.00	128.80	132.80	92.30	124.2%	1	0
17	10	207.5%	0.70	0.00	2.20	370.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 ASND put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the ASND put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.37 (1,078 puts vs 2,902 calls), and 0.16 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is ASND's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for ASND options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 55.7%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Ascendis Pharma A/S stock to move.

How many ASND option expiration dates are there?

ASND has 7 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Dec 17, 2027.

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.