BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX) Options Chain
NASDAQ: BCRXHealth CareBiotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)USD
Market open · Delayed 15 min · as of Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 7
- Share price
- $8.29
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.14
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.79
- Expected move
- ±$0.0718
- Open interest (C / P)
- 7.88K / 1.07K
BCRX options summary
The BCRX options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 10 call and 7 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 7,882 calls and 1,067 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.14, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $8.00 strike is 6.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.0718 (0.9%) in BioCryst Pharmaceuticals stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $10.00 call (2.79K contracts) and the $8.00 put (481 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
BCRX options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 1.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | |||||
| 1.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | |||||
| 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.87 | |||||
| 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.90 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.90 | |||||
| 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | |||||
| 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 BCRX put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the BCRX put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.14 (1,067 puts vs 7,882 calls), and 0.79 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is BCRX's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for BCRX options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 6.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects BioCryst Pharmaceuticals stock to move.
How many BCRX option expiration dates are there?
BCRX has 7 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 21, 2028.
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.