Bausch Health Companies (BHC) Options Chain
NYSE: BHCHealth CareBiotechnology: Pharmaceutical PreparationsUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Dec 15, 2028
- Days to expiration
- 796
- Share price
- $6.04
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 14.10
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.48
- Expected move
- ±$6.53
- Open interest (C / P)
- 2.94K / 41.39K
BHC options summary
The BHC options chain for the December 15, 2028 expiration lists 7 call and 6 put contracts, with 796 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,935 calls and 41,386 puts, a put/call ratio of 14.10, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $7.00 strike is 73.2%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$6.53 (108.1%) in Bausch Health Companies stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $10.00 call (1.42K contracts) and the $3.00 put (33.41K contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
BHC options chain · December 15, 2028
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 5.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 | 0.15 | |||||
| 4.40 | 1.50 | 6.00 | 3.00 | 0.25 | 0.55 | 0.43 | |||||
| 4.05 | 0.50 | 5.50 | 4.00 | 0.50 | 4.90 | 0.70 | |||||
| 2.61 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 1.30 | |||||
| 1.65 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 2.90 | 2.60 | |||||
| 0.85 | 0.85 | 1.50 | 10.00 | 3.90 | 6.50 | 4.44 | |||||
| 0.85 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 12.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 BHC put/call ratio?
For the December 15, 2028 expiration, the BHC put/call ratio based on open interest is 14.10 (41,386 puts vs 2,935 calls), and 0.48 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is BHC's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for BHC options expiring December 15, 2028 is about 73.2%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Bausch Health Companies stock to move.
How many BHC option expiration dates are there?
BHC has 12 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.