Bausch + Lomb (BLCO) Options Chain
NYSE: BLCOHealth CareOphthalmic GoodsUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 8
- Share price
- $17.15
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.06
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.23
- Expected move
- ±$1.73
- Open interest (C / P)
- 2.66K / 168
BLCO options summary
The BLCO options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 8 call and 3 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,664 calls and 168 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.06, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $17.00 strike is 68.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.73 (10.1%) in Bausch + Lomb stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $20.00 call (2.00K contracts) and the $17.00 put (128 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
BLCO options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 3.20 | 2.80 | 4.00 | 14.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2.20 | 1.35 | 3.10 | 15.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1.53 | 1.05 | 1.90 | 16.00 | 0.05 | 0.55 | 0.25 | |||||
| 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.95 | 17.00 | 0.35 | 0.75 | 0.55 | |||||
| 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.50 | 18.00 | 0.75 | 1.45 | 0.95 | |||||
| 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 19.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 20.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 BLCO put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the BLCO put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.06 (168 puts vs 2,664 calls), and 0.23 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is BLCO's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for BLCO options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 68.0%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Bausch + Lomb stock to move.
How many BLCO option expiration dates are there?
BLCO has 6 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.