Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Options Chain

NASDAQ: CDNSTechnologyComputer Software: Prepackaged SoftwareUSD

352.84+4.00 (+1.15%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 6
Share price: $352.84
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.23
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.17
ATM implied volatility: 41.7%
Expected move: ±$18.87
Open interest (C / P): 2.96K / 3.65K

CDNS options summary

The CDNS options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 48 call and 47 put contracts, with 6 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,960 calls and 3,654 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.23, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $355.00 strike is 41.7%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$18.87 (5.3%) in Cadence Design Systems stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $360.00 call (388 contracts) and the $270.00 put (986 contracts).

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

CDNS options chain · October 16, 2026

CDNS 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	215.00	0.00	2.15	0.45	198.7%	1	4
2	—	128.1%	99.40	131.00	134.80	220.00	0.00	1.75	0.45	183.9%	—	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	225.00	0.00	1.15	0.46	164.3%	3	3
—	—	—	—	—	—	230.00	0.00	2.15	0.29	175.2%	1	8
—	—	—	—	—	—	235.00	0.00	2.15	0.49	167.7%	7	11
2	2	119.3%	65.70	111.10	114.90	240.00	0.00	2.15	0.32	160.3%	1	28
19	15	167.0%	81.60	106.10	109.50	245.00	0.00	2.15	1.09	153.0%	200	152
0	1	159.3%	101.42	101.10	104.50	250.00	0.00	1.30	0.04	133.0%	2	265
3	—	97.7%	26.30	96.10	99.80	255.00	0.00	2.20	1.04	139.4%	1	149
1	1	92.4%	20.50	91.00	94.90	260.00	0.00	2.20	0.21	132.4%	1	267
30	48	91.5%	22.64	86.00	90.00	265.00	0.00	2.20	1.00	125.5%	3	149
2	—	133.3%	52.50	83.50	87.00	267.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
84	10	101.0%	56.13	81.80	84.80	270.00	0.00	1.15	1.09	104.9%	2	986
—	—	—	—	—	—	272.50	0.00	2.20	2.00	115.3%	—	5
60	10	81.0%	49.00	76.00	80.00	275.00	0.00	2.25	1.10	112.5%	6	115
—	—	—	—	—	—	277.50	0.00	2.25	1.17	109.1%	3	78
88	5	83.5%	71.17	71.80	74.50	280.00	0.00	2.25	0.46	105.8%	7	108
1	—	64.7%	66.00	68.50	72.30	282.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1	110.0%	32.75	66.00	69.60	285.00	0.00	0.95	1.14	83.8%	1	64
165	6	57.8%	55.08	61.20	64.60	290.00	0.00	1.15	0.15	80.8%	1	112
3	—	65.6%	17.76	58.70	62.40	292.50	0.00	2.30	4.36	89.8%	1	34
52	16	65.2%	63.50	56.20	60.00	295.00	0.00	2.30	0.33	86.6%	1	260
—	—	—	—	—	—	297.50	0.00	1.75	1.49	78.4%	1	6
227	2	67.5%	51.27	51.90	54.80	300.00	0.00	1.45	0.43	72.4%	1	40
4	1	86.8%	15.00	48.60	52.20	302.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
70	1	82.0%	46.22	46.10	49.60	305.00	0.00	2.40	0.30	74.4%	3	61
1	—	50.3%	19.10	43.70	47.40	307.50	0.00	2.40	1.15	71.1%	—	4
121	2	75.1%	41.42	41.30	44.60	310.00	0.00	2.45	1.50	68.3%	5	24
—	—	—	—	—	—	312.50	0.00	2.45	2.25	65.0%	—	1
138	1	73.5%	46.60	36.30	40.10	315.00	0.00	2.50	0.55	62.1%	59	97
—	—	—	—	—	—	317.50	0.00	2.55	0.50	59.1%	3	3
109	31	64.3%	31.10	31.40	34.90	320.00	0.00	1.75	0.40	50.6%	2	171
13	24	61.6%	26.00	29.00	32.50	322.50	0.00	2.35	0.48	51.3%	1	50
214	1	57.9%	25.20	26.40	30.00	325.00	0.00	2.85	0.60	50.8%	5	109
6	1	58.5%	32.00	24.30	28.00	327.50	0.00	3.00	3.60	61.2%	1	45
68	2	56.1%	28.20	22.60	25.70	330.00	0.00	1.70	1.15	46.5%	6	97
28	1	53.0%	23.47	17.50	21.40	335.00	0.15	3.50	1.71	52.6%	21	61
79	4	49.8%	15.13	13.40	17.30	340.00	1.25	3.70	2.50	45.2%	2	21
102	3	46.9%	10.20	10.50	13.50	345.00	2.40	5.80	4.45	47.7%	1	29
123	3	43.8%	7.75	6.70	10.00	350.00	4.00	6.80	7.00	41.9%	1	25
CDNS $352.84
149	13	41.1%	5.95	5.20	7.00	355.00	7.00	9.40	10.80	42.3%	3	2
388	6	37.8%	7.50	3.30	4.40	360.00	9.70	12.40	8.96	42.3%	3	1
44	3	47.2%	3.40	1.25	4.50	365.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
182	4	38.4%	1.20	1.20	1.95	370.00	16.80	20.70	56.42	49.2%	2	0
55	10	52.7%	0.93	0.00	3.00	375.00	21.50	25.10	55.40	52.3%	—	1
60	15	47.8%	2.50	0.00	1.60	380.00	25.80	29.80	67.20	56.6%	7	0
12	5	50.4%	2.10	0.10	1.30	385.00	30.90	34.60	36.07	61.0%	3	4
23	4	59.4%	0.50	0.00	1.65	390.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
43	4	56.1%	0.60	0.00	0.95	395.00	40.50	44.20	76.60	68.6%	—	3
105	1	64.3%	1.89	0.00	2.40	400.00	45.40	49.30	54.60	74.9%	—	0
1	—	68.3%	2.35	0.00	2.30	405.00	50.40	54.30	121.73	80.0%	—	0
23	52	72.4%	1.03	0.00	2.25	410.00	55.20	59.10	126.76	82.8%	—	0
5	3	76.4%	0.45	0.00	2.20	415.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	3	80.7%	0.25	0.00	2.20	420.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	84.5%	0.25	0.00	2.15	425.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	3	88.5%	0.25	0.00	2.15	430.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	92.5%	0.25	0.00	2.15	435.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 CDNS put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the CDNS put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.23 (3,654 puts vs 2,960 calls), and 1.17 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is CDNS's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for CDNS options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 41.7%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Cadence Design Systems stock to move.

How many CDNS option expiration dates are there?

CDNS has 15 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.