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: Mar 19, 2027
Days to expiration: 159
Share price: $352.84
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.54
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.23
ATM implied volatility: 45.1%
Expected move: ±$104.98
Open interest (C / P): 2.13K / 1.14K

CDNS options summary

The CDNS options chain for the March 19, 2027 expiration lists 44 call and 40 put contracts, with 159 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,128 calls and 1,143 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.54, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $350.00 strike is 45.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$104.98 (29.8%) in Cadence Design Systems stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $350.00 call (542 contracts) and the $260.00 put (182 contracts).

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

CDNS options chain · March 19, 2027

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
2	1	—	207.40	155.10	159.00	140.00	0.00	1.10	0.20	65.3%	1	11
1	1	—	199.50	150.30	154.20	145.00	0.00	2.40	0.65	71.3%	1	2
0	—	—	267.90	0.00	0.00	150.00	0.00	2.45	0.40	69.0%	1	0
0	—	—	257.68	0.00	0.00	155.00	0.00	2.55	1.00	67.1%	1	2
6	5	—	223.40	159.30	163.30	160.00	0.00	2.55	1.15	64.8%	1	2
3	1	144.1%	238.60	212.10	215.70	165.00	0.00	2.65	1.15	62.9%	1	3
6	1	76.0%	153.20	184.80	188.80	170.00	0.00	2.75	1.35	61.1%	3	4
—	—	—	—	—	—	175.00	0.00	2.85	1.65	59.3%	16	14
7	4	72.6%	143.00	175.20	179.20	180.00	0.00	2.95	1.60	57.6%	1	39
0	1	—	217.33	154.70	158.90	185.00	0.10	3.10	1.90	56.4%	1	19
0	1	128.2%	206.00	189.50	192.90	190.00	0.00	3.20	2.05	54.3%	2	3
—	—	—	—	—	—	195.00	0.00	3.30	1.45	52.7%	3	4
80	1	66.2%	127.70	156.20	160.00	200.00	0.05	3.40	2.60	51.2%	1	8
—	—	—	—	—	—	210.00	0.50	3.60	1.70	55.8%	3	88
1	—	155.7%	119.50	187.60	191.60	220.00	1.00	3.90	2.50	52.7%	1	46
6	2	59.0%	91.30	128.60	132.30	230.00	1.75	4.60	6.39	50.9%	10	59
4	3	57.0%	69.69	119.70	123.40	240.00	2.95	5.80	3.60	50.1%	5	23
3	1	55.4%	65.32	111.10	114.70	250.00	4.30	6.80	5.40	48.4%	4	53
—	—	—	—	—	—	260.00	4.90	8.40	8.59	47.7%	10	182
64	50	52.3%	52.50	94.50	97.90	270.00	6.50	9.80	13.40	46.1%	3	21
28	2	51.6%	51.34	87.00	90.40	280.00	8.50	12.30	12.00	46.0%	1	68
5	1	50.5%	40.00	79.50	82.80	290.00	11.00	14.50	14.70	45.0%	1	31
44	14	51.9%	54.61	72.50	75.80	300.00	14.10	16.10	16.00	42.7%	1	160
28	6	50.6%	54.95	65.70	68.70	310.00	16.70	19.60	17.50	42.6%	10	28
80	1	49.5%	61.50	59.30	62.10	320.00	20.20	23.90	32.80	43.0%	1	30
55	1	49.5%	61.59	53.00	56.80	330.00	24.10	27.10	25.50	41.6%	2	24
36	3	48.6%	55.80	48.00	51.00	340.00	28.50	31.80	31.30	41.5%	1	10
542	14	48.4%	47.00	42.80	46.20	350.00	33.50	37.20	34.70	41.7%	1	21
CDNS $352.84
54	1	47.9%	42.60	38.00	41.40	360.00	39.00	41.90	40.00	40.7%	1	85
99	2	47.6%	40.80	34.00	37.20	370.00	44.50	47.80	42.90	40.6%	1	25
54	1	47.1%	36.30	30.00	33.10	380.00	73.50	77.50	85.80	63.5%	1	14
49	1	47.0%	29.50	26.50	29.70	390.00	81.50	85.40	64.60	64.9%	1	6
542	10	46.8%	24.60	23.50	26.50	400.00	89.50	93.30	94.05	66.1%	1	10
12	2	46.6%	24.60	20.50	23.60	410.00	97.90	101.70	73.40	67.6%	4	17
52	1	46.5%	20.89	18.00	21.00	420.00	83.10	86.30	84.20	44.3%	8	14
17	2	46.4%	20.27	15.50	18.70	430.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	1	46.8%	5.80	13.50	17.00	440.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
85	5	46.4%	15.26	11.50	14.80	450.00	104.10	107.90	105.50	40.8%	5	17
7	3	40.3%	38.89	4.80	9.00	460.00	0.00	0.00	102.70	—	—	0
7	2	46.8%	5.20	8.50	12.00	470.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	1	47.0%	2.70	7.50	10.80	480.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	1	47.0%	4.00	6.50	9.60	490.00	0.00	0.00	123.70	—	—	0
41	2	47.3%	8.10	5.50	8.70	500.00	0.00	0.00	171.30	—	—	0
0	1	12.5%	4.60	0.00	0.00	520.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
43	1	48.1%	5.20	2.85	5.80	540.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
53	1	46.3%	4.10	2.10	3.90	560.00	0.00	0.00	245.30	—	80	0
0	1	12.5%	1.65	0.00	0.00	580.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	12.5%	1.35	0.00	0.00	600.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 March 19, 2027 expiration, the CDNS put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.54 (1,143 puts vs 2,128 calls), and 1.23 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 March 19, 2027 is about 45.1%, 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.