Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Options Chain

NASDAQ: CTSHTechnologyEDP ServicesUSD

59.20-0.81 (-1.35%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Jan 15, 2027
Days to expiration: 96
Share price: $59.20
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.06
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.76
ATM implied volatility: 46.1%
Expected move: ±$14.01
Open interest (C / P): 10.48K / 11.10K

CTSH options summary

The CTSH options chain for the January 15, 2027 expiration lists 35 call and 28 put contracts, with 96 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 10,481 calls and 11,103 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.06, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $60.00 strike is 46.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$14.01 (23.7%) in Cognizant Technology Solutions stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $60.00 call (2.65K contracts) and the $47.50 put (2.24K contracts).

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

CTSH options chain · January 15, 2027

CTSH 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	22.50	0.00	1.15	0.06	121.1%	3	12
—	—	—	—	—	—	25.00	0.10	2.70	0.90	137.0%	1	5
1	—	169.8%	16.50	33.10	37.30	27.50	0.00	0.00	0.20	25.0%	3	0
0	1	—	28.50	0.00	0.00	30.00	0.10	0.30	0.15	71.8%	2	65
—	—	—	—	—	—	32.50	0.00	0.75	0.20	72.7%	241	347
37	2	82.6%	25.16	22.50	25.20	35.00	0.05	0.35	0.20	57.2%	7	289
7	2	63.0%	22.83	20.40	24.10	37.50	0.15	0.50	0.25	55.9%	8	0
96	1	57.0%	18.60	19.30	20.30	40.00	0.25	0.55	0.35	51.6%	10	74
73	1	60.5%	16.09	16.30	19.40	42.50	0.00	1.15	0.53	60.6%	1	127
96	1	58.1%	16.40	14.30	17.10	45.00	0.60	1.10	1.30	52.0%	20	515
128	1	50.2%	15.45	11.80	14.60	47.50	1.00	1.85	1.20	54.7%	29	2,238
278	1	53.8%	11.40	10.50	12.90	50.00	1.50	2.10	1.65	49.4%	12	584
114	4	57.9%	9.59	8.00	10.50	52.50	2.15	2.50	2.25	45.2%	50	224
185	67	55.4%	6.00	6.30	8.80	55.00	2.60	3.90	3.10	49.2%	10	1,847
250	16	48.5%	6.50	5.90	6.70	57.50	4.10	4.40	4.20	43.5%	5	251
CTSH $59.20
2,655	92	48.2%	4.90	4.90	5.50	60.00	5.40	5.80	5.59	44.1%	10	1,788
489	22	45.6%	4.60	3.60	4.20	62.50	6.70	7.40	6.90	44.8%	63	383
254	32	45.9%	3.50	3.00	3.40	65.00	8.40	9.40	9.40	47.6%	7	847
1,026	6	45.0%	2.45	2.40	2.60	67.50	10.20	11.30	12.02	48.6%	1	1,002
1,893	6	47.5%	1.70	1.85	2.30	70.00	12.20	13.30	9.90	49.4%	7	138
140	1	49.3%	2.50	1.30	2.00	72.50	21.90	23.70	27.00	114.5%	100	60
255	10	45.8%	1.20	0.95	1.30	75.00	13.80	16.50	32.01	37.7%	7	262
114	15	51.5%	0.75	0.40	1.45	77.50	17.60	19.60	14.77	49.7%	1	4
605	5	57.1%	0.80	0.00	1.60	80.00	35.10	39.20	36.29	185.7%	4	2
25	5	59.4%	1.75	0.00	1.50	82.50	12.50	16.70	7.40	—	10	15
436	40	56.8%	1.45	0.00	2.15	85.00	0.00	0.00	34.00	—	—	0
219	1	57.9%	0.55	0.00	0.95	87.50	16.10	20.50	9.80	—	—	11
0	1	12.5%	1.00	0.00	0.00	90.00	18.40	22.50	11.21	—	1	13
1	1	117.9%	7.20	4.30	7.50	92.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
374	1	55.9%	0.35	0.00	0.90	95.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
53	4	78.0%	2.70	0.00	3.10	97.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
416	3	58.3%	0.09	0.00	0.75	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
88	1	67.8%	0.35	0.00	1.15	105.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	1	66.2%	0.29	0.00	0.75	110.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	1	72.9%	0.75	0.00	0.95	115.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
124	1	89.7%	2.13	0.00	2.10	120.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	1	115.7%	0.82	0.00	5.00	125.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	2	98.2%	0.05	0.00	2.25	130.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 CTSH put/call ratio?

For the January 15, 2027 expiration, the CTSH put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.06 (11,103 puts vs 10,481 calls), and 1.76 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is CTSH's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for CTSH options expiring January 15, 2027 is about 46.1%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Cognizant Technology Solutions stock to move.

How many CTSH option expiration dates are there?

CTSH has 10 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.