Community Health Systems (CYH) Options Chain
NYSE: CYHHealth CareHospital/Nursing ManagementUSD
Market open · Delayed 15 min · as of Oct 9, 3:25 PM ET
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 7
- Share price
- $2.78
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.05
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.25
- ATM implied volatility
- 144.5%
- Expected move
- ±$0.5554
- Open interest (C / P)
- 98 / 5
CYH options summary
The CYH options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 3 call and 2 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 98 calls and 5 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.05, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $3.00 strike is 144.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.5554 (20.0%) in Community Health Systems stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $3.00 call (97 contracts) and the $3.00 put (3 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
CYH options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 1.95 | 1.40 | 2.10 | 1.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 3.00 | 0.05 | 0.80 | 0.25 | |||||
| 0.65 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 5.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | 6.00 | 2.70 | 3.90 | 3.00 | |||||
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 CYH put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the CYH put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.05 (5 puts vs 98 calls), and 0.25 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is CYH's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for CYH options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 144.5%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Community Health Systems stock to move.
How many CYH option expiration dates are there?
CYH 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.