First Advantage (FA) Options Chain
NASDAQ: FATechnologyEDP ServicesUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 8
- Share price
- $18.73
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.20
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 1.94
- Expected move
- ±$2.76
- Open interest (C / P)
- 127 / 25
FA options summary
The FA options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 7 call and 5 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 127 calls and 25 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.20, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $17.50 strike is 99.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$2.76 (14.7%) in First Advantage stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $22.50 call (55 contracts) and the $17.50 put (18 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
FA options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 13.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | 10.00 | 0.00 | 2.85 | 0.76 | |||||
| 4.90 | 2.10 | 6.00 | 12.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 5.75 | 4.00 | 8.50 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.05 | |||||
| 3.70 | 0.75 | 3.50 | 17.50 | 0.05 | 0.45 | 0.52 | |||||
| 1.25 | 0.00 | 1.15 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 3.80 | 2.00 | |||||
| 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 22.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.60 | |||||
| 1.85 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 25.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 FA put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the FA put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.20 (25 puts vs 127 calls), and 1.94 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is FA's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for FA options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 99.5%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects First Advantage stock to move.
How many FA option expiration dates are there?
FA has 4 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Apr 16, 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.