First Advantage (FA) Options Chain
NASDAQ: FATechnologyEDP ServicesUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Jan 15, 2027
- Days to expiration
- 97
- Share price
- $19.04
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.02
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.13
- Expected move
- ±$7.67
- Open interest (C / P)
- 126 / 2
FA options summary
The FA options chain for the January 15, 2027 expiration lists 8 call and 4 put contracts, with 97 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 126 calls and 2 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.02, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $20.00 strike is 78.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$7.67 (40.3%) in First Advantage stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $22.50 call (76 contracts) and the $15.00 put (2 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
FA options chain · January 15, 2027
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 14.34 | 17.00 | 20.80 | 2.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 15.00 | 12.70 | 16.00 | 5.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 7.58 | 9.50 | 13.50 | 10.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 5.60 | 4.00 | 7.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.80 | |||||
| 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.05 | |||||
| 3.30 | 1.05 | 4.30 | 20.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2.20 | 0.50 | 1.50 | 22.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.91 | 0.30 | 0.75 | 25.00 | 4.50 | 8.60 | 8.94 | |||||
| — | — | — | 30.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.73 | |||||
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 January 15, 2027 expiration, the FA put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.02 (2 puts vs 126 calls), and 0.13 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 January 15, 2027 is about 78.1%, 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.