Gen Digital (GEN) Options Chain

NASDAQ: GENTechnologyComputer Software: Prepackaged SoftwareUSD

22.75+0.36 (+1.61%)

At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 8
Share price: $22.75
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.19
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.20
ATM implied volatility: 55.0%
Expected move: ±$1.85
Open interest (C / P): 33.55K / 6.42K

GEN options summary

The GEN options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 23 call and 21 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 33,550 calls and 6,420 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.19, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $23.00 strike is 55.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.85 (8.1%) in Gen Digital stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $30.00 call (5.87K contracts) and the $20.00 put (2.31K contracts).

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

GEN options chain · October 16, 2026

GEN 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
0	—	—	17.53	0.00	0.00	10.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	13.00	0.00	0.95	0.45	321.9%	2	4
0	1	—	5.82	0.00	0.00	14.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	1	1023.8%	8.86	12.90	16.30	15.00	0.00	1.40	0.10	291.6%	2	13
—	—	—	—	—	—	16.00	0.00	0.75	0.40	209.4%	1	12
0	1	—	7.50	0.00	0.00	17.00	0.00	0.75	0.45	182.0%	1	9
0	2	202.7%	4.60	4.30	6.70	18.00	0.00	0.40	0.05	128.1%	1	19
81	2	145.1%	3.55	3.30	5.20	19.00	0.00	0.15	0.01	81.6%	1	229
149	31	57.0%	2.80	2.65	2.95	20.00	0.00	0.05	0.05	57.0%	1	2,308
1,145	27	69.0%	1.76	1.70	2.35	21.00	0.00	0.15	0.08	54.7%	1	783
2,072	269	66.2%	1.10	0.25	2.35	22.00	0.20	0.65	0.55	56.1%	28	581
GEN $22.75
4,356	2,010	49.4%	0.44	0.40	0.55	23.00	0.65	1.25	0.66	60.6%	14	434
5,331	7	55.7%	0.19	0.05	0.30	24.00	0.40	1.95	1.75	88.9%	3	352
5,066	1	55.9%	0.05	0.00	0.25	25.00	1.15	2.70	2.75	90.2%	1	479
1,908	1	57.0%	0.03	0.00	0.10	26.00	2.10	4.30	3.65	161.9%	7	467
627	4	118.2%	0.01	0.00	0.75	27.00	3.10	5.00	4.60	155.3%	4	330
777	2	87.5%	0.04	0.00	0.15	28.00	3.80	6.40	6.06	207.8%	10	214
686	1	130.9%	0.06	0.00	0.50	29.00	5.80	7.50	4.55	150.6%	122	8
5,867	7	126.6%	0.08	0.00	0.30	30.00	6.20	8.30	8.50	50.0%	260	173
1,101	1	99.2%	0.03	0.00	0.05	31.00	7.20	9.10	1.00	226.6%	21	5
489	1	107.8%	0.10	0.00	0.05	32.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
84	2	216.0%	0.04	0.00	1.05	33.00	9.80	11.50	2.55	199.6%	—	0
3,788	12	154.3%	0.19	0.00	0.20	34.00	10.70	12.50	4.80	203.1%	1	0
21	10	187.1%	0.20	0.00	0.40	35.00	11.50	13.50	6.78	196.5%	1	0
0	—	50.0%	0.10	0.00	0.00	36.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 GEN put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the GEN put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.19 (6,420 puts vs 33,550 calls), and 0.20 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is GEN's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for GEN options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 55.0%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Gen Digital stock to move.

How many GEN option expiration dates are there?

GEN has 8 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.