Gen Digital (GEN) Options Chain

NASDAQ: GENTechnologyComputer Software: Prepackaged SoftwareUSD

23.25+0.50 (+2.20%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $23.25
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.35
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.28
ATM implied volatility: 61.8%
Expected move: ±$6.21
Open interest (C / P): 14.08K / 4.95K

GEN options summary

The GEN options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 27 call and 23 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 14,080 calls and 4,949 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.35, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $23.00 strike is 61.8%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$6.21 (26.7%) in Gen Digital stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $30.00 call (3.59K contracts) and the $27.00 put (1.09K contracts).

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

GEN options chain · December 18, 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	1	327.9%	11.70	14.70	18.30	10.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	13.00	0.00	0.00	0.27	25.0%	2	0
1	—	—	7.08	6.20	7.50	14.00	0.00	2.20	0.40	134.7%	2	2
1	1	85.3%	4.78	7.70	9.60	15.00	0.00	0.00	0.32	25.0%	1	0
0	1	—	12.20	0.00	0.00	16.00	0.00	0.60	0.14	69.4%	11	19
0	1	—	3.30	0.00	0.00	17.00	0.00	0.45	0.65	56.0%	24	48
4	1	59.6%	12.60	4.60	6.80	18.00	0.00	0.70	0.30	54.8%	2	160
30	10	62.3%	4.30	3.80	5.00	19.00	0.05	0.80	0.45	64.2%	10	55
187	60	55.8%	3.40	3.60	4.10	20.00	0.45	0.90	0.70	50.0%	20	84
32	1	71.4%	2.45	2.20	4.00	21.00	0.65	1.20	0.95	56.0%	122	119
81	25	50.1%	2.05	2.10	3.20	22.00	0.95	1.70	1.45	58.0%	33	51
233	2	60.6%	1.55	1.65	2.55	23.00	1.35	2.40	1.95	63.1%	2	63
GEN $23.25
77	16	50.2%	1.10	1.30	2.10	24.00	2.00	2.40	2.50	49.0%	8	666
2,138	2,036	55.6%	0.89	0.85	1.55	25.00	2.40	3.40	2.20	58.1%	10	424
182	28	57.1%	0.60	0.40	1.30	26.00	3.20	4.40	4.21	50.5%	312	654
215	78	50.2%	0.45	0.20	0.80	27.00	4.00	5.20	2.20	51.7%	21	1,094
607	12	53.1%	0.38	0.35	0.70	28.00	4.90	6.10	6.75	54.7%	1	749
127	10	60.2%	1.63	0.00	0.75	29.00	5.60	7.10	7.65	55.2%	1	222
3,593	2	52.5%	0.15	0.20	0.40	30.00	6.50	8.00	7.95	56.5%	50	429
452	10	55.9%	0.20	0.00	0.75	31.00	7.50	9.00	6.10	61.0%	85	89
1,400	4	59.9%	0.17	0.00	0.75	32.00	8.50	10.00	2.50	65.2%	1	21
124	10	63.8%	0.75	0.00	0.75	33.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1	67.4%	0.85	0.00	0.75	34.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2,152	2	55.3%	0.12	0.00	0.25	35.00	13.80	16.10	14.58	157.3%	—	0
48	1	74.2%	0.60	0.00	0.75	36.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2,083	10	77.4%	0.25	0.00	0.75	37.00	12.90	15.30	7.30	76.2%	1	0
1	1	80.6%	0.45	0.00	0.75	38.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
286	240	86.3%	0.20	0.00	0.75	40.00	12.80	15.50	20.08	—	2	0

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 December 18, 2026 expiration, the GEN put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.35 (4,949 puts vs 14,080 calls), and 0.28 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 December 18, 2026 is about 61.8%, 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.