HCA Healthcare (HCA) Options Chain
NYSE: HCAHealth CareHospital/Nursing ManagementUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Sep 17, 2027
- Days to expiration
- 341
- Share price
- $451.09
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.80
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 1.68
- Expected move
- ±$163.63
- Open interest (C / P)
- 66 / 53
HCA options summary
The HCA options chain for the September 17, 2027 expiration lists 11 call and 10 put contracts, with 341 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 66 calls and 53 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.80, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $450.00 strike is 37.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$163.63 (36.3%) in HCA Healthcare stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $490.00 call (30 contracts) and the $350.00 put (23 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
HCA options chain · September 17, 2027
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| — | — | — | 300.00 | 4.30 | 8.00 | 8.00 | |||||
| — | — | — | 310.00 | 5.90 | 9.00 | 9.21 | |||||
| — | — | — | 320.00 | 6.00 | 10.50 | 12.80 | |||||
| — | — | — | 330.00 | 7.50 | 11.50 | 10.50 | |||||
| — | — | — | 340.00 | 9.30 | 13.00 | 12.15 | |||||
| — | — | — | 350.00 | 11.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | |||||
| — | — | — | 360.00 | 13.00 | 17.00 | 19.75 | |||||
| — | — | — | 390.00 | 21.00 | 25.00 | 29.90 | |||||
| — | — | — | 400.00 | 24.50 | 28.50 | 38.27 | |||||
| 75.60 | 83.50 | 87.50 | 410.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 71.53 | 77.50 | 81.00 | 420.00 | 32.00 | 35.50 | 50.80 | |||||
| 72.40 | 72.00 | 75.50 | 430.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 68.40 | 66.50 | 70.00 | 440.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 60.95 | 61.50 | 65.50 | 450.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 34.30 | 44.00 | 48.00 | 490.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 32.30 | 40.50 | 44.50 | 500.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 31.62 | 33.50 | 37.00 | 520.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 23.00 | 22.50 | 26.50 | 560.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 14.75 | 14.50 | 18.50 | 600.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 8.62 | 9.00 | 13.00 | 640.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 HCA put/call ratio?
For the September 17, 2027 expiration, the HCA put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.80 (53 puts vs 66 calls), and 1.68 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is HCA's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for HCA options expiring September 17, 2027 is about 37.5%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects HCA Healthcare stock to move.
How many HCA option expiration dates are there?
HCA has 9 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.