Himax Technologies (HIMX) Options Chain

NASDAQ: HIMXTechnologySemiconductorsUSD

13.30+0.04 (+0.30%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 69
Share price: $13.30
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.39
Put/call ratio (volume): 2.57
ATM implied volatility: 71.3%
Expected move: ±$4.13
Open interest (C / P): 13.05K / 5.15K

HIMX options summary

The HIMX options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 33 call and 25 put contracts, with 69 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 13,054 calls and 5,150 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.39, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $13.00 strike is 71.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$4.13 (31.0%) in Himax Technologies stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $23.00 call (2.02K contracts) and the $11.00 put (1.14K contracts).

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

HIMX options chain · December 18, 2026

HIMX 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
2	2	259.4%	12.05	10.20	12.60	2.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	15	552.0%	11.10	8.50	12.00	3.00	0.00	0.05	0.01	160.9%	5	70
—	—	—	—	—	—	4.00	0.00	1.55	0.22	295.3%	—	23
8	—	137.5%	8.90	7.10	9.70	5.00	0.00	1.60	0.20	248.4%	20	53
4	3	114.1%	7.60	6.10	8.70	6.00	0.00	0.55	0.30	146.1%	238	225
74	3	111.7%	6.63	5.30	7.70	7.00	0.00	0.00	0.14	50.0%	4	0
30	6	98.4%	6.48	4.40	6.70	8.00	0.00	0.45	0.10	95.5%	1	57
0	5	—	5.90	0.00	0.00	9.00	0.10	0.60	0.10	89.7%	39	680
261	1	69.8%	3.70	2.55	4.70	10.00	0.10	0.60	0.30	71.8%	22	407
21	2	79.0%	3.20	1.90	4.20	11.00	0.05	0.70	0.37	56.6%	3	1,140
150	2	76.6%	3.70	1.10	3.70	12.00	0.75	0.90	0.95	63.1%	5	414
505	1	74.7%	2.40	1.20	2.50	13.00	0.95	1.85	1.40	68.0%	2	250
HIMX $13.30
172	1	71.1%	1.36	0.90	1.80	14.00	1.50	2.40	1.55	66.8%	5	204
1,145	29	63.6%	1.05	0.50	1.20	15.00	2.40	2.90	2.50	68.2%	8	168
1,363	4	74.2%	0.65	0.50	1.15	16.00	2.10	4.00	3.49	50.2%	3	221
1,200	20	67.8%	0.55	0.40	0.60	17.00	4.00	4.80	4.10	78.3%	3	254
450	3	73.4%	0.38	0.00	0.90	18.00	4.30	5.80	3.63	67.3%	1	463
562	6	71.1%	0.30	0.00	0.60	19.00	5.30	8.00	5.90	108.1%	42	0
1,105	12	75.7%	0.32	0.05	0.50	20.00	6.00	8.00	5.60	77.6%	1	229
158	7	83.6%	0.41	0.00	0.60	21.00	6.60	8.90	6.70	56.6%	79	105
512	6	82.8%	0.36	0.00	0.45	22.00	7.60	9.90	7.80	60.9%	1	186
2,021	1	92.4%	0.24	0.00	0.55	23.00	0.00	0.00	6.50	—	1	0
139	32	105.4%	0.20	0.00	0.75	24.00	9.70	11.90	10.25	78.1%	2	1
610	4	97.1%	0.21	0.00	0.45	25.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	25.0%	0.75	0.00	0.00	26.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
424	5	107.8%	0.20	0.00	0.50	27.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
183	3	114.3%	0.30	0.00	0.55	28.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	50.0%	0.60	0.00	0.00	29.00	0.00	0.00	10.35	—	—	0
547	7	121.5%	0.15	0.00	0.55	30.00	0.00	0.00	10.95	—	—	0
209	1	140.1%	0.90	0.00	0.90	31.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
513	2	175.2%	0.24	0.00	1.85	32.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	1	150.8%	0.10	0.00	1.00	33.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	2	173.1%	1.50	0.50	1.05	34.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
657	1	125.6%	0.31	0.00	0.35	35.00	0.00	0.00	15.70	—	3	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 HIMX put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the HIMX put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.39 (5,150 puts vs 13,054 calls), and 2.57 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is HIMX's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for HIMX options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 71.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Himax Technologies stock to move.

How many HIMX option expiration dates are there?

HIMX has 7 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.