Hercules Capital (HTGC) Options Chain
NYSE: HTGCFinanceInvestment ManagersUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 7
- Share price
- $16.51
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 1.00
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 1.13
- Expected move
- ±$0.9937
- Open interest (C / P)
- 3.58K / 3.56K
HTGC options summary
The HTGC options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 12 call and 18 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 3,577 calls and 3,561 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.00, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $17.00 strike is 43.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.9937 (6.0%) in Hercules Capital stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $18.00 call (2.27K contracts) and the $14.00 put (1.11K contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
HTGC options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 11.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.20 | |||||
| 6.65 | 5.10 | 8.60 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.09 | |||||
| 7.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 1.35 | 0.26 | |||||
| — | — | — | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | |||||
| 5.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |||||
| — | — | — | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.04 | |||||
| 3.40 | 2.05 | 2.75 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |||||
| 1.84 | 1.20 | 1.95 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.05 | |||||
| 0.58 | 0.05 | 1.20 | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.05 | |||||
| 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 17.00 | 0.15 | 0.75 | 0.49 | |||||
| 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 18.00 | 0.90 | 1.80 | 1.39 | |||||
| 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 19.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.40 | |||||
| 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 20.00 | 1.55 | 4.60 | 4.46 | |||||
| — | — | — | 21.00 | 5.00 | 6.50 | 5.45 | |||||
| — | — | — | 22.00 | 5.80 | 8.70 | 6.40 | |||||
| — | — | — | 23.00 | 6.20 | 8.80 | 7.15 | |||||
| — | — | — | 24.00 | 8.00 | 9.70 | 8.10 | |||||
| — | — | — | 25.00 | 9.00 | 10.90 | 9.05 | |||||
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 HTGC put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the HTGC put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.00 (3,561 puts vs 3,577 calls), and 1.13 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is HTGC's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for HTGC options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 43.5%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Hercules Capital stock to move.
How many HTGC option expiration dates are there?
HTGC has 7 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 21, 2028.
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.