IQVIA (IQV) Options Chain

NYSE: IQVHealth CareBiotechnology: Commercial Physical & Biological ResarchUSD

259.88+1.00 (+0.39%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:02 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Jan 15, 2027
Days to expiration: 96
Share price: $259.88
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.63
Put/call ratio (volume): 3.25
ATM implied volatility: 41.3%
Expected move: ±$55.08
Open interest (C / P): 1.66K / 1.05K

IQV options summary

The IQV options chain for the January 15, 2027 expiration lists 34 call and 34 put contracts, with 96 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 1,661 calls and 1,048 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.63, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $260.00 strike is 41.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$55.08 (21.2%) in IQVIA stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $230.00 call (564 contracts) and the $170.00 put (205 contracts).

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

IQV options chain · January 15, 2027

IQV 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	85.00	0.00	2.15	0.40	116.9%	2	12
1	1	—	81.83	88.90	92.50	90.00	0.00	2.20	0.45	111.8%	1	17
—	—	—	—	—	—	95.00	0.60	3.50	2.45	120.0%	1	4
—	—	—	—	—	—	100.00	0.00	2.20	0.55	101.5%	1	31
—	—	—	—	—	—	105.00	0.00	2.25	0.50	97.1%	1	35
—	—	—	—	—	—	110.00	0.00	0.00	1.15	25.0%	10	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	115.00	0.00	0.00	4.00	25.0%	—	0
0	—	—	55.00	0.00	0.00	120.00	0.00	2.30	2.50	84.5%	2	0
1	1	—	62.00	58.90	62.70	125.00	0.00	0.00	1.39	25.0%	10	0
4	1	—	52.20	47.60	51.00	130.00	0.00	1.15	0.40	68.0%	5	7
1	1	—	60.00	75.80	79.50	135.00	0.00	2.45	2.70	73.8%	1	1
1	1	86.6%	59.00	121.10	125.00	140.00	0.00	0.00	0.68	25.0%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	145.00	0.00	2.65	3.60	67.8%	1	7
—	—	—	—	—	—	150.00	0.00	2.40	1.20	63.2%	1	3
—	—	—	—	—	—	155.00	0.00	2.85	5.20	62.1%	1	4
0	1	—	35.55	37.50	40.80	160.00	0.00	2.60	0.65	57.7%	1	17
3	1	72.5%	55.00	97.10	101.00	165.00	0.00	0.00	2.60	12.5%	2	0
0	1	—	88.15	0.00	0.00	170.00	0.00	2.00	1.05	56.8%	1	205
3	1	68.3%	47.00	87.80	91.70	175.00	0.00	2.80	9.00	58.3%	1	30
16	1	87.7%	66.00	89.50	92.90	180.00	0.00	3.20	1.55	57.0%	2	13
5	1	—	21.85	37.70	41.40	185.00	0.05	3.10	1.42	53.3%	2	201
11	2	62.6%	29.90	74.20	78.10	190.00	0.25	3.20	1.70	50.5%	1	4
5	2	61.3%	27.30	69.90	73.80	195.00	0.45	3.80	2.10	49.8%	1	5
50	3	52.1%	78.07	63.30	67.10	200.00	1.10	4.00	2.61	47.3%	12	56
0	1	—	58.30	0.00	0.00	210.00	0.00	0.00	9.00	6.3%	3	0
0	1	—	49.18	0.00	0.00	220.00	3.80	7.10	5.00	43.5%	1	32
564	2	49.1%	39.48	39.70	42.40	230.00	6.80	8.90	6.32	40.8%	2	24
92	3	46.1%	33.10	32.40	34.90	240.00	9.90	10.80	10.80	37.3%	158	76
43	1	45.0%	26.47	26.80	28.80	250.00	13.00	15.70	12.00	38.7%	2	114
IQV $259.88
55	2	44.5%	29.63	21.20	23.70	260.00	17.70	20.40	19.50	38.1%	1	23
128	1	44.0%	18.50	15.90	19.20	270.00	23.20	25.40	25.10	36.6%	10	39
71	2	43.6%	11.70	12.20	15.40	280.00	29.60	31.90	27.99	36.6%	1	81
250	3	43.8%	11.50	8.90	12.50	290.00	36.50	39.30	30.10	37.0%	5	7
97	6	43.0%	10.00	6.50	9.60	300.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	2	42.8%	6.43	5.10	7.50	310.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
55	2	43.1%	3.55	3.70	6.00	320.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	1	45.2%	3.45	1.90	5.40	330.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
55	5	44.4%	4.40	1.65	4.00	340.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	50.5%	1.25	1.60	4.90	350.00	88.40	92.00	91.00	39.2%	—	0
77	21	48.0%	2.26	0.00	3.30	360.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	1	43.7%	2.05	0.00	1.75	370.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	2	51.1%	1.45	0.00	2.75	380.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	1	52.7%	0.80	0.00	2.55	390.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 IQV put/call ratio?

For the January 15, 2027 expiration, the IQV put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.63 (1,048 puts vs 1,661 calls), and 3.25 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is IQV's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for IQV options expiring January 15, 2027 is about 41.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects IQVIA stock to move.

How many IQV option expiration dates are there?

IQV has 8 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.