Liquidia (LQDA) Options Chain

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27.38-0.64 (-2.28%)

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

After hours: 28.07 +2.52%

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 9, 2026
Days to expiration: 0
Share price: $27.38
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.53
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.27
ATM implied volatility: 96.9%
Expected move: ±$1.39
Open interest (C / P): 16.22K / 8.61K

LQDA options summary

The LQDA options chain for the October 9, 2026 expiration lists 67 call and 51 put contracts, expiring today. Open interest stands at 16,221 calls and 8,606 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.53, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $27.00 strike is 96.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.39 (5.1%) in Liquidia stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $30.00 call (2.69K contracts) and the $20.00 put (2.86K contracts).

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

LQDA options chain · October 9, 2026

LQDA 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.00	0.00	0.05	0.04	518.8%	4	13
18	1	443.8%	8.92	6.40	8.80	20.00	0.00	0.05	0.01	290.6%	7	2,858
2	2	389.1%	7.47	5.40	7.80	21.00	0.00	0.25	0.02	339.1%	19	330
9	11	335.9%	5.80	4.20	7.00	22.00	0.00	2.10	0.16	587.5%	11	52
40	1	283.6%	4.80	3.20	6.00	23.00	0.00	0.10	0.05	198.4%	458	834
27	1	214.1%	3.95	2.10	5.00	24.00	0.00	2.15	0.03	448.1%	169	622
188	40	238.7%	2.75	2.05	3.60	25.00	0.00	0.25	0.01	150.0%	262	1,555
561	1	202.7%	0.40	0.90	3.00	26.00	0.00	0.05	0.02	64.8%	81	1,316
1,739	403	140.2%	0.63	0.00	1.00	27.00	0.10	0.15	0.10	53.5%	655	717
LQDA $27.38
804	322	71.5%	0.05	0.05	0.30	28.00	0.15	0.85	0.55	82.4%	149	180
324	202	69.5%	0.03	0.00	0.05	29.00	0.25	3.50	2.00	139.8%	1	3
2,691	4,973	100.0%	0.05	0.00	0.05	30.00	1.00	4.40	2.92	129.7%	1	19
287	10	222.7%	0.31	0.00	0.50	31.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	18	430.9%	0.20	0.00	2.15	31.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
292	502	281.6%	0.05	0.00	0.65	32.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	17	469.9%	0.34	0.00	2.10	32.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
65	5	179.7%	0.30	0.00	0.05	33.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	1	259.4%	0.47	0.00	0.25	33.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	6	530.9%	0.30	0.00	2.10	34.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
44	1	549.6%	0.52	0.00	2.10	34.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
2,357	111	225.0%	0.02	0.00	0.05	35.00	6.00	8.80	6.60	596.1%	2	2
267	241	287.5%	0.05	0.00	0.05	38.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	38.50	9.30	12.40	11.50	736.7%	1	3
—	—	—	—	—	—	39.00	10.20	12.80	10.70	729.7%	1	1
1,579	172	325.0%	0.05	0.00	0.05	40.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	6	762.5%	0.03	0.00	2.15	41.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	10	789.1%	0.11	0.00	2.15	42.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2,083	1	406.3%	0.02	0.00	0.05	45.00	16.20	18.60	16.61	839.5%	20	52
3	1	833.6%	0.05	0.00	1.75	46.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	910.2%	0.10	0.00	2.15	47.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	1	921.1%	0.05	0.00	2.15	47.50	18.30	21.50	20.15	997.7%	1	9
—	—	—	—	—	—	48.50	19.00	22.30	21.12	969.9%	1	0
10	10	953.1%	0.05	0.00	2.15	49.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	963.3%	0.05	0.00	2.15	49.50	20.40	23.40	21.69	1016.4%	20	22
498	1	481.3%	0.02	0.00	0.05	50.00	21.40	24.60	23.80	746.9%	5	9
20	29	993.8%	0.03	0.00	2.15	51.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
125	3	1013.3%	0.03	0.00	2.15	52.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	—	1032.0%	0.05	0.00	2.15	53.00	23.80	27.00	25.42	1111.7%	2	0
8	—	1050.4%	0.06	0.00	2.15	54.00	24.50	28.00	26.25	1130.9%	3	0
104	1	1068.4%	0.04	0.00	2.15	55.00	25.90	28.90	27.18	1123.4%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	56.00	26.90	29.90	28.60	1141.4%	2	6
1	1	1103.1%	15.67	0.00	2.15	57.00	27.70	31.00	29.53	1184.8%	2	0
20	—	1119.5%	5.00	0.00	2.15	58.00	28.60	32.00	30.50	1202.0%	1	0
1	—	1135.9%	0.45	0.00	2.15	59.00	29.50	32.90	31.35	1192.6%	5	0
3	—	1151.6%	0.03	0.00	2.15	60.00	30.50	33.90	32.28	1208.6%	4	0
12	5	1167.2%	13.80	0.00	2.15	61.00	32.00	34.80	33.01	1196.9%	2	2
1	—	1182.4%	7.37	0.00	2.15	62.00	33.00	35.80	35.60	1212.5%	6	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	63.00	33.50	36.90	34.00	1255.1%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	64.00	34.50	37.90	39.00	1269.9%	15	0
2	1	1226.2%	7.05	0.00	2.15	65.00	35.50	38.90	37.30	1284.4%	3	0
2	—	1240.2%	9.58	0.00	2.15	66.00	36.50	40.60	2.20	1474.6%	—	0
4	1	1253.9%	5.75	0.00	2.15	67.00	37.80	41.00	39.90	1339.8%	2	0
2	—	1267.2%	8.41	0.00	2.15	68.00	38.90	41.90	40.83	1326.6%	2	0
220	1	746.9%	0.10	0.00	0.10	69.00	39.90	42.90	41.65	1339.8%	5	0
64	2	756.3%	0.05	0.00	0.10	70.00	40.70	44.00	42.58	1380.5%	6	0
94	3	765.6%	0.05	0.00	0.10	71.00	41.60	45.00	43.42	1393.8%	5	0
102	1	775.0%	0.05	0.00	0.10	72.00	42.90	45.90	44.24	1378.9%	5	0
7	4	725.0%	0.05	0.00	0.05	73.00	43.50	47.00	45.17	1418.8%	1	0
16	1	1343.0%	0.05	0.00	2.15	74.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
508	3	800.0%	0.01	0.00	0.10	75.00	45.70	49.20	49.15	1496.9%	—	0
5	—	1366.4%	4.30	0.00	2.15	76.00	46.50	50.30	48.02	1535.2%	1	0
56	—	1377.3%	3.90	0.00	2.15	77.00	47.50	51.30	48.95	1546.9%	1	0
10	1	1389.1%	0.02	0.00	2.15	78.00	48.50	52.10	8.70	1506.3%	3	0
12	12	1400.0%	3.30	0.00	2.15	79.00	49.50	53.60	9.40	1644.9%	—	0
67	6	781.3%	0.04	0.00	0.05	80.00	51.00	53.80	13.69	1443.0%	—	0
69	2	787.5%	2.22	0.00	0.05	81.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
79	2	793.8%	0.04	0.00	0.05	82.00	52.80	56.00	54.83	1522.7%	2	0
31	10	800.0%	0.15	0.00	0.05	83.00	54.00	56.80	14.65	1475.0%	1	0
49	1	812.5%	0.03	0.00	0.05	85.00	55.90	58.90	57.89	1525.4%	1	0
181	1	850.0%	0.04	0.00	0.05	90.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
101	—	868.8%	0.32	0.00	0.05	93.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
138	2	881.3%	0.25	0.00	0.05	95.00	65.50	69.60	58.48	1810.2%	—	0
9	1	912.5%	0.10	0.00	0.05	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
59	1	943.8%	0.10	0.00	0.05	105.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 LQDA put/call ratio?

For the October 9, 2026 expiration, the LQDA put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.53 (8,606 puts vs 16,221 calls), and 0.27 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is LQDA's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for LQDA options expiring October 9, 2026 is about 96.9%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Liquidia stock to move.

How many LQDA option expiration dates are there?

LQDA has 13 listed expiration dates, from Oct 9, 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.