Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Options Chain
NASDAQ: NKTRHealth CareBiotechnology: Pharmaceutical PreparationsUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Apr 16, 2027
- Days to expiration
- 187
- Share price
- $41.17
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.21
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.43
- Expected move
- ±$23.00
- Open interest (C / P)
- 672 / 141
NKTR options summary
The NKTR options chain for the April 16, 2027 expiration lists 14 call and 11 put contracts, with 187 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 672 calls and 141 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.21, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $40.00 strike is 78.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$23.00 (55.9%) in Nektar Therapeutics stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $75.00 call (219 contracts) and the $75.00 put (49 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
NKTR options chain · April 16, 2027
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 20.87 | 13.30 | 17.50 | 30.00 | 2.10 | 5.30 | 1.20 | |||||
| 9.60 | 7.80 | 11.30 | 40.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 8.30 | — | — | 45.00 | — | — | 10.07 | |||||
| — | — | — | 50.00 | 12.20 | 16.00 | 12.10 | |||||
| 4.28 | 2.95 | 7.10 | 55.00 | 16.00 | 19.50 | 14.01 | |||||
| 6.50 | 2.35 | 5.90 | 60.00 | 19.90 | 23.30 | 10.50 | |||||
| 3.30 | 2.05 | 4.00 | 65.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.30 | |||||
| 3.80 | 1.05 | 3.40 | 70.00 | 28.00 | 32.20 | 25.55 | |||||
| 1.73 | 0.50 | 3.40 | 75.00 | 32.60 | 36.70 | 18.70 | |||||
| 10.90 | 0.05 | 3.50 | 80.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.39 | |||||
| 15.10 | 0.05 | 1.90 | 85.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.80 | |||||
| 12.60 | 11.50 | 15.50 | 90.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.65 | 0.05 | 1.60 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.50 | |||||
| 3.15 | 0.05 | 1.30 | 105.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 9.02 | 6.90 | 10.90 | 110.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 NKTR put/call ratio?
For the April 16, 2027 expiration, the NKTR put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.21 (141 puts vs 672 calls), and 0.43 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is NKTR's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for NKTR options expiring April 16, 2027 is about 78.0%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Nektar Therapeutics stock to move.
How many NKTR option expiration dates are there?
NKTR 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.