Novanta (NOVT) Options Chain
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At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 7
- Share price
- $136.33
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.56
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.67
- Expected move
- ±$0.2945
- Open interest (C / P)
- 52 / 29
NOVT options summary
The NOVT options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 8 call and 7 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 52 calls and 29 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.56, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $135.00 strike is 1.6%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.2945 (0.2%) in Novanta stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $160.00 call (17 contracts) and the $140.00 put (14 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
NOVT options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| — | — | — | 115.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.36 | |||||
| — | — | — | 120.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.68 | |||||
| — | — | — | 125.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.62 | |||||
| 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 130.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.86 | |||||
| — | — | — | 135.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.40 | |||||
| 4.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 140.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.55 | |||||
| 3.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 145.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.15 | |||||
| 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 150.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 3.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 155.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 160.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 165.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 180.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 NOVT put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the NOVT put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.56 (29 puts vs 52 calls), and 0.67 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is NOVT's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for NOVT options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 1.6%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Novanta stock to move.
How many NOVT option expiration dates are there?
NOVT has 6 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Sep 17, 2027.
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.