Paycom Software (PAYC) Options Chain

NYSE: PAYCTechnologyComputer Software: Prepackaged SoftwareUSD

232.22+2.32 (+1.01%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 17, 2027
Days to expiration: 432
Share price: $232.22
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.89
Put/call ratio (volume): 2.61
ATM implied volatility: 45.9%
Expected move: ±$115.93
Open interest (C / P): 1.24K / 1.11K

PAYC options summary

The PAYC options chain for the December 17, 2027 expiration lists 41 call and 37 put contracts, with 432 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 1,237 calls and 1,107 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.89, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $230.00 strike is 45.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$115.93 (49.9%) in Paycom Software stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $270.00 call (308 contracts) and the $260.00 put (300 contracts).

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

PAYC options chain · December 17, 2027

PAYC 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
0	1	—	172.00	0.00	0.00	60.00	1.20	4.10	4.05	81.2%	1	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	65.00	0.00	0.00	4.20	25.0%	1	0
0	—	—	53.70	0.00	0.00	70.00	2.50	5.60	5.85	80.3%	1	3
1	1	74.6%	154.00	158.50	163.50	75.00	0.00	0.00	2.70	25.0%	1	0
5	2	73.0%	100.00	154.00	159.00	80.00	0.00	0.00	2.81	25.0%	8	0
0	1	—	48.50	0.00	0.00	85.00	5.50	9.90	4.58	82.2%	10	11
0	2	—	57.51	0.00	0.00	90.00	0.50	3.50	2.00	54.9%	5	7
—	—	—	—	—	—	95.00	0.00	0.00	4.14	12.5%	1	0
74	3	66.2%	130.72	136.00	141.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	4.60	12.5%	7	0
5	2	65.2%	119.00	132.00	136.50	105.00	14.10	18.50	19.30	88.8%	1	42
0	4	—	124.80	0.00	0.00	110.00	0.00	0.00	5.93	12.5%	1	0
3	1	62.3%	123.00	123.00	128.00	115.00	1.80	5.40	4.75	54.4%	1	9
0	1	—	117.25	0.00	0.00	120.00	0.00	0.00	7.60	12.5%	1	0
0	1	—	99.00	0.00	0.00	125.00	2.80	6.10	6.30	51.0%	1	7
29	1	59.5%	107.25	111.00	115.50	130.00	3.90	6.90	7.44	50.3%	1	6
9	1	58.6%	105.75	107.00	111.50	135.00	0.00	0.00	11.50	12.5%	1	0
0	15	—	94.30	0.00	0.00	140.00	5.70	8.60	9.54	49.0%	1	95
0	8	—	94.87	0.00	0.00	145.00	7.50	11.50	21.20	52.0%	1	13
227	1	56.3%	86.20	95.50	100.00	150.00	0.00	0.00	15.60	6.3%	3	0
10	1	55.9%	99.75	92.00	96.50	155.00	0.00	0.00	17.50	6.3%	2	0
159	1	55.3%	83.97	88.50	93.00	160.00	9.40	13.10	12.40	46.9%	2	26
17	1	54.7%	85.00	85.00	89.50	165.00	10.00	14.50	13.98	46.5%	1	2
16	1	54.0%	83.10	81.50	86.00	170.00	12.20	16.00	15.63	46.2%	1	6
7	1	53.9%	81.20	78.50	83.00	175.00	13.50	17.50	17.20	45.7%	4	6
12	2	53.4%	68.30	75.00	80.00	180.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	—	67.20	0.00	0.00	185.00	17.00	21.00	23.10	45.1%	1	7
2	2	—	20.70	15.50	19.00	190.00	64.00	68.50	70.50	98.4%	1	142
23	1	52.4%	63.03	66.50	71.00	195.00	67.50	72.50	88.61	99.1%	132	132
25	5	52.1%	76.32	63.50	68.50	200.00	0.00	0.00	36.00	3.1%	3	0
43	1	51.6%	50.90	58.50	63.00	210.00	26.50	29.30	31.00	41.5%	2	9
30	1	50.7%	52.20	53.50	57.50	220.00	31.50	36.00	37.20	43.0%	50	52
17	1	50.3%	57.37	49.00	53.00	230.00	37.10	40.10	39.00	41.4%	1	205
PAYC $232.22
16	1	52.2%	53.50	44.50	49.00	240.00	41.50	46.50	48.34	41.9%	16	16
17	10	51.1%	46.50	40.50	44.40	250.00	0.00	0.00	62.50	—	4	0
18	1	51.0%	34.87	36.50	41.00	260.00	53.50	58.00	61.00	40.3%	3	300
308	1	50.5%	29.60	33.00	37.50	270.00	59.50	64.50	63.10	39.9%	3	5
9	2	50.3%	27.40	30.00	34.40	280.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	2	49.9%	36.00	27.00	31.50	290.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	1	49.7%	20.86	24.00	28.90	300.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	19	51.6%	9.30	25.00	28.50	310.00	0.00	0.00	108.02	—	2	0
55	1	49.0%	26.00	19.50	24.00	320.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1	48.8%	19.91	18.30	22.00	330.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	2	48.6%	14.70	14.90	18.50	350.00	121.00	126.00	129.10	35.8%	2	5

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 PAYC put/call ratio?

For the December 17, 2027 expiration, the PAYC put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.89 (1,107 puts vs 1,237 calls), and 2.61 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is PAYC's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for PAYC options expiring December 17, 2027 is about 45.9%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Paycom Software stock to move.

How many PAYC option expiration dates are there?

PAYC has 7 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Dec 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.