Photronics (PLAB) Options Chain
NASDAQ: PLABTechnologySemiconductorsUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
After hours: 29.62 0.00%
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 7
- Share price
- $29.62
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.27
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 5.01
- Expected move
- ±$2.01
- Open interest (C / P)
- 4.43K / 1.18K
PLAB options summary
The PLAB options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 7 call and 7 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 4,430 calls and 1,178 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.27, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $30.00 strike is 48.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$2.01 (6.8%) in Photronics stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $35.00 call (2.99K contracts) and the $30.00 put (367 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
PLAB options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| — | — | — | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | |||||
| 10.90 | 8.30 | 10.70 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.27 | |||||
| 8.65 | 5.80 | 8.20 | 22.50 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.08 | |||||
| 4.70 | 4.10 | 4.90 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.05 | |||||
| 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 30.00 | 0.90 | 1.05 | 0.80 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 35.00 | 4.40 | 5.90 | 3.94 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 40.00 | 9.30 | 11.70 | 11.80 | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 45.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 PLAB put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the PLAB put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.27 (1,178 puts vs 4,430 calls), and 5.01 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is PLAB's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for PLAB options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 48.9%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Photronics stock to move.
How many PLAB option expiration dates are there?
PLAB has 6 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.