STAAR Surgical (STAA) Options Chain

NASDAQ: STAAHealth CareOphthalmic GoodsUSD

21.67-0.71 (-3.17%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $21.67
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.65
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.92
ATM implied volatility: 54.9%
Expected move: ±$5.14
Open interest (C / P): 3.10K / 2.01K

STAA options summary

The STAA options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 16 call and 13 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 3,096 calls and 2,009 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.65, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $22.50 strike is 54.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$5.14 (23.7%) in STAAR Surgical stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $25.00 call (794 contracts) and the $12.50 put (719 contracts).

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

STAA options chain · December 18, 2026

STAA 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	—	—	12.24	0.00	0.00	7.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	2	251.0%	21.10	12.00	15.50	10.00	0.00	0.00	0.45	50.0%	3	0
3	2	579.5%	15.60	16.40	20.20	12.50	0.00	0.20	0.17	75.0%	30	719
10	3	86.3%	5.93	5.80	8.70	15.00	0.05	0.30	0.18	60.6%	3	105
77	2	67.8%	3.50	3.70	6.20	17.50	0.45	1.15	0.95	68.6%	15	399
118	1	65.9%	2.56	2.30	4.30	20.00	1.20	1.50	1.20	57.7%	1	135
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464	23	58.0%	2.30	1.45	2.20	22.50	2.15	2.70	2.55	51.9%	1	76
794	2	58.3%	0.96	0.80	1.30	25.00	4.00	4.40	3.80	52.9%	1	115
344	2	56.5%	0.90	0.05	1.00	27.50	5.00	6.50	8.14	61.8%	2	122
353	40	64.2%	0.35	0.05	0.80	30.00	7.20	9.60	8.20	94.8%	20	241
346	20	64.8%	0.25	0.00	0.50	32.50	5.20	8.30	6.16	—	20	13
0	5	25.0%	1.05	0.00	0.00	35.00	10.50	13.90	10.80	90.1%	8	84
51	10	93.8%	0.10	0.00	0.95	37.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
494	1	81.5%	0.05	0.00	0.35	40.00	16.30	19.40	17.60	127.2%	3	0
0	3	50.0%	0.51	0.00	0.00	45.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	3	50.0%	0.41	0.00	0.00	47.50	22.20	26.40	22.01	125.3%	2	0

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 STAA put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the STAA put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.65 (2,009 puts vs 3,096 calls), and 0.92 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is STAA's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for STAA options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 54.9%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects STAAR Surgical stock to move.

How many STAA option expiration dates are there?

STAA has 4 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Mar 19, 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.