Vericel (VCEL) Options Chain
NASDAQ: VCELHealthcareBiotechnologyUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 7
- Share price
- $40.05
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 3.00
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 1.06
- Expected move
- ±$0.0216
- Open interest (C / P)
- 1 / 3
VCEL options summary
The VCEL options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 11 call and 8 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 1 calls and 3 puts, a put/call ratio of 3.00, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $40.00 strike is 0.4%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.0216 (0.1%) in Vericel stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $20.00 call (1 contracts) and the $30.00 put (2 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
VCEL options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 20.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.95 | |||||
| 17.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.15 | |||||
| 15.90 | 14.10 | 19.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |||||
| 13.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |||||
| 15.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | |||||
| 10.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 0.10 | 5.00 | 3.50 | |||||
| 3.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.50 | |||||
| 2.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.05 | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 55.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 VCEL put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the VCEL put/call ratio based on open interest is 3.00 (3 puts vs 1 calls), and 1.06 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is VCEL's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for VCEL options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 0.4%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Vericel stock to move.
How many VCEL option expiration dates are there?
VCEL has 4 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Apr 16, 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.