Vir Biotechnology (VIR) Options Chain
NASDAQ: VIRHealth CareBiotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)USD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
After hours: 10.89 -2.07%
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 8
- Share price
- $11.12
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.28
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.37
- Expected move
- ±$1.24
- Open interest (C / P)
- 3.02K / 857
VIR options summary
The VIR options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 17 call and 12 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 3,022 calls and 857 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.28, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $11.00 strike is 75.6%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.24 (11.2%) in Vir Biotechnology stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $10.00 call (863 contracts) and the $10.00 put (683 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
VIR options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| — | — | — | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.03 | |||||
| 6.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | |||||
| 4.70 | 2.00 | 4.80 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.10 | |||||
| 5.30 | 3.20 | 7.50 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 0.39 | |||||
| 3.34 | 3.00 | 5.20 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.03 | |||||
| 3.10 | 2.05 | 5.50 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.10 | |||||
| 2.20 | 1.70 | 2.45 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.10 | |||||
| 1.42 | 1.15 | 1.75 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.20 | |||||
| 0.90 | 0.00 | 1.35 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.50 | |||||
| 0.30 | 0.05 | 0.35 | 12.00 | 0.10 | 2.05 | 1.64 | |||||
| 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 13.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 14.00 | 1.00 | 4.90 | 3.05 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 15.00 | 1.50 | 5.90 | 4.43 | |||||
| 0.80 | 0.00 | 1.85 | 16.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.45 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 17.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 18.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 19.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 20.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 VIR put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the VIR put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.28 (857 puts vs 3,022 calls), and 0.37 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is VIR's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for VIR options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 75.6%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Vir Biotechnology stock to move.
How many VIR option expiration dates are there?
VIR 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.