Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Options Chain

NASDAQ: VRTXHealth CareBiotechnology: Pharmaceutical PreparationsUSD

510.08+6.83 (+1.36%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Jan 15, 2027
Days to expiration: 97
Share price: $510.08
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.00
Put/call ratio (volume): 4.54
ATM implied volatility: 33.9%
Expected move: ±$89.15
Open interest (C / P): 5.79K / 5.81K

VRTX options summary

The VRTX options chain for the January 15, 2027 expiration lists 54 call and 44 put contracts, with 97 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 5,791 calls and 5,813 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.00, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $510.00 strike is 33.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$89.15 (17.5%) in Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $450.00 call (547 contracts) and the $340.00 put (950 contracts).

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

VRTX options chain · January 15, 2027

VRTX 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
16	1	—	252.90	280.00	291.00	190.00	0.95	9.60	3.75	124.5%	—	1
11	1	—	290.90	279.00	288.00	195.00	0.00	0.00	0.40	25.0%	1	0
22	1	229.4%	284.85	347.80	356.50	200.00	0.00	4.90	0.20	101.5%	1	29
14	3	—	253.50	254.00	264.00	210.00	0.00	0.00	2.92	25.0%	2	0
13	1	—	262.25	248.00	258.00	220.00	0.00	0.00	3.65	25.0%	3	0
61	2	—	218.20	244.10	254.00	230.00	0.00	4.90	2.00	87.7%	1	10
6	2	—	203.70	236.00	246.00	240.00	0.00	6.90	2.82	89.3%	1	6
8	1	—	233.63	246.00	256.00	250.00	0.00	4.90	1.88	79.5%	3	29
3	—	82.0%	270.31	249.00	258.50	260.00	1.25	9.80	8.28	90.0%	2	5
2	2	—	138.50	139.00	149.00	270.00	0.00	0.00	7.10	25.0%	600	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	280.00	0.00	2.75	2.70	61.5%	10	11
7	3	72.3%	217.80	219.40	229.00	290.00	0.00	0.00	9.20	25.0%	1	0
0	2	—	203.00	0.00	0.00	300.00	3.50	9.60	9.42	77.0%	1	12
0	1	—	201.63	0.00	0.00	310.00	3.60	11.00	8.35	75.2%	1	5
0	1	—	170.00	169.00	177.00	320.00	0.00	4.30	4.40	53.6%	4	28
4	1	135.9%	179.20	221.80	229.80	330.00	0.00	4.90	1.98	52.0%	1	108
6	8	—	144.46	151.00	161.00	340.00	0.10	7.30	1.25	53.7%	1	950
88	1	55.6%	171.00	161.00	170.00	350.00	0.05	7.40	2.45	50.6%	1	83
0	1	—	135.50	0.00	0.00	360.00	0.10	7.50	3.30	57.4%	19	348
44	1	51.2%	153.70	142.00	150.80	370.00	0.00	0.00	3.36	12.5%	1	0
0	1	—	138.75	0.00	0.00	380.00	0.05	7.90	3.60	51.4%	2	141
16	2	103.0%	101.00	162.00	170.20	390.00	0.00	4.20	3.00	39.9%	1	282
49	1	53.9%	161.68	114.00	123.40	400.00	2.50	8.50	4.10	45.8%	1	241
19	18	98.0%	134.72	146.40	154.40	410.00	0.10	8.90	5.00	43.2%	2	168
0	1	—	124.49	0.00	0.00	420.00	1.10	9.40	6.20	40.7%	454	633
48	3	47.4%	107.30	87.00	96.60	430.00	2.40	10.70	7.15	39.4%	5	156
17	1	45.1%	98.60	81.40	87.70	440.00	3.90	12.10	11.31	37.9%	1	221
547	2	43.8%	88.74	73.40	79.80	450.00	7.00	13.80	9.70	36.6%	3	476
116	2	42.2%	59.02	65.50	71.90	460.00	7.80	15.90	11.74	35.5%	1	193
71	1	41.0%	100.20	58.00	64.50	470.00	10.80	15.00	14.20	30.7%	7	270
56	1	39.9%	49.83	50.80	57.50	480.00	13.30	21.20	18.00	33.4%	4	99
100	1	38.7%	43.66	44.00	50.80	490.00	17.50	24.40	23.50	32.4%	15	324
172	1	37.9%	34.80	38.00	44.70	500.00	21.00	28.00	28.90	31.4%	2	248
210	1	37.1%	31.50	32.00	39.10	510.00	25.00	32.30	29.35	30.7%	1	272
VRTX $510.08
130	7	36.5%	30.00	27.00	34.10	520.00	30.00	37.20	40.10	30.1%	8	70
335	3	36.3%	25.01	23.00	29.80	530.00	36.00	42.70	34.90	29.6%	5	97
491	12	35.8%	21.10	18.00	25.60	540.00	42.00	48.60	41.00	29.0%	5	268
459	9	35.0%	18.88	15.00	21.60	550.00	48.10	55.30	55.04	28.7%	2	17
151	3	35.3%	11.00	12.00	19.00	560.00	55.60	62.30	51.33	28.3%	1	6
115	1	35.9%	13.30	9.00	17.00	570.00	65.10	69.90	42.70	28.0%	1	3
275	1	36.1%	11.10	9.00	14.80	580.00	0.00	0.00	58.25	—	—	0
138	1	36.4%	10.10	4.80	13.00	590.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
178	4	34.8%	7.80	3.30	10.00	600.00	88.00	97.80	79.90	31.9%	1	2
44	1	36.9%	5.93	2.10	10.00	610.00	97.50	103.90	88.10	27.6%	—	1
523	1	35.0%	4.80	1.10	7.30	620.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1	39.4%	10.50	0.20	9.00	630.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
120	10	40.6%	5.91	0.05	8.60	640.00	0.00	0.00	155.50	—	1	0
62	9	43.3%	4.67	0.30	8.10	660.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
180	21	46.1%	10.00	0.05	7.80	680.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
274	100	48.8%	4.50	0.05	7.60	700.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
161	2	46.3%	4.00	0.00	4.90	720.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
91	1	49.0%	2.00	0.00	4.90	740.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
233	1	56.7%	1.90	0.05	7.30	760.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	1	53.9%	1.00	0.00	4.90	780.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
67	1	56.3%	1.15	0.00	4.90	800.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 VRTX put/call ratio?

For the January 15, 2027 expiration, the VRTX put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.00 (5,813 puts vs 5,791 calls), and 4.54 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is VRTX's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for VRTX options expiring January 15, 2027 is about 33.9%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock to move.

How many VRTX option expiration dates are there?

VRTX has 14 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.