Ziff Davis (ZD) Options Chain
NASDAQ: ZDTelecommunicationsTelecommunications EquipmentUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 8
- Share price
- $55.91
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.05
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.09
- Expected move
- ±$4.78
- Open interest (C / P)
- 2.65K / 143
ZD options summary
The ZD options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 8 call and 4 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,646 calls and 143 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.05, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $55.00 strike is 57.7%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$4.78 (8.5%) in Ziff Davis stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $60.00 call (2.58K contracts) and the $60.00 put (120 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
ZD options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| — | — | — | 40.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 0.10 | |||||
| 12.38 | 8.90 | 13.10 | 45.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 9.85 | 4.10 | 8.10 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 0.32 | |||||
| 4.21 | 0.60 | 3.80 | 55.00 | 0.00 | 3.30 | 1.30 | |||||
| 0.55 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 60.00 | 2.30 | 6.20 | 3.05 | |||||
| 0.45 | 0.00 | 1.70 | 65.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.15 | 0.00 | 1.15 | 70.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 75.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.20 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 80.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 ZD put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the ZD put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.05 (143 puts vs 2,646 calls), and 0.09 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is ZD's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for ZD options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 57.7%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Ziff Davis stock to move.
How many ZD option expiration dates are there?
ZD has 5 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.