Novavax Stock Options

NVAX Stock  USD 6.61  0.19  2.79%   
Novavax's latest option contracts expiring on October 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.97 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.58 over 30 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on October 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 131, with calls trading at the volume of 556. This yields a 0.24 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against October 17th 2025 Option Contracts

Novavax option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Novavax's lending market. For example, when Novavax's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Novavax, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Novavax stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Novavax's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Novavax's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Novavax's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Novavax Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-10-17 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Novavax's market makers reach a net positive position across all Novavax's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Novavax's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Novavax

Analyzing Novavax's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Novavax regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Novavax's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Novavax's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Novavax's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Novavax In The Money Call Balance

When Novavax's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Novavax stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Novavax's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Novavax are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Novavax Current Options Market Mood

Novavax's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Novavax Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Novavax's options investors are not very successful. Novavax's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Novavax contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Novavax will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0606% per day over the life of the 2025-10-17 option contract. With Novavax trading at USD 6.61, that is roughly USD 0.004007. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Novavax's daily price movement you should consider buying Novavax options at the current volatility level of 0.97%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Novavax options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Novavax calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Novavax stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Novavax Option Chain

When Novavax's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Novavax stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Novavax's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Novavax. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Novavax. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Novavax against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
NVAX251017C00016000203316.00.08 - 0.130.11Out
Call
NVAX251017C00015000161115.00.1 - 0.140.13Out
Call
NVAX251017C0001400022614.00.11 - 0.160.13Out
Call
NVAX251017C00013000103513.00.14 - 0.190.19Out
Call
NVAX251017C00012000109412.00.18 - 0.240.27Out
Call
NVAX251017C0001100093111.00.24 - 0.320.23Out
Call
NVAX251017C00010000384110.00.37 - 0.40.37Out
Call
NVAX251017C0000900019529.00.5 - 0.540.53Out
Call
NVAX251017C0000800034238.00.74 - 0.810.73Out
Call
NVAX251017C0000700031107.01.1 - 1.21.12In
Call
NVAX251017C0000600018266.01.63 - 1.721.58In
Call
NVAX251017C000050003375.02.31 - 2.62.3In
Call
NVAX251017C00004000244.02.48 - 3.253.16In
Call
NVAX251017C00003000193.02.99 - 4.23.9In
Call
NVAX251017C0000200062.05.0 - 5.155.35In
Call
NVAX251017C0000100011.05.7 - 7.155.7In
 Put
NVAX251017P00016000016.08.95 - 9.058.95In
 Put
NVAX251017P00015000115.07.95 - 8.17.95In
 Put
NVAX251017P00014000014.06.95 - 7.16.95In
 Put
NVAX251017P00013000113.06.0 - 6.66.65In
 Put
NVAX251017P0001200010712.05.05 - 5.155.05In
 Put
NVAX251017P00011000211.04.1 - 4.24.2In
 Put
NVAX251017P0001000014110.03.2 - 3.33.88In
 Put
NVAX251017P000090003519.02.37 - 2.442.62In
 Put
NVAX251017P000080009488.01.62 - 1.841.62In
 Put
NVAX251017P0000700027447.01.0 - 1.061.05Out
 Put
NVAX251017P0000600043696.00.57 - 0.720.58Out
 Put
NVAX251017P0000500023535.00.22 - 0.290.3Out
 Put
NVAX251017P0000400013294.00.08 - 0.120.09Out
 Put
NVAX251017P00003000413.00.0 - 0.250.05Out

Novavax Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

(592.65 Million)

Novavax reported Total Stockholder Equity of (623.84 Million) in 2024

Novavax Corporate Management

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