null Option on Vertex Pharmaceuticals

VRTX Stock  USD 476.95  6.82  1.45%   
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' latest option contracts expiring on October 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.37 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.11 over 68 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on October 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 14.0, with calls trading at the volume of 23.0. This yields a 0.61 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against October 17th 2025 Option Contracts

Vertex Pharmaceuticals 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 Vertex Pharmaceuticals' lending market. For example, when Vertex Pharmaceuticals' 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 Vertex Pharmaceuticals, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Vertex Pharmaceuticals' 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. Vertex Pharmaceuticals' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Vertex Pharmaceuticals' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-10-17 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Vertex Pharmaceuticals' market makers reach a net positive position across all Vertex Pharmaceuticals' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Vertex Pharmaceuticals' 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 Vertex Pharmaceuticals

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

Vertex Pharmaceuticals In The Money Call Balance

When Vertex Pharmaceuticals' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Vertex Pharmaceuticals' 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 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 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.

Vertex Current Options Market Mood

Vertex Pharmaceuticals' 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 Vertex 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 Vertex Pharmaceuticals' options investors are not very successful. Vertex Pharmaceuticals' 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 Vertex contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Vertex Pharmaceuticals will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0231% per day over the life of the 2025-10-17 option contract. With Vertex Pharmaceuticals trading at USD 476.95, that is roughly USD 0.11. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Vertex Pharmaceuticals' daily price movement you should consider buying Vertex Pharmaceuticals options at the current volatility level of 0.37%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Vertex Pharmaceuticals 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" Vertex calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Option Chain

When Vertex Pharmaceuticals' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vertex Pharmaceuticals 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.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Vertex. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Vertex. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Vertex Pharmaceuticals 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
VRTX251017C007400006740.00.0 - 4.30.5Out
Call
VRTX251017C0072000013720.00.0 - 4.30.85Out
Call
VRTX251017C00700000110700.00.0 - 4.34.3Out
Call
VRTX251017C0068000026680.00.0 - 4.34.3Out
Call
VRTX251017C0066000063660.00.0 - 4.40.45Out
Call
VRTX251017C006400000640.00.0 - 4.64.6Out
Call
VRTX251017C006200007620.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
VRTX251017C006000008600.00.0 - 4.81.55Out
Call
VRTX251017C0059000018590.00.0 - 4.81.5Out
Call
VRTX251017C005800006580.00.65 - 6.12.5Out
Call
VRTX251017C0057000032570.00.05 - 6.90.05Out
Call
VRTX251017C0056000021560.00.8 - 7.76.0Out
Call
VRTX251017C0055000032550.01.2 - 9.35.2Out
Call
VRTX251017C0054000046540.02.8 - 10.76.0Out
Call
VRTX251017C0053000011530.05.0 - 13.07.6Out
Call
VRTX251017C0052000051520.07.3 - 15.611.2Out
Call
VRTX251017C0051000048510.010.3 - 18.513.0Out
Call
VRTX251017C0050000084500.014.2 - 21.918.7Out
Call
VRTX251017C00490000102490.019.1 - 26.923.7Out
Call
VRTX251017C0048000044480.023.9 - 32.227.9Out
Call
VRTX251017C0047000071470.029.3 - 37.821.99In
Call
VRTX251017C00460000288460.035.2 - 43.128.2In
Call
VRTX251017C00450000125450.041.6 - 49.634.2In
Call
VRTX251017C0044000016440.049.0 - 56.945.6In
Call
VRTX251017C0043000018430.056.6 - 64.738.2In
Call
VRTX251017C00420000204420.064.5 - 72.966.5In
Call
VRTX251017C004100001410.074.3 - 81.474.3In
Call
VRTX251017C00400000202400.082.0 - 89.582.0In
Call
VRTX251017C0039000015390.091.0 - 98.789.1In
Call
VRTX251017C0038000019380.0100.1 - 108.380.5In
Call
VRTX251017C003700002370.0109.3 - 117.680.7In
Call
VRTX251017C0036000026360.0118.7 - 127.6118.7In
Call
VRTX251017C003500002350.0127.8 - 136.5113.68In
Call
VRTX251017C0025000012250.0225.6 - 234.0225.6In
 Put
VRTX251017P007400000740.0258.9 - 267.5258.9In
 Put
VRTX251017P007200000720.0238.9 - 247.7238.9In
 Put
VRTX251017P007000000700.0218.9 - 227.7218.9In
 Put
VRTX251017P006800000680.0198.9 - 207.5198.9In
 Put
VRTX251017P006600000660.0178.9 - 187.5178.9In
 Put
VRTX251017P006400000640.0158.9 - 167.7158.9In
 Put
VRTX251017P006200000620.0138.9 - 147.5138.9In
 Put
VRTX251017P006000000600.0118.9 - 127.7118.9In
 Put
VRTX251017P005900000590.0109.0 - 117.7109.0In
 Put
VRTX251017P005800000580.099.0 - 107.899.0In
 Put
VRTX251017P005100006510.039.1 - 47.239.1In
 Put
VRTX251017P0050000019500.033.1 - 41.047.25In
 Put
VRTX251017P0049000092490.027.0 - 34.932.93In
 Put
VRTX251017P0048000025480.021.8 - 30.326.1In
 Put
VRTX251017P0047000033470.017.8 - 25.522.3Out
 Put
VRTX251017P00460000252460.013.5 - 21.418.3Out
 Put
VRTX251017P0045000087450.010.1 - 17.919.37Out
 Put
VRTX251017P00440000100440.07.2 - 14.913.35Out
 Put
VRTX251017P00430000279430.08.0 - 10.59.0Out
 Put
VRTX251017P00420000209420.03.2 - 11.27.5Out
 Put
VRTX251017P0041000051410.01.3 - 9.85.0Out
 Put
VRTX251017P00400000318400.00.7 - 8.55.0Out
 Put
VRTX251017P0039000078390.00.05 - 7.75.5Out
 Put
VRTX251017P00380000246380.00.05 - 7.04.5Out
 Put
VRTX251017P0037000061370.00.05 - 6.43.48Out
 Put
VRTX251017P003600002360.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
 Put
VRTX251017P0035000022350.00.0 - 4.83.2Out
 Put
VRTX251017P0034000017340.00.0 - 4.82.63Out
 Put
VRTX251017P0033000010330.00.0 - 4.83.0Out
 Put
VRTX251017P0032000011320.00.05 - 4.81.0Out
 Put
VRTX251017P003100003310.00.0 - 4.64.6Out
 Put
VRTX251017P003000002300.00.0 - 4.52.35Out
 Put
VRTX251017P002900002290.00.0 - 4.51.2Out
 Put
VRTX251017P002800002280.00.0 - 4.41.6Out

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Market Cap Over Time

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Vertex Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

17.23 Billion

At this time, Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Corporate Management

Jonathan JDExecutive OfficerProfile
Stephanie FranklinSenior OfficerProfile
Mike TirozziSVP OfficerProfile
Damian EsqChief VPProfile
Ourania TatsisExecutive OfficerProfile

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