Zai Lab Stock Options Expiring on 15th of August

ZLAB Stock  USD 33.57  2.44  6.78%   
Zai Lab's latest option contracts expiring on August 15th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.13 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 2.28 over 18 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on August 15th 2025. The total put volume is at 22.0, with calls trading at the volume of 23.0. This yields a 0.96 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against August 15th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Zai Lab'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. Zai Lab's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Zai Lab's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Zai Lab's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Zai Lab common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Zai stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Zai Lab's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
The current year's Issuance Of Capital Stock is expected to grow to about 289.3 M, whereas Total Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to about 653.7 M.

Zai Lab In The Money Call Balance

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

Zai Current Options Market Mood

Zai Lab'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 Zai 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 Zai Lab's options investors are not very successful. Zai Lab'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 Zai contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Zai Lab will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0706% per day over the life of the 2025-08-15 option contract. With Zai Lab trading at USD 33.57, that is roughly USD 0.0237. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Zai Lab's daily price movement you should consider buying Zai Lab options at the current volatility level of 1.13%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Zai Lab Option Chain

When Zai Lab's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Zai Lab 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.
Zai Lab's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Zai. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Zai. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Zai Lab 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
ZLAB250815C00055000255.00.0 - 3.01.12Out
Call
ZLAB250815C00050000050.00.0 - 3.03.0Out
Call
ZLAB250815C00045000545.00.0 - 0.750.7Out
Call
ZLAB250815C000400001240.00.5 - 1.71.27Out
Call
ZLAB250815C000350005635.01.5 - 2.951.82Out
Call
ZLAB250815C000300002630.03.0 - 7.05.58In
Call
ZLAB250815C00025000025.07.5 - 11.57.5In
Call
ZLAB250815C00022500022.59.5 - 13.59.5In
Call
ZLAB250815C00020000020.012.0 - 16.012.0In
 Put
ZLAB250815P00055000055.019.1 - 23.919.1In
 Put
ZLAB250815P00050000050.014.3 - 18.914.3In
 Put
ZLAB250815P00045000045.09.0 - 13.79.0In
 Put
ZLAB250815P00040000040.05.5 - 9.15.5In
 Put
ZLAB250815P0003500022835.02.3 - 3.02.87In
 Put
ZLAB250815P00030000130.00.3 - 1.150.39Out
 Put
ZLAB250815P00025000025.00.0 - 0.80.8Out
 Put
ZLAB250815P00022500122.50.0 - 3.00.05Out
 Put
ZLAB250815P00020000020.00.0 - 3.03.0Out

Zai Lab Market Cap Over Time

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Zai Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

653.72 Million

At present, Zai Lab's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Zai Lab Corporate Management

Peter HuangChief OfficerProfile
Dr MBAChief OfficerProfile
Joshua SmileyChief OfficerProfile
Frazor IIIChief SecProfile
Christine ChiouSenior RelationsProfile
Harald MDAutoimmune NeuroscienceProfile
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Earnings Share
(2.50)
Revenue Per Share
4.116
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.222
Return On Assets
(0.15)
Return On Equity
(0.32)
The market value of Zai Lab is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Zai that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Zai Lab's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Zai Lab's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Zai Lab's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Zai Lab's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Zai Lab's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Zai Lab is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Zai Lab's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.