Options

PZA options

Figures as of 6 Oct 2026

The options figures are from the close on 6 Oct 2026.

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At a glance

FigureValueDate
Expected move, from option prices20.70 to 22.06 by 16 Oct (down 3.2%, up 3.2%)6 Oct
Call wall and put wallBoth 226 Oct
Last close21.386 Oct

Options Snapshot

PZA's at the money implied volatility is 19.3 percent on 6 Oct 2026.

FigureValue
IV rankNot stated, 0 weeks of record
At the money IV19.3%, near month, 10 days
Put/call ratio, open interest0.04
Call open interest, strikes captured near the price2,350 contracts
Put open interest, strikes captured near the price105 contracts
Cost to trade at the moneyWide, 50.0% of the option's mid price

From the option chain at the close on 6 Oct 2026. Current on every plan.

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Expected Move

On 6 Oct 2026, the option prices for PZA implied an expected move of 20.70 to 22.06 by 16 Oct 2026. That is 3.2 percent down and 3.2 percent up.

ExpiryDaysDownUpRange
16 Oct 2026103.2%3.2%20.70 to 22.06
15 Jan 20271014.4%4.4%20.43 to 22.32
16 Apr 20271926.9%6.9%19.90 to 22.86

The range is one standard deviation either side of the close of 21.38, as the option prices imply it.

An expected move restates option prices at the close and says nothing certain about where the price goes.

Thin quote; neighbouring expiries stand in.

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Gamma Map

On 6 Oct 2026, PZA's call wall and put wall are both at the 22 strike.

FigureValue
Call wall, most open call gamma22
Put wall, most open put gamma22
Zero gamma, where net gamma would change signNone within 20% of the price
Net gamma exposure (GEX), calls minus puts$243,770
Total gamma exposure (GEX), both sides$264,139
Close21.38

Gamma exposure (GEX) is dollar gamma, stated for a one percent move in the price.

Net is calls minus puts under the standard convention, not a record of who holds the contracts.

Zero gamma is where calls minus puts gamma would change sign if the price moved there, holding tonight's contracts fixed. It assumes hedgers hold the calls and sold the puts, which the chain cannot show. On our August to October 2026 captures, names below it moved no more than names above it.

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Volatility History

On 6 Oct 2026, PZA's at the money IV is 19.3 percent against 20 day realized volatility of 8.6 percent.

FigureValue
At the money IV19.3%
Realized volatility, 20 trading days8.6%
Realized volatility, 60 trading days6.2%

Realized volatility is worked out from the daily closes the desk holds, not from the option chain.

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Volatility Weather

On 6 Oct 2026, PZA's at the money IV runs from 19.3 percent at 10 days to 9.5 percent at 192 days.

Days to expiryAt the money IV
1019.3%
1018.4%
1929.5%

Near expiries price more volatility than far ones, an inverted term structure.

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Volatility Surface

On 6 Oct 2026, PZA's surface spans 3 expiries out to 192 days, with IV from 8.3 to 67.6 percent near the price.

FigureValue
Expiries captured3
Nearest expiry16 Oct 2026, 10 days
Farthest expiry16 Apr 2027, 192 days
Points within 10% of the price, 7 days out or more9
Lowest IV among them8.3%
Highest IV among them67.6%

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Expiry Ladder

On 6 Oct 2026, PZA has 3 captured expiries, from 16 Oct 2026 to 16 Apr 2027.

ExpiryDaysAt the money IVCall open interestPut open interest
16 Oct 20261019.3%76710
15 Jan 20271018.4%58515
16 Apr 20271929.5%1,00080

Open interest is summed over the strikes captured near the price on each expiry.

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Strike Table

On 6 Oct 2026, PZA's largest open interest sits at the 22 strike, with 754 contracts across the captured expiries.

StrikeCall open interestPut open interestTotal
2270450754
2148130511
1950010510
234650465
2020015215
24202

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Changed Hands

On 6 Oct 2026, 735 PZA option contracts traded.

FigureValue
Calls traded305
Puts traded430
Open interest, whole chain2,982 contracts
Volume to open interest0.25
Unusual volume flagNo

Traded volume and open interest are shown side by side and never combined. Open interest changes cannot identify buyers or sellers.

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Price Chart

PZA closed at 21.38 on 6 Oct 2026.

FigureValue
Last close21.38
Change over 5 trading days+0.9%
Change over 21 trading days-4.6%
Change over 63 trading days-8.6%
Change over 252 trading days-7.6%
52 week high23.63
52 week low21.11
20 day moving average21.73
50 day moving average22.38
200 day moving average23.05
RSI, 14 days30

Worked out from the desk's own daily bars, adjusted for share splits.

From the daily bars through 6 Oct 2026. Current on every plan.

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Seasonality

In the 18 Octobers on record, PZA's average change was minus 0.7 percent, and it rose in 27.8 percent of them.

MonthAverage changeMiddle changeShare of years upYears
October-0.7%-0.9%27.8%18
November+0.5%-0.1%44.4%18
December+0.2%+0.5%68.4%19

Each figure is a month end to month end change in past years. A past month says nothing certain about the next one.

Monthly history through 6 Oct 2026. Current on every plan.

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Questions

What is PZA's implied volatility?
PZA's at the money implied volatility is 19.3 percent on 6 Oct 2026.
What is PZA's expected move?
On 6 Oct 2026, the option prices for PZA implied an expected move of 20.70 to 22.06 by 16 Oct 2026. That is 3.2 percent down and 3.2 percent up.
Where are PZA's call wall and put wall?
On 6 Oct 2026, PZA's call wall and put wall are both at the 22 strike.

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