KOD - Kodiak Sciences Inc.
Kodiak Sciences Inc. , a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, researches, develops, and commercializes therapeutics to treat retinal diseases. Its lead product candidate is KSI-301, an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor antibody biopolymer that is in Phase IIb/III clinical study to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), as well as for the treatment of diabetic macular edema, naïve macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion, and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $36.62, ATM IV 84.5%, net GEX $81.2K.
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Market Cap
- $2.10B
- Beta
- 2.32
- 52-Week Range
- 2.81-47.84
- CEO
- Victor Perlroth
- Employees
- 109
- IPO Date
- Oct 4, 2018
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What KOD Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 6.3% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($81.2K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.098) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The KOD overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked KOD overview questions
- What is KOD?
- KOD is the ticker symbol for Kodiak Sciences Inc., a listed security. Kodiak Sciences Inc. , a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, researches, develops, and commercializes therapeutics to treat retinal diseases. Listed on NASDAQ. KOD is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the KOD options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the KOD options snapshot shows spot at $36.62, ATM IV 84.5%, IV rank 6.3%, net GEX $81.2K, expected move 24.23%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are KOD's key statistics?
- Kodiak Sciences Inc. (KOD) carries a market capitalization of $2.10B, beta of 2.32 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 2.81-47.84. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does KOD belong to?
- Kodiak Sciences Inc. operates in the Healthcare sector, in the Biotechnology industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare KOD's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the KOD data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).