LIXT - Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc.
Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. operates as a drug discovery company that uses biomarker technology to identify enzyme targets related with serious common diseases and designs novel compounds to attack those targets. The company primarily focuses on inhibitors of protein phosphatases that are used alone and in combination with cytotoxic agents and/or x-ray and immune checkpoint blockers; and encompasses two major categories of compounds at various stages of pre-clinical and clinical development.
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Market Cap
- $79.5M
- Beta
- 1.05
- 52-Week Range
- 0.64-6.5
- CEO
- Geordan G. Pursglove
- Employees
- 2
- IPO Date
- Oct 25, 2007
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
LIXT Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for LIXT is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The LIXT 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 LIXT overview questions
- What is LIXT?
- LIXT is the ticker symbol for Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc., a listed security. Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. operates as a drug discovery company that uses biomarker technology to identify enzyme targets related with serious common diseases and designs novel compounds to attack those targets. Listed on NASDAQ. LIXT 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 are LIXT's key statistics?
- Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. (LIXT) carries a market capitalization of $79.5M, beta of 1.05 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 0.64-6.5. 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 LIXT belong to?
- Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, 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 LIXT'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 LIXT data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for LIXT, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. 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).