TWST - Twist Bioscience Corporation
Twist Bioscience Corporation, a synthetic biology company, manufactures and sells synthetic DNA-based products. The company's DNA synthesis platform enables the manufacturing of synthetic DNA by writing DNA on a silicon chip. It offers synthetic DNA-based products, including synthetic genes, tools for sample preparation, antibody libraries for drug discovery and development, and DNA as a digital data storage medium.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $48.87, ATM IV 91.4%, max pain $40.00, net GEX -$28.8K.
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Medical - Diagnostics & Research
- Market Cap
- $3.39B
- Beta
- 2.23
- 52-Week Range
- 23.3-66.06
- CEO
- Emily Marine Leproust
- Employees
- 923
- IPO Date
- Oct 31, 2018
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What TWST Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 42.5% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; negative net gamma exposure (-$28.8K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.093) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The TWST 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 TWST overview questions
- What is TWST?
- TWST is the ticker symbol for Twist Bioscience Corporation, a listed security. Twist Bioscience Corporation, a synthetic biology company, manufactures and sells synthetic DNA-based products. The company's DNA synthesis platform enables the manufacturing of synthetic DNA by writing DNA on a silicon chip. Listed on NASDAQ. TWST 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 TWST options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the TWST options snapshot shows spot at $48.87, ATM IV 91.4%, IV rank 42.5%, max pain $40.00, net GEX -$28.8K, expected move 26.20%. 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 TWST's key statistics?
- Twist Bioscience Corporation (TWST) carries a market capitalization of $3.39B, beta of 2.23 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 23.3-66.06. 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 TWST belong to?
- Twist Bioscience Corporation operates in the Healthcare sector, in the Medical - Diagnostics & Research 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 TWST'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 TWST 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).