UMC - United Microelectronics Corporation
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) operates as a specialized semiconductor wafer foundry, extending its services globally with operations across Taiwan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, and Europe. The company offers a comprehensive range of solutions, from initial circuit blueprinting and mask generation to wafer manufacturing, final assembly, and rigorous testing. UMC's customer base consists of both integrated device manufacturers and companies focused solely on chip design.
As of Oct 14, 2026: spot at $21.48, ATM IV 60.8%, max pain $24.00, net GEX $3.0M.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Market Cap
- $55.85B
- P/E Ratio
- 21.22
- Beta
- 1.56
- 52-Week Range
- 6.97-28.96
- Dividend Yield
- $0.40
- CEO
- Jason S. Wang
- Employees
- 20,000
- IPO Date
- Sep 19, 2000
- Exchange
- NYSE
What UMC Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 9.5% 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 ($3.0M) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.012) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The UMC 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 UMC overview questions
- What is UMC?
- UMC is the ticker symbol for United Microelectronics Corporation, a listed security. United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) operates as a specialized semiconductor wafer foundry, extending its services globally with operations across Taiwan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, and Europe. The company offers a comprehensive range of solutions, from initial circuit blueprinting and mask generation to wafer manufacturing, final assembly, and rigorous testing. Listed on NYSE. UMC 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 UMC options snapshot look like today?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, the UMC options snapshot shows spot at $21.48, ATM IV 60.8%, IV rank 9.5%, max pain $24.00, net GEX $3.0M, expected move 17.43%. 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 UMC's key statistics?
- United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) carries a market capitalization of $55.85B, trailing P/E ratio of 21.22, beta of 1.56 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 6.97-28.96. 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 UMC belong to?
- United Microelectronics Corporation operates in the Technology sector, in the Semiconductors 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 UMC'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 UMC data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Oct 14, 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, twice-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).