VGZ - Vista Gold Corp.
Established in 1983 and based in Littleton, Colorado, Vista Gold Corp. and its affiliated companies focus on the assessment, acquisition, exploration, and advancement of gold development ventures, primarily operating in Australia. The company's most significant property is the Mt Todd gold project, which is situated in the Northern Territory.
As of Jun 30, 2026: spot at $1.90, ATM IV 144.9%, max pain $2.00, net GEX $26.0K.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Gold
- Market Cap
- $299.2M
- Beta
- 1.22
- 52-Week Range
- 0.91-3.13
- CEO
- Frederick H. Earnest
- Employees
- 13
- IPO Date
- Nov 29, 1984
- Exchange
- AMEX
What VGZ Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 28.1% 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 ($26.0K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (-0.040) prices puts richer than calls, the typical equity downside-protection skew.
What This Page Covers
The VGZ 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 VGZ overview questions
- What is VGZ?
- VGZ is the ticker symbol for Vista Gold Corp., a listed security. Established in 1983 and based in Littleton, Colorado, Vista Gold Corp. and its affiliated companies focus on the assessment, acquisition, exploration, and advancement of gold development ventures, primarily operating in Australia. Listed on AMEX. VGZ 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 VGZ options snapshot look like today?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, the VGZ options snapshot shows spot at $1.90, ATM IV 144.9%, IV rank 28.1%, max pain $2.00, net GEX $26.0K, expected move 41.54%. 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 VGZ's key statistics?
- Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) carries a market capitalization of $299.2M, beta of 1.22 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 0.91-3.13. 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 VGZ belong to?
- Vista Gold Corp. operates in the Basic Materials sector, in the Gold 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 VGZ'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 VGZ data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Jun 30, 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).