GLOBE LIFE INC. (GL) Options Risk Score
Real-time risk analysis for GL options traders — updated every 30 minutes.
Data last updated: 2026-10-21
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Is it risky to sell options on GLOBE LIFE INC. (GL) right now?
Over a 4-week expiry window, GLOBE LIFE INC. (GL) scores 100 out of 100 for options catalyst risk (HIGH). That score is driven by 9 recent news items, 10 active legal filings and 1 recent SEC event falling inside the 4-week window. On TickerRisk's scale 70 and above is HIGH, so a known event is scheduled inside this window — selling premium on GL here is a bet on that event rather than on time decay. The score measures scheduled event exposure, not which way the stock will move.
GL shows an IV Rank of 64, putting implied volatility in the middle of its one-year range — options are moderately priced, with a current implied volatility of about 36%. Read IV Rank alongside the catalyst score: it says how expensive GL options are, while the score says whether that price is justified by a scheduled event.
GL's next earnings date is 2026-10-21, outside the near-term options window.
GLOBE LIFE INC. (GL) current implied volatility and IV Rank
The most recent read on GLOBE LIFE INC. (GL) puts its IV Rank at 64 with implied volatility around 36%, alongside a TickerRisk options-risk score of 100/100. That's moderate — options are fairly priced versus the past year, so there's no strong volatility edge in either direction right now; trade the direction, not the vol.
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GLOBE LIFE INC. (GL) next earnings date — 2026-10-21
GLOBE LIFE INC. (GL) next reports earnings on 2026-10-21 — about 0 days away. That's outside the nearest options expiry window, so it isn't an immediate catalyst — but it's worth tracking, since implied volatility typically starts building one to two weeks ahead of the report. GL's IV Rank is currently 64.
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