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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 30, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Summary of stock option activity The following table is a summary of Ciena’s stock option activity for the periods indicated (shares in thousands):
Shares
Underlying
Options
Outstanding
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Balance as of October 31, 2020107 $31.41 
Granted— — 
Exercised(19)$30.13 
Canceled(5)$18.22 
Balance as of October 30, 202183 $32.46 
Summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding
The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding at October 30, 2021, based on Ciena’s closing stock price on the last trading day of Ciena’s fiscal 2021 (shares and intrinsic value in thousands):
   Options Outstanding and Vested at
October 30, 2021
NumberWeighted
Average
Remaining
Weighted
Range ofofContractualAverageAggregate
ExerciseUnderlyingLifeExerciseIntrinsic
PriceShares(Years)PriceValue
$11.34 — $18.22 33 1.61$14.36 $1,334 
$32.06 — $55.63 50 1.46$44.69 487 
$11.34 — $55.63 83 1.52$32.46 $1,821 
Assumptions for awards granted Assumptions for awards granted during fiscal 2021, fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019 included the following:
Year Ended
 October 30, 2021October 31, 2020November 2, 2019
Expected volatility of Ciena common stock, which is a weighted average of implied volatility and historical volatility41.00%31.77%34.10%
Historical volatility of Ciena common stock
42.80%36.29%36.80%
Historical volatility of S&P Networking Index27.30%18.40%17.39%
Correlation coefficient
0.68000.58910.6251
Expected life in years2.872.872.87
Risk-free interest rate0.17%1.65%2.62%
Expected dividend yield0.0%0.0%0.0%
Summary of restricted stock unit activity
The following table is a summary of Ciena’s restricted stock unit activity for the period indicated, with the aggregate fair value of the balance outstanding at the end of each period, based on Ciena’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the relevant period (shares and aggregate fair value in thousands):
Restricted
Stock Units
Outstanding
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Per Share
Aggregate Fair
Value
Balance as of October 31, 20204,049 $35.08 $159,498 
Granted2,350  
Vested(2,079)  
Canceled or forfeited(236)  
Balance as of October 30, 20214,084 $43.67 $221,733 
Share-based compensation expense
The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense for the periods indicated (in thousands):
 Year Ended
 October 30, 2021October 31, 2020November 2, 2019
Products$3,408 $3,182 $2,868 
Services5,181 3,853 3,175 
Share-based compensation expense included in cost of goods sold8,589 7,035 6,043 
Research and development21,863 16,987 14,321 
Sales and marketing25,152 20,194 16,474 
General and administrative28,804 23,424 22,841 
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expense75,819 60,605 53,636 
Share-based compensation expense capitalized in inventory, net(72)118 57 
Total share-based compensation$84,336 $67,758 $59,736