VIX Options Chain
VIX $18.39 · Updated Oct 26, 4:00 PM ET
VIX is at $18.39. The nearest expiration, Oct 28, 2026 (2 days out), lists 50 strikes, with 13,528 calls and 16,520 puts traded in the latest session. At-the-money implied volatility is 168.9%. The at-the-money straddle prices a move of about $1.23 (6.7%) by expiration.
EXPIRATION
- Oct 28, 2026
- Nov 4, 2026
- Nov 11, 2026
- Nov 18, 2026
- Nov 24, 2026
- Dec 16, 2026
- Jan 20, 2027
- Feb 17, 2027
- Mar 17, 2027
- Apr 21, 2027
ATM IV
61.0%
18 strike
EXPECTED MOVE
$5.49
ATM straddle
MAX PAIN
$20.00
+8.8%
PUT/CALL VOLUME
0.03
2,484 / 78,725
FEB 17, 2027 CHAIN
| CALLS | PUTS | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Vol | OI | IV | Delta | Gamma | Theta | Strike | Theta | Gamma | Delta | IV | OI | Vol | Last | Ask | Bid |
| 10.20 | 10.45 | 10.18 | 5 | 163 | 0.0% | 0.982 | 0.0018 | 0.000 | 10 | -0.000 | 0.0018 | -0.003 | 55.7% | 17 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | |
| 9.70 | 9.95 | 11.30 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.981 | 0.0023 | 0.000 | 10.5 | -0.000 | 0.0023 | -0.004 | 52.2% | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | |||
| 9.20 | 9.45 | 9.57 | 187 | 0.0% | 0.980 | 0.0031 | 0.000 | 11 | -0.000 | 0.0031 | -0.006 | 48.9% | 52 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | ||
| 8.70 | 8.95 | 8.30 | 255 | 0.0% | 0.978 | 0.0041 | 0.000 | 11.5 | -0.001 | 0.0041 | -0.008 | 47.5% | 1 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.00 | ||
| 8.25 | 8.45 | 7.50 | 30 | 0.0% | 0.975 | 0.0055 | 0.000 | 12 | -0.001 | 0.0055 | -0.010 | 44.3% | 3,254 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.00 | ||
| 7.75 | 8.00 | 7.10 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.972 | 0.0072 | -0.000 | 12.5 | -0.001 | 0.0072 | -0.014 | 42.6% | 1 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.00 | ||
| 7.25 | 7.50 | 7.25 | 315 | 0.0% | 0.966 | 0.0098 | -0.001 | 13 | -0.001 | 0.0098 | -0.019 | 40.7% | 2,238 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.00 | ||
| 6.80 | 7.05 | 6.40 | 7 | 37.5% | 0.956 | 0.0138 | -0.001 | 13.5 | -0.001 | 0.0138 | -0.029 | 41.8% | 63 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.02 | ||
| 6.35 | 6.60 | 6.50 | 333 | 40.7% | 0.941 | 0.0190 | -0.002 | 14 | -0.002 | 0.0190 | -0.045 | 43.5% | 2,084 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.06 | ||
| 5.90 | 6.15 | 6.20 | 103 | 41.4% | 0.919 | 0.0249 | -0.003 | 14.5 | -0.003 | 0.0249 | -0.067 | 45.5% | 1,350 | 100 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.13 | |
| 5.55 | 5.75 | 5.40 | 1 | 657 | 45.7% | 0.891 | 0.0307 | -0.004 | 15 | -0.004 | 0.0307 | -0.094 | 47.4% | 34,203 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.22 | |
| 4.85 | 5.10 | 4.97 | 20 | 2,437 | 51.3% | 0.827 | 0.0401 | -0.006 | 16 | -0.006 | 0.0401 | -0.158 | 52.3% | 24,772 | 1,428 | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.52 |
| 4.30 | 4.55 | 4.55 | 419 | 56.4% | 0.761 | 0.0455 | -0.008 | 17 | -0.009 | 0.0455 | -0.225 | 57.2% | 31,294 | 102 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 0.95 | |
| 3.85 | 4.05 | 3.93 | 9 | 805 | 60.3% | 0.699 | 0.0480 | -0.010 | 18 | -0.010 | 0.0480 | -0.287 | 61.6% | 3,927 | 101 | 1.54 | 1.60 | 1.48 |
| 3.50 | 3.70 | 3.51 | 17 | 102 | 65.0% | 0.643 | 0.0487 | -0.012 | 19 | -0.012 | 0.0487 | -0.343 | 65.5% | 1,266 | 718 | 2.13 | 2.21 | 2.08 |
| 3.15 | 3.35 | 3.20 | 12 | 22,127 | 67.9% | 0.593 | 0.0484 | -0.013 | 20 | -0.013 | 0.0484 | -0.393 | 68.9% | 34,170 | 4 | 2.83 | 2.87 | 2.74 |
| 2.90 | 3.10 | 3.15 | 12,166 | 71.7% | 0.548 | 0.0474 | -0.014 | 21 | -0.014 | 0.0474 | -0.437 | 72.4% | 3,447 | 5 | 3.55 | 3.60 | 3.45 | |
| 2.66 | 2.82 | 2.75 | 70,076 | 13,517 | 74.1% | 0.509 | 0.0460 | -0.015 | 22 | -0.014 | 0.0460 | -0.477 | 74.8% | 11,296 | 3 | 4.25 | 4.35 | 4.15 |
| 2.45 | 2.60 | 2.55 | 1,129 | 76.6% | 0.473 | 0.0445 | -0.015 | 23 | -0.015 | 0.0445 | -0.512 | 77.4% | 2,103 | 6 | 5.08 | 5.10 | 4.95 | |
| 2.26 | 2.41 | 2.33 | 2 | 803 | 79.0% | 0.442 | 0.0428 | -0.015 | 24 | -0.015 | 0.0428 | -0.544 | 79.8% | 127 | 5 | 5.88 | 5.90 | 5.75 |
| 2.09 | 2.24 | 2.18 | 12 | 12,928 | 81.1% | 0.414 | 0.0411 | -0.016 | 25 | -0.015 | 0.0411 | -0.572 | 82.1% | 2,354 | 6 | 6.70 | 6.75 | 6.55 |
| 1.95 | 2.09 | 2.02 | 8,307 | 10,312 | 83.2% | 0.389 | 0.0394 | -0.016 | 26 | -0.015 | 0.0394 | -0.597 | 84.5% | 1,386 | 7.81 | 7.60 | 7.40 | |
| 1.83 | 1.97 | 1.74 | 78 | 85.4% | 0.366 | 0.0377 | -0.016 | 27 | -0.016 | 0.0377 | -0.619 | 86.4% | 133 | 8.35 | 8.45 | 8.25 | ||
| 1.72 | 1.85 | 1.90 | 905 | 87.3% | 0.346 | 0.0361 | -0.016 | 28 | -0.015 | 0.0361 | -0.640 | 87.8% | 115 | 9.30 | 9.30 | 9.10 | ||
| 1.62 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 386 | 89.2% | 0.328 | 0.0346 | -0.016 | 29 | -0.015 | 0.0346 | -0.658 | 90.0% | 551 | 10.27 | 10.20 | 10.00 | ||
| 1.53 | 1.66 | 1.55 | 158 | 55,228 | 91.0% | 0.311 | 0.0332 | -0.016 | 30 | -0.015 | 0.0332 | -0.674 | 92.0% | 567 | 1 | 11.10 | 11.10 | 10.90 |
| 1.46 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 137 | 92.9% | 0.296 | 0.0319 | -0.016 | 31 | -0.015 | 0.0319 | -0.689 | 93.6% | 252 | 12.45 | 12.00 | 11.80 | ||
| 1.39 | 1.51 | 1.44 | 1 | 22,806 | 94.6% | 0.282 | 0.0306 | -0.016 | 32 | -0.015 | 0.0306 | -0.703 | 95.6% | 4 | 13.45 | 12.95 | 12.70 | |
| 1.32 | 1.45 | 1.25 | 10,977 | 96.3% | 0.270 | 0.0294 | -0.016 | 33 | -0.015 | 0.0294 | -0.716 | 97.4% | 212 | 14.25 | 13.85 | 13.65 | ||
How this is calculated: Options Chain methodology
