VIX Options Chain

VIX $18.51 · Updated Nov 10, 4:00 PM ET

VIX is at $18.51. The nearest expiration, Nov 11, 2026 (1 day out), lists 50 strikes, with 23,538 calls and 8,922 puts traded in the latest session. The at-the-money straddle prices a move of about $0.95 (5.1%) by expiration.

EXPIRATION

ATM IV

88.2%

18.5 strike

EXPECTED MOVE

$1.89

ATM straddle

MAX PAIN

$19.50

+5.3%

PUT/CALL VOLUME

0.52

168,145 / 323,548

NOV 18, 2026 CHAIN

CALLS											PUTS
Ask	Bid	Vega	Gamma	Theta	Delta	IV	Vol	OI	Mid	Strike	Mid	OI	Vol	IV	Delta	Theta	Gamma	Vega	Bid	Ask
8.15	7.95	0.000	0.0029	-0.002	0.995	195.4%		143	8.05	11	0.01	459		153.8%	-0.004	-0.003	0.0029	0.000	0.00	0.01
7.65	7.45	0.000	0.0034	-0.002	0.995	180.9%		31	7.55	11.5	0.01	4		142.3%	-0.004	-0.003	0.0034	0.000	0.00	0.01
7.15	6.95	0.000	0.0041	-0.002	0.994	166.9%	50	1,920	7.05	12	0.01	521		131.2%	-0.005	-0.003	0.0041	0.000	0.00	0.01
6.65	6.45	0.000	0.0050	-0.002	0.993	153.6%		833	6.55	12.5	0.01	984		120.5%	-0.006	-0.003	0.0050	0.000	0.00	0.01
6.15	5.95	0.001	0.0060	-0.002	0.993	140.7%		1,542	6.05	13	0.01	10,305		120.0%	-0.006	-0.003	0.0060	0.001	0.00	0.02
5.65	5.45	0.001	0.0075	-0.003	0.992	128.2%		78	5.55	13.5	0.01	2,921		109.3%	-0.008	-0.003	0.0075	0.001	0.00	0.02
5.15	4.95	0.001	0.0097	-0.003	0.990	116.1%	2	1,791	5.05	14	0.01	19,124	15	98.9%	-0.009	-0.004	0.0097	0.001	0.00	0.02
4.65	4.45	0.001	0.0134	-0.004	0.987	104.4%	3	928	4.55	14.5	0.01	60,232		88.8%	-0.012	-0.004	0.0134	0.001	0.00	0.02
4.15	3.90	0.001	0.0197	-0.005	0.982	68.5%	132	5,966	4.03	15	0.01	178,182	226	79.0%	-0.018	-0.006	0.0197	0.001	0.00	0.02
3.65	3.45	0.002	0.0306	-0.008	0.971	81.8%	4	384	3.55	15.5	0.03	75,154	501	80.3%	-0.028	-0.009	0.0306	0.002	0.00	0.05
3.15	2.96	0.003	0.0484	-0.013	0.952	73.2%	219	27,149	3.05	16	0.04	163,690	12,349	74.3%	-0.047	-0.013	0.0484	0.003	0.02	0.05
2.66	2.49	0.004	0.0748	-0.020	0.917	69.0%	35	5,140	2.58	16.5	0.07	87,591	31	74.1%	-0.082	-0.021	0.0748	0.004	0.05	0.09
2.23	2.06	0.006	0.1065	-0.031	0.863	72.6%	100	8,449	2.15	17	0.12	299,371	22,816	72.3%	-0.137	-0.031	0.1065	0.006	0.10	0.14
1.85	1.68	0.008	0.1367	-0.042	0.791	76.6%	13	47,501	1.77	17.5	0.24	223,165	4,149	77.1%	-0.208	-0.043	0.1367	0.008	0.19	0.30
1.55	1.48	0.009	0.1583	-0.054	0.705	88.8%	3,207	166,034	1.52	18	0.43	350,210	19,081	82.2%	-0.294	-0.054	0.1583	0.009	0.38	0.48
1.30	1.14	0.010	0.1633	-0.065	0.613	89.7%	113	119,135	1.22	18.5	0.67	221,927	45,770	86.7%	-0.386	-0.065	0.1633	0.010	0.63	0.70
1.11	0.95	0.011	0.1563	-0.073	0.530	96.4%	2,204	124,215	1.03	19	0.99	129,671	24,534	94.5%	-0.469	-0.073	0.1563	0.011	0.93	1.04
0.95	0.80	0.011	0.1452	-0.079	0.460	102.5%	836	26,452	0.88	19.5	1.35	51,167	960	102.5%	-0.539	-0.079	0.1452	0.011	1.28	1.42
0.83	0.75	0.010	0.1331	-0.081	0.401	112.2%	19,357	215,663	0.79	20	1.71	100,043	19,760	106.5%	-0.598	-0.081	0.1331	0.010	1.66	1.75
0.73	0.59	0.010	0.1211	-0.082	0.351	115.1%	30,642	59,055	0.66	20.5	2.10	46,024	6,120	112.2%	-0.648	-0.082	0.1211	0.010	2.06	2.15
0.65	0.51	0.009	0.1096	-0.081	0.309	120.9%	29,961	187,571	0.58	21	2.55	109,009	10,719	120.6%	-0.690	-0.081	0.1096	0.009	2.48	2.62
0.58	0.45	0.009	0.0989	-0.080	0.273	126.7%	2,637	66,120	0.52	21.5	3.00	36,200	41	128.6%	-0.726	-0.079	0.0989	0.009	2.91	3.10
0.52	0.40	0.008	0.0893	-0.078	0.244	132.1%	19,155	118,125	0.46	22	3.45	72,712	57	134.2%	-0.755	-0.077	0.0893	0.008	3.35	3.55
0.47	0.35	0.008	0.0807	-0.076	0.219	136.9%	1,765	18,550	0.41	22.5	3.90	24,824	43	139.2%	-0.780	-0.076	0.0807	0.008	3.80	4.00
0.43	0.32	0.007	0.0732	-0.074	0.199	142.5%	25,210	127,523	0.38	23	4.35	38,585	115	143.0%	-0.800	-0.074	0.0732	0.007	4.25	4.45
0.40	0.29	0.007	0.0666	-0.072	0.181	148.0%	1,048	35,754	0.34	23.5	4.80	3,784	13	145.6%	-0.818	-0.072	0.0666	0.007	4.70	4.90
0.37	0.26	0.007	0.0608	-0.071	0.167	152.6%	1,377	79,642	0.32	24	5.30	12,489	312	154.8%	-0.833	-0.070	0.0608	0.007	5.20	5.40
0.34	0.24	0.006	0.0558	-0.069	0.154	157.3%	1,268	25,785	0.29	24.5	5.75	399	2	155.7%	-0.845	-0.069	0.0558	0.006	5.65	5.85
0.32	0.22	0.006	0.0514	-0.068	0.143	162.2%	49,110	278,520	0.27	25	6.25	13,488	189	164.0%	-0.856	-0.067	0.0514	0.006	6.15	6.35
0.29	0.20	0.005	0.0441	-0.065	0.126	173.1%	10,873	53,267	0.24	26	7.20	6,640	99	170.5%	-0.873	-0.065	0.0441	0.005	7.10	7.30
0.27	0.17	0.005	0.0385	-0.063	0.112	182.4%	1,266	90,262	0.22	27	8.20	2,808	4	184.9%	-0.887	-0.062	0.0385	0.005	8.10	8.30

amber OI or volume 3x the chain median / blue volume over 2x open interest on a busy strike / darker rows are in the money

How this is calculated: Options Chain methodology

EXPIRATION

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