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

82.0%

19 strike

EXPECTED MOVE

$2.91

ATM straddle

MAX PAIN

$20.00

+8.0%

PUT/CALL VOLUME

3.64

3,368 / 926

DEC 1, 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
11.99	6.59	0.001	0.0036	-0.001	0.991	211.2%		1	9.29	10	0.01			114.5%	-0.007	-0.002	0.0036	0.001	0.00	0.02
11.49	6.09	0.001	0.0043	-0.001	0.990	197.7%			8.79	10.5	0.01	5		106.5%	-0.008	-0.002	0.0043	0.001	0.00	0.02
10.99	5.59	0.001	0.0051	-0.002	0.989	184.7%			8.29	11	0.01			98.9%	-0.009	-0.003	0.0051	0.001	0.00	0.02
10.50	5.10	0.001	0.0061	-0.002	0.988	174.0%			7.80	11.5	0.01	1		91.5%	-0.010	-0.003	0.0061	0.001	0.00	0.02
10.41	5.01	0.001	0.0073	-0.002	0.986	213.7%			7.71	12	0.01			84.5%	-0.011	-0.003	0.0073	0.001	0.00	0.02
8.60	4.80	0.002	0.0089	-0.002	0.985	135.1%			6.70	12.5	0.03			88.3%	-0.013	-0.003	0.0089	0.002	0.00	0.05
8.10	4.30	0.002	0.0109	-0.002	0.983	124.8%			6.20	13	0.03	75		83.4%	-0.015	-0.003	0.0109	0.002	0.00	0.06
6.61	3.01	0.002	0.0136	-0.003	0.980	0.0%			4.81	13.5	0.03	200		76.2%	-0.018	-0.003	0.0136	0.002	0.00	0.06
6.61	3.01	0.002	0.0174	-0.003	0.976	0.0%			4.81	14	0.03	355		69.2%	-0.022	-0.004	0.0174	0.002	0.00	0.06
6.62	3.01	0.003	0.0229	-0.004	0.970	109.7%			4.81	14.5	0.04	109		64.0%	-0.028	-0.004	0.0229	0.003	0.00	0.07
5.25	3.17	0.004	0.0308	-0.004	0.961	87.6%	1	135	4.21	15	0.03	2,214	19	57.2%	-0.037	-0.005	0.0308	0.004	0.01	0.06
4.19	2.19	0.008	0.0654	-0.012	0.894	67.2%		198	3.19	16	0.13	3,838	3,216	59.3%	-0.104	-0.012	0.0654	0.008	0.03	0.22
3.40	1.59	0.013	0.0942	-0.024	0.770	74.3%		221	2.50	17	0.42	993	5	68.9%	-0.227	-0.024	0.0942	0.013	0.21	0.63
2.77	1.19	0.016	0.1143	-0.029	0.656	82.4%	6	150	1.98	18	0.76	812	12	69.0%	-0.341	-0.029	0.1143	0.016	0.56	0.95
2.31	0.92	0.018	0.1229	-0.032	0.534	91.0%	1	226	1.61	19	1.29	301	32	73.0%	-0.464	-0.032	0.1229	0.018	1.08	1.50
1.95	0.76	0.018	0.1065	-0.036	0.434	99.5%	392	766	1.35	20	1.94	787	70	76.1%	-0.564	-0.036	0.1065	0.018	1.72	2.15
1.68	0.63	0.017	0.0888	-0.040	0.369	107.1%	37	390	1.16	21	2.94	159	3	94.8%	-0.629	-0.040	0.0888	0.017	2.47	3.40
1.45	0.52	0.016	0.0756	-0.042	0.322	113.2%	153	304	0.98	22	3.63	211	4	91.5%	-0.676	-0.042	0.0756	0.016	3.25	4.01
1.30	0.45	0.015	0.0658	-0.043	0.285	120.5%	24	157	0.88	23	4.79	131	1	115.7%	-0.712	-0.043	0.0658	0.015	4.08	5.49
1.17	0.40	0.014	0.0580	-0.044	0.256	127.3%	2	147	0.78	24	5.69	140	3	121.6%	-0.741	-0.043	0.0580	0.014	4.94	6.43
1.05	0.35	0.014	0.0518	-0.044	0.233	132.8%	45	583	0.70	25	6.60	56		126.9%	-0.765	-0.043	0.0518	0.014	5.82	7.38
0.95	0.31	0.013	0.0468	-0.044	0.212	138.0%	33	231	0.63	26	7.54	94	2	132.3%	-0.785	-0.043	0.0468	0.013	6.73	8.34
0.87	0.28	0.012	0.0425	-0.044	0.195	143.3%	13	338	0.57	27	8.47	34		136.6%	-0.802	-0.043	0.0425	0.012	7.64	9.30
0.80	0.26	0.012	0.0389	-0.043	0.180	148.4%		633	0.53	28	9.43	68	1	142.0%	-0.817	-0.042	0.0389	0.012	8.58	10.28
0.74	0.23	0.011	0.0357	-0.043	0.167	152.7%	5	238	0.48	29	10.38			145.7%	-0.830	-0.041	0.0357	0.011	9.51	11.25
0.69	0.21	0.011	0.0330	-0.042	0.156	157.2%	156	512	0.45	30	11.35	11		150.0%	-0.842	-0.041	0.0330	0.011	10.46	12.23
0.65	0.19	0.010	0.0307	-0.041	0.146	161.6%	1	103	0.42	31	12.31			153.7%	-0.852	-0.040	0.0307	0.010	11.41	13.21
0.61	0.18	0.010	0.0286	-0.040	0.137	165.9%		76	0.40	32	13.28	33		157.3%	-0.861	-0.039	0.0286	0.010	12.37	14.19
0.57	0.16	0.009	0.0267	-0.040	0.128	169.2%		26	0.36	33	14.25			160.3%	-0.869	-0.038	0.0267	0.009	13.33	15.17
0.53	0.40	0.009	0.0250	-0.039	0.121	186.5%	10	233	0.47	34	15.22	32		163.4%	-0.877	-0.037	0.0250	0.009	14.30	16.15

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

DEC 1, 2026 CHAIN

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