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

77.9%

18.5 strike

EXPECTED MOVE

$3.63

ATM straddle

MAX PAIN

$19.00

+2.6%

PUT/CALL VOLUME

0.67

72,350 / 107,523

DEC 16, 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
8.20	7.95	0.001	0.0040	-0.000	0.989	89.5%		123	8.07	11	0.01	213		75.3%	-0.006	-0.001	0.0040	0.001	0.00	0.02
7.70	7.45	0.001	0.0053	-0.001	0.987	82.2%		19	7.58	11.5	0.01	154		69.7%	-0.008	-0.001	0.0053	0.001	0.00	0.02
7.20	6.95	0.002	0.0072	-0.001	0.985	75.3%	50	1,454	7.08	12	0.01	2,354		64.4%	-0.011	-0.002	0.0072	0.002	0.00	0.02
6.70	6.45	0.002	0.0098	-0.001	0.980	68.6%		383	6.58	12.5	0.03	1,248	1	67.3%	-0.015	-0.002	0.0098	0.002	0.00	0.05
6.20	6.00	0.003	0.0134	-0.002	0.974	69.7%		330	6.10	13	0.03	2,091	1	63.6%	-0.021	-0.003	0.0134	0.003	0.00	0.06
5.70	5.50	0.004	0.0182	-0.003	0.966	63.3%		206	5.60	13.5	0.04	2,265		59.7%	-0.030	-0.003	0.0182	0.004	0.00	0.07
5.20	5.00	0.005	0.0244	-0.004	0.955	57.2%	3	31,127	5.10	14	0.04	25,559	452	56.8%	-0.041	-0.004	0.0244	0.005	0.01	0.08
4.75	4.55	0.007	0.0323	-0.005	0.940	59.9%	7	1,265	4.65	14.5	0.07	27,630	25	55.2%	-0.056	-0.005	0.0323	0.007	0.03	0.10
4.30	4.05	0.009	0.0418	-0.006	0.920	56.9%	58	2,840	4.17	15	0.10	141,919	53	54.7%	-0.076	-0.007	0.0418	0.009	0.06	0.14
3.85	3.65	0.011	0.0531	-0.008	0.893	58.1%	10	82	3.75	15.5	0.18	82,829	19,392	57.2%	-0.103	-0.008	0.0531	0.011	0.14	0.22
3.45	3.25	0.013	0.0656	-0.011	0.854	59.3%	36	3,714	3.35	16	0.29	176,381	3,913	59.0%	-0.142	-0.011	0.0656	0.013	0.24	0.33
3.10	2.94	0.016	0.0761	-0.014	0.802	62.9%	5	372	3.02	16.5	0.45	41,744	3,003	62.6%	-0.194	-0.014	0.0761	0.016	0.40	0.50
2.82	2.66	0.019	0.0824	-0.017	0.746	67.0%	66	25,644	2.74	17	0.63	275,054	17,226	64.4%	-0.250	-0.017	0.0824	0.019	0.61	0.64
2.57	2.41	0.021	0.0851	-0.020	0.691	70.5%	18	120	2.49	17.5	0.92	49,840	86	70.2%	-0.304	-0.020	0.0851	0.021	0.86	0.97
2.36	2.21	0.022	0.0852	-0.023	0.641	74.5%	243	42,566	2.29	18	1.17	124,639	5,139	72.4%	-0.355	-0.023	0.0852	0.022	1.14	1.20
2.18	2.03	0.023	0.0837	-0.025	0.596	78.1%		14,288	2.10	18.5	1.52	26,590	72	77.6%	-0.400	-0.025	0.0837	0.023	1.46	1.58
2.02	1.87	0.023	0.0814	-0.027	0.555	81.5%	84	93,538	1.95	19	1.86	90,545	6,895	81.3%	-0.441	-0.027	0.0814	0.023	1.80	1.93
1.88	1.74	0.024	0.0787	-0.028	0.518	85.0%	4,903	15,228	1.81	19.5	2.23	21,420	4,958	84.7%	-0.478	-0.028	0.0787	0.024	2.16	2.29
1.76	1.70	0.024	0.0758	-0.029	0.485	90.0%	4,208	100,764	1.73	20	2.60	64,071	6,515	87.8%	-0.511	-0.029	0.0758	0.024	2.53	2.67
1.65	1.51	0.023	0.0727	-0.030	0.455	91.3%	101	7,872	1.58	20.5	3.01	10,337	3	91.8%	-0.541	-0.030	0.0727	0.023	2.92	3.10
1.56	1.48	0.023	0.0697	-0.031	0.428	95.8%	13,441	67,785	1.52	21	3.40	26,121	361	94.3%	-0.568	-0.031	0.0697	0.023	3.30	3.50
1.47	1.34	0.023	0.0668	-0.032	0.403	97.4%	6,210	19,344	1.41	21.5	3.80	14,775	4,004	96.6%	-0.593	-0.031	0.0668	0.023	3.70	3.90
1.40	1.26	0.022	0.0639	-0.032	0.381	100.3%	2,653	114,425	1.33	22	4.25	14,151	18	100.7%	-0.615	-0.032	0.0639	0.022	4.15	4.35
1.32	1.19	0.022	0.0612	-0.032	0.360	102.7%	1,780	13,860	1.25	22.5	4.65	1,406	1	102.1%	-0.636	-0.032	0.0612	0.022	4.55	4.75
1.25	1.12	0.022	0.0586	-0.032	0.341	105.0%	14,633	56,887	1.19	23	5.10	28,052	24	105.3%	-0.654	-0.032	0.0586	0.022	5.00	5.20
1.19	1.07	0.021	0.0561	-0.032	0.324	107.6%	50	6,484	1.13	23.5	5.53	619	9	107.1%	-0.671	-0.032	0.0561	0.021	5.45	5.60
1.14	1.01	0.021	0.0537	-0.032	0.308	109.9%	2,097	30,716	1.07	24	5.95	2,127	4	108.5%	-0.687	-0.032	0.0537	0.021	5.85	6.05
1.08	0.96	0.020	0.0515	-0.032	0.294	111.9%	26	3,347	1.02	24.5	6.40	264	3	110.8%	-0.702	-0.032	0.0515	0.020	6.30	6.50
1.03	0.91	0.020	0.0494	-0.032	0.281	113.9%	7,230	111,708	0.97	25	6.85	3,052	24	112.9%	-0.715	-0.032	0.0494	0.020	6.75	6.95
0.95	0.83	0.019	0.0456	-0.032	0.257	118.1%	1,181	55,542	0.89	26	7.78	1,767	78	117.6%	-0.739	-0.031	0.0456	0.019	7.70	7.85
0.88	0.76	0.018	0.0421	-0.032	0.236	122.0%	324	59,633	0.82	27	8.70	262	1	121.4%	-0.759	-0.031	0.0421	0.018	8.60	8.80

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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