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

55.8%

19 strike

EXPECTED MOVE

$5.86

ATM straddle

MAX PAIN

$20.00

+8.0%

PUT/CALL VOLUME

0.28

444 / 1,577

APR 21, 2027 CHAIN

CALLS											PUTS
Ask	Bid	Vega	Gamma	Theta	Delta	IV	Vol	OI	Mid	Strike	Mid	OI	Vol	IV	Delta	Theta	Gamma	Vega	Bid	Ask
10.65	10.25	0.003	0.0028	0.000	0.973	0.0%	11	373	10.45	10	0.01	44		45.0%	-0.007	-0.000	0.0028	0.003	0.00	0.02
10.15	9.80	0.004	0.0039	0.000	0.970	43.0%		150	9.98	10.5	0.06			54.4%	-0.009	-0.001	0.0039	0.004	0.00	0.12
9.65	9.30	0.005	0.0052	0.000	0.967	32.0%		252	9.48	11	0.06			51.1%	-0.013	-0.001	0.0052	0.005	0.00	0.12
9.20	8.85	0.006	0.0067	0.000	0.963	44.9%		2	9.02	11.5	0.07			48.6%	-0.017	-0.001	0.0067	0.006	0.00	0.13
8.70	8.35	0.007	0.0086	0.000	0.957	40.1%		16	8.52	12	0.07	430	1	45.5%	-0.022	-0.001	0.0086	0.007	0.00	0.13
8.20	7.85	0.009	0.0109	0.000	0.951	35.2%		6	8.02	12.5	0.07	1,297		43.1%	-0.028	-0.001	0.0109	0.009	0.00	0.14
7.75	7.40	0.011	0.0136	0.000	0.943	39.0%		41	7.58	13	0.09	57		41.7%	-0.036	-0.001	0.0136	0.011	0.00	0.17
7.30	6.95	0.013	0.0168	-0.000	0.933	40.0%		23	7.13	13.5	0.12	23		41.7%	-0.046	-0.002	0.0168	0.013	0.03	0.21
6.85	6.50	0.017	0.0207	-0.001	0.919	40.1%		47	6.67	14	0.17	252		41.7%	-0.060	-0.002	0.0207	0.017	0.08	0.25
6.45	6.05	0.020	0.0251	-0.001	0.901	40.8%		144	6.25	14.5	0.23	27		42.4%	-0.078	-0.003	0.0251	0.020	0.15	0.32
6.05	5.70	0.024	0.0297	-0.002	0.879	42.9%		165	5.88	15	0.33	5,886	2	43.6%	-0.100	-0.003	0.0297	0.024	0.24	0.43
5.30	5.00	0.033	0.0379	-0.004	0.823	45.0%		133	5.15	16	0.60	4,239	4	46.0%	-0.156	-0.004	0.0379	0.033	0.51	0.70
4.75	4.40	0.040	0.0433	-0.005	0.761	48.4%	4	59	4.58	17	1.01	588		49.3%	-0.218	-0.006	0.0433	0.040	0.91	1.11
4.30	3.95	0.046	0.0459	-0.007	0.702	52.3%		400	4.13	18	1.52	1,044		52.5%	-0.278	-0.007	0.0459	0.046	1.41	1.62
3.90	3.60	0.049	0.0467	-0.008	0.647	55.8%	70	440	3.75	19	2.11	351	10	55.8%	-0.332	-0.008	0.0467	0.049	2.00	2.22
3.55	3.25	0.052	0.0463	-0.009	0.599	58.3%	475	6,609	3.40	20	2.77	13,046	163	58.9%	-0.381	-0.009	0.0463	0.052	2.65	2.89
3.30	3.00	0.053	0.0454	-0.009	0.555	61.6%		2,000	3.15	21	3.48	2,133	15	61.7%	-0.424	-0.009	0.0454	0.053	3.35	3.60
3.05	2.78	0.053	0.0441	-0.010	0.517	64.2%		808	2.92	22	4.22	1,005	11	64.4%	-0.462	-0.010	0.0441	0.053	4.10	4.35
2.82	2.57	0.054	0.0427	-0.011	0.483	66.3%		95	2.69	23	5.00	404	13	66.8%	-0.496	-0.010	0.0427	0.054	4.85	5.15
2.64	2.39	0.053	0.0412	-0.011	0.452	68.5%		91	2.52	24	5.80	315	1	69.0%	-0.527	-0.010	0.0412	0.053	5.65	5.95
2.47	2.22	0.053	0.0397	-0.011	0.425	70.4%	10	3,826	2.35	25	6.60	161		70.8%	-0.554	-0.010	0.0397	0.053	6.45	6.75
2.31	2.07	0.052	0.0382	-0.011	0.400	72.1%		29	2.19	26	7.42	157		72.5%	-0.579	-0.010	0.0382	0.052	7.30	7.55
2.18	1.94	0.051	0.0367	-0.011	0.377	73.8%		35	2.06	27	8.25	163	1	73.8%	-0.602	-0.010	0.0367	0.051	8.10	8.40
2.06	1.82	0.051	0.0353	-0.011	0.357	75.4%	1	176	1.94	28	9.15	194		76.1%	-0.622	-0.010	0.0353	0.051	9.00	9.30
1.94	1.72	0.050	0.0339	-0.011	0.338	76.9%		342	1.83	29	10.00	182	182	77.3%	-0.641	-0.010	0.0339	0.050	9.85	10.15
1.85	1.62	0.049	0.0326	-0.011	0.321	78.4%	182	13,999	1.74	30	10.90	296	1	79.1%	-0.658	-0.010	0.0326	0.049	10.75	11.05
1.76	1.54	0.048	0.0314	-0.011	0.306	79.8%		12	1.65	31	11.77			80.2%	-0.673	-0.009	0.0314	0.048	11.60	11.95
1.67	1.46	0.047	0.0302	-0.011	0.292	81.1%		1,194	1.56	32	12.68			81.5%	-0.688	-0.009	0.0302	0.047	12.50	12.85
1.60	1.39	0.046	0.0291	-0.011	0.279	82.4%		242	1.50	33	13.57			82.7%	-0.701	-0.009	0.0291	0.046	13.40	13.75
1.53	1.32	0.045	0.0280	-0.011	0.266	83.6%		128	1.43	34	14.50	1,000		84.2%	-0.713	-0.009	0.0280	0.045	14.35	14.65

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

APR 21, 2027 CHAIN

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