Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Options Chain

NYSE: AAPConsumer DiscretionaryAuto & Home Supply StoresUSD

42.30+0.15 (+0.36%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $42.30
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.75
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.15
ATM implied volatility: 56.4%
Expected move: ±$2.79
Open interest (C / P): 5.69K / 4.27K

AAP options summary

The AAP options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 40 call and 31 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 5,688 calls and 4,274 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.75, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $42.50 strike is 56.4%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$2.79 (6.6%) in Advance Auto Parts stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $45.00 call (1.74K contracts) and the $40.00 put (1.25K contracts).

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

AAP options chain · October 16, 2026

AAP calls and puts by strike price. Shaded cells are in the money.
Calls							Puts
OI	Vol	IV	Last	Bid	Ask	Strike	Bid	Ask	Last	IV	Vol	OI
0	28	245.7%	17.50	16.30	18.70	25.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	27.50	0.00	0.75	0.05	238.9%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	29.00	0.00	0.20	0.08	162.5%	2	3
4	15	150.0%	12.20	11.80	13.00	30.00	0.00	0.75	0.23	199.4%	3	8
—	—	—	—	—	—	32.50	0.00	0.10	0.06	106.3%	1	51
0	155	114.1%	9.10	8.50	10.30	33.00	0.00	0.05	0.12	90.6%	—	1
0	260	102.3%	8.30	7.60	9.20	34.00	0.00	0.05	0.06	81.3%	1	4
24	3	138.6%	7.52	6.80	7.80	35.00	0.00	0.10	0.01	80.1%	5	427
0	2	115.0%	3.18	5.70	6.70	36.00	0.00	0.20	0.10	80.1%	2	341
0	2	64.8%	2.75	5.10	6.60	36.50	0.00	0.20	0.11	74.6%	6	11
0	1	116.8%	4.33	4.70	5.90	37.00	0.00	0.10	0.05	59.8%	12	65
1	8	55.1%	3.75	4.10	5.60	37.50	0.05	0.10	0.10	59.8%	610	1,223
1	1	69.5%	3.44	3.80	4.50	38.00	0.00	0.15	0.10	54.3%	40	51
3	2	63.3%	2.75	3.30	4.00	38.50	0.10	0.25	0.20	60.9%	1	46
4	1	57.0%	3.50	2.80	4.20	39.00	0.10	0.30	0.15	57.0%	2	33
3	1	58.4%	1.85	2.40	3.10	39.50	0.15	0.35	0.30	54.7%	2	8
81	1	54.8%	1.35	2.05	2.65	40.00	0.20	0.30	0.26	51.5%	46	1,246
38	20	53.3%	2.08	1.85	2.25	40.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
181	5	53.2%	1.65	1.60	1.90	41.00	0.45	0.60	0.54	53.2%	29	38
306	4	51.6%	1.31	1.25	1.55	41.50	0.60	0.80	0.74	54.0%	3	10
83	27	53.0%	1.15	0.95	1.65	42.00	0.75	1.00	0.91	53.0%	17	38
AAP $42.30
426	32	55.2%	0.88	0.75	1.10	42.50	0.95	1.35	1.34	57.5%	11	460
196	20	48.7%	0.64	0.60	0.75	43.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	32	52.5%	0.46	0.40	0.65	43.50	1.65	2.00	2.10	51.3%	1	5
129	85	49.7%	0.35	0.35	0.45	44.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
111	19	59.4%	0.27	0.20	0.80	44.50	2.30	3.00	3.75	56.5%	4	1
1,742	62	56.8%	0.20	0.05	0.35	45.00	2.30	3.60	4.40	50.1%	4	44
31	8	57.5%	0.19	0.00	0.55	45.50	2.70	4.10	7.50	51.8%	—	1
46	3	56.8%	0.13	0.05	0.20	46.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	3	51.6%	0.10	0.05	0.15	46.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
153	7	52.3%	0.08	0.05	0.10	47.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
328	13	82.2%	0.10	0.05	0.60	47.50	5.00	6.10	9.25	84.3%	4	11
9	3	64.1%	0.01	0.00	0.20	48.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	2	100.9%	0.08	0.00	0.75	49.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1,537	4	101.0%	0.04	0.00	0.55	50.00	6.80	8.60	9.86	147.8%	2	5
5	1	68.8%	0.03	0.00	0.05	51.00	8.00	9.70	10.10	94.5%	—	1
1	—	75.0%	0.10	0.00	0.05	52.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
86	2	129.1%	0.07	0.00	0.70	52.50	9.00	11.20	12.00	178.9%	2	4
84	2	91.4%	0.05	0.00	0.05	55.00	12.00	14.00	13.35	143.0%	150	137
7	1	168.9%	0.13	0.00	0.75	57.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	4	117.2%	0.25	0.00	0.05	60.00	16.90	19.20	18.85	182.6%	1	0
1	—	201.2%	0.25	0.00	0.75	62.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	1	216.0%	0.10	0.00	0.75	65.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	70.00	26.90	29.30	27.76	246.3%	1	1

In-the-money callsIn-the-money puts. IV = implied volatility, OI = open interest (contracts). Each contract covers 100 shares. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

What is the AAP put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the AAP put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.75 (4,274 puts vs 5,688 calls), and 1.15 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is AAP's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for AAP options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 56.4%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Advance Auto Parts stock to move.

How many AAP option expiration dates are there?

AAP has 14 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 19, 2029.

What does "in the money" mean?

A call is in the money when the strike price is below the current share price; a put is in the money when the strike is above it. In-the-money contracts have intrinsic value and are shaded in the table.