American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Options Chain

NYSE: AEOConsumer DiscretionaryClothing/Shoe/Accessory StoresUSD

18.17+0.325 (+1.82%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:02 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $18.17
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.92
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.10
ATM implied volatility: 50.3%
Expected move: ±$1.07
Open interest (C / P): 8.47K / 7.76K

AEO options summary

The AEO options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 32 call and 22 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 8,471 calls and 7,763 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.92, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $18.00 strike is 50.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.07 (5.9%) in American Eagle Outfitters stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $17.00 call (4.63K contracts) and the $15.00 put (1.67K contracts).

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

AEO options chain · October 16, 2026

AEO 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	10	1068.8%	17.29	17.05	17.20	1.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	1100.0%	16.19	16.00	16.70	2.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	1417.2%	15.12	14.20	16.05	3.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	5	634.4%	14.34	14.05	14.45	4.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	5	543.8%	13.32	13.05	13.45	5.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	11.80	—	—	6.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	10.90	—	—	7.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	4	479.7%	9.00	8.50	10.80	9.00	0.00	0.32	0.07	359.4%	—	2
—	—	—	8.10	—	—	10.00	0.00	0.32	0.02	312.5%	3	5
—	—	—	—	—	—	11.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	168.8%	14	515
3	41	131.3%	6.15	5.95	6.40	12.00	0.00	0.06	0.01	165.6%	30	149
0	—	151.6%	2.54	5.50	5.90	12.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	65	228.1%	5.05	4.85	5.45	13.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	115.6%	1	1,088
—	—	—	4.35	—	—	13.50	0.00	0.24	0.01	164.8%	7	8
2	4	125.0%	4.22	4.05	4.40	14.00	0.00	0.03	0.02	98.4%	7	933
0	2	110.9%	3.70	3.50	3.95	14.50	0.00	0.32	0.03	143.8%	53	61
100	81	143.0%	3.34	2.90	3.40	15.00	0.00	0.11	0.02	96.9%	18	1,665
30	4,334	154.3%	2.47	2.53	3.60	15.50	0.00	0.03	0.02	64.8%	3	20
3	2	84.8%	1.64	2.02	2.54	16.00	0.01	0.07	0.04	65.6%	3	1,490
11	3	59.4%	1.13	1.45	2.02	16.50	0.01	0.06	0.04	50.8%	12	120
4,628	2	68.6%	1.12	1.11	1.37	17.00	0.07	0.11	0.13	50.4%	114	726
685	15	61.7%	0.98	0.74	0.96	17.50	0.17	0.23	0.22	50.4%	34	43
1,372	863	48.6%	0.52	0.46	0.54	18.00	0.34	0.40	0.35	52.0%	74	525
AEO $18.17
104	1,249	53.1%	0.29	0.22	0.35	18.50	0.57	0.88	0.62	58.0%	39	138
296	93	53.9%	0.23	0.09	0.20	19.00	0.53	1.25	1.01	80.5%	6	74
15	66	58.2%	0.09	0.02	0.13	19.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
358	23	60.2%	0.05	0.03	0.12	20.00	1.59	2.19	5.07	56.6%	10	11
7	2	60.9%	0.10	0.00	0.08	20.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
580	6	64.1%	0.11	0.00	0.05	21.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
67	7	91.4%	0.04	0.00	0.10	22.00	3.55	4.55	4.15	132.4%	300	188
2	2	131.3%	0.18	0.00	0.25	23.00	4.55	5.55	8.44	152.3%	—	1
113	76	95.3%	0.14	0.00	0.02	24.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
95	17	106.3%	0.01	0.00	0.02	25.00	0.00	0.00	8.82	—	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	30.00	11.45	12.65	11.76	259.0%	2	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 AEO put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the AEO put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.92 (7,763 puts vs 8,471 calls), and 0.10 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is AEO's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for AEO options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 50.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects American Eagle Outfitters stock to move.

How many AEO option expiration dates are there?

AEO has 11 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.