American Electric Power (AEP) Options Chain
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Market open · Delayed 15 min · as of Oct 8, 3:45 PM ET
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 8
- Share price
- $122.80
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 1.46
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 6.86
- Expected move
- ±$4.30
- Open interest (C / P)
- 4.05K / 5.92K
AEP options summary
The AEP options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 9 call and 7 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 4,054 calls and 5,918 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.46, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $125.00 strike is 23.6%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$4.30 (3.5%) in American Electric Power stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $130.00 call (2.03K contracts) and the $115.00 put (2.23K contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
AEP options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| — | — | — | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.05 | |||||
| — | — | — | 105.00 | 0.00 | 0.65 | 0.13 | |||||
| 9.65 | 11.00 | 13.10 | 110.00 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 0.05 | |||||
| 5.45 | 6.50 | 8.20 | 115.00 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.10 | |||||
| 2.93 | 2.80 | 3.60 | 120.00 | 0.40 | 0.55 | 0.68 | |||||
| 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 125.00 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 3.30 | |||||
| 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 130.00 | 7.10 | 8.80 | 9.00 | |||||
| 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 135.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 140.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 145.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 175.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 AEP put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the AEP put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.46 (5,918 puts vs 4,054 calls), and 6.86 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is AEP's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for AEP options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 23.6%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects American Electric Power stock to move.
How many AEP option expiration dates are there?
AEP 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.