Albemarle (ALB) Options Chain

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101.27-0.83 (-0.81%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $101.27
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.93
Put/call ratio (volume): 8.96
ATM implied volatility: 52.3%
Expected move: ±$22.87
Open interest (C / P): 11.42K / 10.62K

ALB options summary

The ALB options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 40 call and 36 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 11,424 calls and 10,621 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.93, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $100.00 strike is 52.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$22.87 (22.6%) in Albemarle stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $115.00 call (3.89K contracts) and the $95.00 put (2.60K contracts).

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

ALB options chain · December 18, 2026

ALB 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
5	—	346.2%	60.44	65.50	68.45	60.00	0.00	0.47	0.10	63.4%	1	43
2	1	65.2%	73.03	35.75	37.95	65.00	0.21	0.62	0.33	60.9%	6	439
—	—	—	—	—	—	70.00	0.29	0.78	0.56	55.1%	20	128
56	1	64.4%	37.45	26.90	29.15	75.00	0.87	1.13	0.87	54.5%	1	164
0	5	—	52.00	0.00	0.00	80.00	1.29	1.94	1.57	52.7%	1	1,014
21	10	59.4%	20.50	18.50	21.10	85.00	2.38	2.91	2.46	52.2%	3	219
19	1	54.9%	23.41	14.95	16.65	90.00	3.85	4.30	4.00	51.8%	54	204
70	2	53.7%	12.45	11.70	13.50	95.00	5.65	6.10	5.82	51.0%	2	2,595
40	15	52.5%	9.85	9.35	10.25	100.00	7.65	8.45	8.07	52.1%	65	1,664
ALB $101.27
91	9	51.6%	7.55	7.05	7.90	105.00	10.60	11.10	10.45	51.1%	4	361
171	31	51.1%	5.50	5.30	5.95	110.00	13.75	14.60	13.70	50.1%	7	546
3,891	47	51.0%	4.25	3.90	4.50	115.00	17.10	18.25	17.45	53.0%	2	333
259	4	50.6%	3.60	2.86	3.25	120.00	21.10	22.10	21.30	52.8%	4	522
159	17	50.8%	2.31	2.09	2.41	125.00	24.10	26.20	23.64	52.5%	10	211
342	8	51.5%	1.95	1.39	2.02	130.00	29.00	30.90	29.70	55.7%	3	187
1,205	14	51.8%	1.25	1.02	1.49	135.00	34.15	35.45	33.69	56.7%	30	166
151	6	52.5%	0.98	0.70	1.20	140.00	38.25	40.15	38.65	58.2%	31	436
393	1	52.2%	0.83	0.34	0.99	145.00	43.20	45.15	40.85	62.5%	1	283
382	34	52.9%	0.70	0.16	0.85	150.00	47.40	49.60	47.06	59.2%	1	149
149	1	56.1%	0.73	0.25	0.75	155.00	52.30	55.75	51.93	51.2%	36	105
384	3	52.9%	0.31	0.06	0.45	160.00	57.85	60.05	57.60	51.8%	10	41
90	1	59.0%	0.40	0.03	0.69	165.00	62.80	65.05	59.97	53.7%	8	0
383	3	60.5%	0.42	0.00	0.63	170.00	67.80	70.05	70.65	56.4%	1,575	0
1,393	3	63.2%	0.10	0.05	0.58	175.00	72.80	75.05	63.40	58.9%	6	0
161	26	64.4%	0.14	0.02	0.53	180.00	77.85	80.05	77.64	62.4%	750	500
51	4	66.1%	0.13	0.00	0.51	185.00	82.80	85.05	70.50	63.8%	1	0
114	7	71.7%	0.18	0.00	0.69	190.00	87.40	90.05	77.21	91.5%	1	1
52	2	69.9%	0.12	0.00	0.47	195.00	92.85	95.05	95.54	69.4%	296	300
318	50	71.9%	0.06	0.02	0.44	200.00	97.80	100.05	91.01	70.5%	10	10
106	4	75.1%	0.07	0.00	0.42	210.00	107.80	110.05	105.71	74.6%	15	0
142	2	78.5%	0.11	0.00	0.40	220.00	117.60	120.80	87.00	88.9%	1	0
182	4	81.9%	0.04	0.00	0.39	230.00	0.00	0.00	86.70	—	1	0
0	1	50.0%	1.23	0.00	0.00	240.00	97.25	99.85	94.20	—	4	0
70	1	88.1%	0.05	0.00	0.37	250.00	107.10	109.75	116.70	—	3	0
74	2	90.9%	0.20	0.00	0.36	260.00	0.00	0.00	90.45	—	1	0
90	2	94.0%	0.18	0.00	0.36	270.00	0.00	0.00	99.65	—	1	0
25	2	96.5%	0.03	0.00	0.35	280.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	2	102.3%	0.01	0.00	0.45	290.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
152	1	92.8%	0.10	0.00	0.15	300.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
67	2	104.0%	0.14	0.00	0.34	310.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
142	2	106.5%	0.01	0.00	0.34	320.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 ALB put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the ALB put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.93 (10,621 puts vs 11,424 calls), and 8.96 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is ALB's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for ALB options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 52.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Albemarle stock to move.

How many ALB option expiration dates are there?

ALB has 17 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.