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: Feb 19, 2027
Days to expiration: 131
Share price: $101.27
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.70
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.91
ATM implied volatility: 51.7%
Expected move: ±$31.35
Open interest (C / P): 6.72K / 4.72K

ALB options summary

The ALB options chain for the February 19, 2027 expiration lists 34 call and 32 put contracts, with 131 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 6,717 calls and 4,721 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.70, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $100.00 strike is 51.7%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$31.35 (31.0%) in Albemarle stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $110.00 call (2.57K contracts) and the $110.00 put (3.29K contracts).

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

ALB options chain · February 19, 2027

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
—	—	—	—	—	—	60.00	0.33	0.89	0.54	54.8%	3	13
0	8	—	77.09	0.00	0.00	65.00	0.72	1.21	1.01	53.1%	10	34
—	—	—	—	—	—	70.00	1.47	1.75	1.55	52.9%	5	11
14	1	199.2%	44.55	52.55	55.35	75.00	1.65	2.66	2.11	53.8%	4	44
3	2	55.6%	42.00	24.35	26.65	80.00	3.30	3.75	3.30	51.3%	5	38
3	1	53.5%	27.80	20.95	22.55	85.00	3.75	5.15	4.70	51.8%	6	11
0	6	—	50.15	0.00	0.00	90.00	5.45	6.95	6.40	51.4%	2	153
5	1	53.3%	16.15	15.25	16.50	95.00	7.50	9.00	8.80	50.6%	83	283
19	3	53.1%	13.20	12.55	14.30	100.00	10.60	11.45	10.95	50.2%	19	132
ALB $101.27
19	3	50.9%	11.05	10.00	11.55	105.00	13.45	14.25	13.20	49.9%	10	82
2,568	3	51.3%	9.20	8.65	9.45	110.00	16.50	17.30	15.85	49.4%	11	3,287
75	9	51.8%	7.50	7.40	7.80	115.00	19.95	20.90	17.55	50.0%	1	86
125	2	52.2%	6.35	5.95	6.80	120.00	23.40	24.50	22.63	49.5%	10	122
119	6	51.9%	5.86	4.85	5.55	125.00	27.00	28.55	25.36	50.1%	1	90
2,458	2	50.8%	4.15	3.75	4.35	130.00	30.25	32.65	29.20	50.1%	2	98
122	1	51.1%	3.70	3.05	3.65	135.00	34.50	36.85	34.73	49.8%	15	81
423	2	51.2%	3.00	2.45	3.05	140.00	38.90	41.10	37.50	48.9%	4	68
138	10	53.0%	2.86	1.70	3.30	145.00	0.00	0.00	27.20	—	1	0
155	1	53.3%	2.00	1.35	2.81	150.00	48.55	50.60	47.46	51.8%	10	46
71	10	55.6%	1.96	1.30	2.70	155.00	52.80	55.30	28.85	52.2%	3	5
49	1	59.9%	3.75	1.10	3.30	160.00	58.05	59.80	58.45	50.2%	2	14
51	1	60.6%	2.18	0.71	3.20	165.00	62.45	64.80	34.00	52.6%	6	7
35	3	58.4%	1.02	0.74	2.08	170.00	67.85	69.90	57.25	56.0%	3	11
9	7	55.9%	0.87	0.59	1.34	175.00	72.80	74.90	72.91	58.3%	3	1
34	3	59.9%	0.79	0.44	1.82	180.00	0.00	0.00	44.90	—	1	0
41	14	62.2%	0.96	0.17	2.12	185.00	0.00	0.00	48.85	—	2	0
5	1	61.9%	0.78	0.25	1.66	190.00	87.30	90.10	81.20	66.8%	1	0
88	2	60.3%	0.58	0.03	1.38	195.00	56.90	59.45	66.15	—	—	2
18	1	65.4%	0.73	0.13	1.75	200.00	97.30	100.10	86.94	70.7%	3	0
29	4	72.8%	0.64	0.00	2.49	210.00	0.00	0.00	84.50	—	1	0
12	2	75.7%	0.31	0.00	2.41	220.00	102.45	105.25	76.00	—	—	1
4	1	78.5%	0.70	0.00	2.35	230.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	2	81.2%	2.08	0.00	2.30	240.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	4	83.8%	0.09	0.00	2.27	250.00	124.20	127.25	90.25	—	—	1
0	1	25.0%	1.44	0.00	0.00	260.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	25.0%	1.40	0.00	0.00	270.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 February 19, 2027 expiration, the ALB put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.70 (4,721 puts vs 6,717 calls), and 1.91 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 February 19, 2027 is about 51.7%, 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.