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: Jan 21, 2028
Days to expiration: 468
Share price: $101.27
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.20
Put/call ratio (volume): 2.75
ATM implied volatility: 50.3%
Expected move: ±$57.65
Open interest (C / P): 4.80K / 5.76K

ALB options summary

The ALB options chain for the January 21, 2028 expiration lists 45 call and 43 put contracts, with 468 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 4,799 calls and 5,760 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.20, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $100.00 strike is 50.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$57.65 (56.9%) in Albemarle stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $125.00 call (1.06K contracts) and the $125.00 put (958 contracts).

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

ALB options chain · January 21, 2028

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
71	4	—	97.05	101.00	105.00	40.00	0.71	1.40	0.96	54.0%	1	110
7	4	—	136.00	135.00	139.00	45.00	0.66	1.38	2.86	51.0%	1	12
14	2	288.5%	82.73	92.50	95.75	50.00	1.78	2.62	1.65	51.4%	4	50
3	1	452.1%	169.25	98.50	102.50	55.00	2.55	3.55	1.81	50.5%	1	118
28	1	59.1%	78.45	46.45	48.65	60.00	3.50	4.60	4.10	52.0%	5	32
13	10	—	104.60	116.00	120.50	65.00	4.85	5.65	5.33	50.3%	2	151
25	8	57.3%	69.55	39.55	41.90	70.00	6.00	7.30	6.70	50.2%	11	53
19	2	56.7%	37.55	36.50	38.80	75.00	7.60	9.00	8.35	49.6%	18	197
50	5	56.5%	37.65	33.80	35.95	80.00	9.75	10.80	10.47	48.7%	1	508
14	1	55.1%	36.85	31.20	32.50	85.00	11.35	13.70	11.90	50.3%	1	533
33	36	55.7%	37.95	28.75	30.75	90.00	14.45	15.10	14.40	47.4%	4	544
26	3	55.2%	30.35	26.55	28.15	95.00	16.60	17.65	16.75	47.1%	1	339
180	1	54.1%	24.96	24.25	25.55	100.00	19.55	20.25	18.50	46.4%	1	301
ALB $101.27
89	3	54.9%	23.50	22.45	24.30	105.00	22.05	23.55	21.50	47.0%	1	337
97	7	55.0%	21.40	20.60	22.85	110.00	25.05	26.05	26.10	45.3%	4	364
69	5	54.2%	22.00	18.85	20.70	115.00	0.00	0.00	19.80	—	13	0
98	3	54.1%	18.20	17.45	19.05	120.00	31.15	32.55	32.05	44.4%	1	208
1,060	2	53.1%	19.00	15.50	17.40	125.00	34.75	36.15	33.10	44.2%	753	958
231	11	54.0%	15.30	14.70	16.60	130.00	38.25	39.95	37.45	44.2%	110	229
179	19	53.2%	16.10	13.50	14.80	135.00	41.60	43.65	41.05	43.7%	2	23
97	1	53.2%	13.19	12.55	13.60	140.00	44.65	47.30	39.55	42.8%	1	132
400	1	53.1%	12.60	11.55	12.65	145.00	49.60	51.25	33.35	42.4%	2	18
104	2	53.2%	11.20	10.65	11.80	150.00	53.85	55.50	42.08	42.4%	5	18
65	3	53.1%	11.35	9.85	10.90	155.00	56.95	59.90	53.99	42.6%	5	165
145	8	53.1%	11.60	8.90	10.35	160.00	61.80	63.65	63.30	40.8%	2	10
34	3	53.8%	9.25	8.20	10.20	165.00	65.50	68.05	58.50	40.6%	1	12
42	1	53.7%	8.70	8.00	9.05	170.00	69.50	73.30	72.00	42.9%	2	162
57	1	54.1%	8.05	7.05	9.15	175.00	74.55	77.10	72.49	40.4%	1	21
61	1	54.0%	7.20	6.50	8.50	180.00	61.00	64.50	71.22	—	1	18
73	11	54.0%	7.61	6.00	8.00	185.00	83.50	86.50	81.27	40.7%	1	54
146	3	53.9%	6.90	5.45	7.50	190.00	62.50	65.15	76.17	—	1	6
67	2	53.9%	6.39	5.00	7.05	195.00	92.50	96.50	90.09	43.1%	1	8
179	1	54.4%	5.56	5.00	6.60	200.00	97.50	100.55	93.37	40.0%	6	59
39	4	53.9%	5.30	3.95	5.85	210.00	107.00	110.45	82.00	41.5%	2	1
148	5	54.0%	4.60	3.45	5.20	220.00	86.35	89.10	93.10	—	2	2
33	6	54.2%	4.05	3.00	4.65	230.00	0.00	0.00	84.81	—	3	0
72	3	54.2%	3.60	2.56	4.15	240.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
153	124	54.4%	3.87	2.25	3.75	250.00	111.50	116.00	83.00	—	—	0
41	1	54.5%	4.65	1.95	3.40	260.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	2	54.6%	4.05	1.72	3.05	270.00	0.00	0.00	121.08	—	1	0
38	2	54.8%	4.90	1.50	2.79	280.00	137.00	140.20	113.31	—	1	2
7	1	54.2%	4.40	1.31	2.31	290.00	148.75	151.50	173.60	—	2	1
60	2	55.2%	2.55	1.17	2.36	300.00	196.50	201.00	165.75	58.2%	2	0
37	1	55.4%	4.30	1.03	2.16	310.00	163.50	168.00	137.17	—	1	3
362	39	55.5%	1.41	0.92	1.99	320.00	172.50	177.00	145.33	—	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 ALB put/call ratio?

For the January 21, 2028 expiration, the ALB put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.20 (5,760 puts vs 4,799 calls), and 2.75 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 January 21, 2028 is about 50.3%, 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.