Alcon (ALC) Options Chain
NYSE: ALCHealth CareOphthalmic GoodsUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
After hours: 63.13 0.00%
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 8
- Share price
- $63.13
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.93
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 3.36
- Expected move
- ±$2.46
- Open interest (C / P)
- 830 / 774
ALC options summary
The ALC options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 9 call and 8 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 830 calls and 774 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.93, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $62.50 strike is 26.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$2.46 (3.9%) in Alcon stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $72.50 call (231 contracts) and the $65.00 put (335 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
ALC options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| — | — | — | 55.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.05 | |||||
| 9.46 | 3.00 | 3.60 | 60.00 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.17 | |||||
| — | — | — | 62.50 | 0.55 | 0.75 | 0.70 | |||||
| 0.80 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 65.00 | 1.95 | 2.35 | 1.99 | |||||
| 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 67.50 | 4.00 | 4.90 | 3.50 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 70.00 | 6.50 | 7.30 | 6.50 | |||||
| 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 72.50 | 9.20 | 9.50 | 8.76 | |||||
| 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 75.00 | 11.10 | 13.70 | 4.31 | |||||
| 0.09 | 0.00 | 1.35 | 77.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.40 | 0.00 | 1.35 | 80.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.40 | 0.00 | 1.55 | 82.50 | — | — | — | |||||
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 ALC put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the ALC put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.93 (774 puts vs 830 calls), and 3.36 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is ALC's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for ALC options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 26.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Alcon stock to move.
How many ALC option expiration dates are there?
ALC has 9 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 21, 2028.
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.