Alcon (ALC) Options Chain

NYSE: ALCHealth CareOphthalmic GoodsUSD

64.11+0.98 (+1.55%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Jun 17, 2027
Days to expiration: 249
Share price: $64.11
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.99
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.86
ATM implied volatility: 30.5%
Expected move: ±$16.17
Open interest (C / P): 1.71K / 1.69K

ALC options summary

The ALC options chain for the June 17, 2027 expiration lists 22 call and 21 put contracts, with 249 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 1,710 calls and 1,693 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.99, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $65.00 strike is 30.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$16.17 (25.2%) in Alcon stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $70.00 call (837 contracts) and the $65.00 put (305 contracts).

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

ALC options chain · June 17, 2027

ALC 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
0	—	—	32.80	0.00	0.00	35.00	0.15	0.80	0.45	53.3%	1	2
0	—	—	30.50	0.00	0.00	37.50	0.10	0.55	0.35	44.0%	2	78
57	57	55.3%	31.70	24.70	25.90	40.00	0.05	1.50	0.75	52.2%	—	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	42.50	0.05	1.15	1.00	43.2%	—	10
—	—	—	—	—	—	45.00	0.05	1.35	1.10	40.6%	—	13
3	—	44.7%	19.60	18.00	19.00	47.50	0.05	1.25	1.10	35.1%	10	15
—	—	—	—	—	—	50.00	0.00	0.00	1.70	6.3%	20	0
37	1	38.3%	16.71	12.10	12.90	55.00	2.00	2.50	2.40	30.6%	6	98
4	—	36.6%	13.20	10.40	11.10	57.50	2.70	3.20	2.21	29.6%	—	3
122	5	35.6%	9.80	8.80	9.50	60.00	3.50	4.00	4.00	28.5%	1	180
29	1	34.4%	11.50	7.40	8.00	62.50	4.40	5.00	4.64	27.7%	7	107
ALC $64.11
98	1	34.1%	5.55	6.20	6.80	65.00	5.80	6.20	6.40	27.0%	112	305
19	1	32.6%	9.60	5.10	5.50	67.50	7.20	7.60	7.31	26.5%	50	68
837	5	32.5%	4.80	4.20	4.60	70.00	8.60	9.10	8.92	25.7%	50	164
70	5	32.2%	4.20	3.30	3.80	72.50	10.30	10.80	11.21	25.1%	10	88
35	1	32.4%	2.30	2.65	3.20	75.00	12.10	12.70	12.32	24.8%	5	180
0	3	6.3%	10.00	0.00	0.00	77.50	9.90	10.30	11.27	—	12	201
69	1	31.8%	2.62	1.65	2.10	80.00	11.50	12.00	12.93	—	5	100
16	2	43.5%	3.30	2.15	3.70	82.50	18.40	19.30	17.00	25.9%	3	79
0	10	6.3%	4.17	0.00	0.00	85.00	17.00	21.80	11.21	27.9%	—	1
291	237	48.9%	2.85	3.30	3.80	87.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	6.3%	2.90	0.00	0.00	90.00	25.60	26.50	26.00	28.7%	1	0
20	9	34.0%	0.89	0.40	0.80	95.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	12.5%	1.61	0.00	0.00	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	2	60.8%	2.05	1.40	3.00	120.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 ALC put/call ratio?

For the June 17, 2027 expiration, the ALC put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.99 (1,693 puts vs 1,710 calls), and 0.86 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 June 17, 2027 is about 30.5%, 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.