APA (APA) Options Chain

NASDAQ: APAEnergyOil & Gas ProductionUSD

45.88+0.41 (+0.90%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $45.88
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.50
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.90
ATM implied volatility: 47.6%
Expected move: ±$2.56
Open interest (C / P): 24.59K / 12.18K

APA options summary

The APA options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 39 call and 40 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 24,589 calls and 12,177 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.50, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $46.00 strike is 47.6%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$2.56 (5.6%) in APA stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $45.00 call (6.74K contracts) and the $42.50 put (1.94K contracts).

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

APA options chain · October 16, 2026

APA 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.00	0.00	0.25	0.07	438.3%	6	6
—	—	—	—	—	—	17.50	0.00	0.49	0.05	429.7%	1	59
4	4	285.9%	23.98	24.90	26.95	20.00	0.00	0.10	0.10	290.6%	1	114
0	10	—	21.71	0.00	0.00	22.50	0.00	0.49	0.14	327.7%	1	185
14	8	278.9%	18.70	20.25	21.95	25.00	0.00	0.25	0.19	251.6%	1	1,336
14	10	246.1%	14.74	17.80	19.45	27.50	0.00	0.49	0.01	246.1%	10	94
59	1	205.5%	13.91	15.25	16.95	30.00	0.00	0.20	0.08	177.3%	6	1,840
56	1	188.3%	11.17	13.00	14.40	32.50	0.00	0.03	0.02	112.5%	104	461
662	30	216.8%	8.94	9.90	11.85	35.00	0.00	0.20	0.04	120.7%	6	699
4	—	163.5%	5.40	9.25	10.40	36.00	0.00	0.50	0.05	134.2%	8	8
15	13	118.4%	9.20	8.50	9.70	37.00	0.00	0.46	0.02	119.5%	6	166
460	7	112.5%	8.81	8.05	9.15	37.50	0.00	0.02	0.11	65.6%	6	965
5	1	100.4%	8.20	7.50	8.60	38.00	0.00	0.29	0.03	96.9%	16	8
—	—	—	—	—	—	38.50	—	—	0.05	—	—	—
4	2	103.1%	4.67	6.55	7.80	39.00	0.00	0.20	0.11	79.3%	2	206
1	—	73.4%	3.15	5.75	7.20	39.50	0.00	0.51	0.13	93.2%	1	55
3,299	73	59.0%	6.20	5.55	6.30	40.00	0.00	0.05	0.03	53.5%	31	1,493
77	11	59.4%	2.05	5.05	5.85	40.50	0.00	0.10	0.06	55.5%	1	145
9	—	72.3%	2.82	4.40	5.80	41.00	0.00	0.27	0.03	63.5%	6	44
16	2	50.0%	4.70	4.10	4.80	41.50	0.00	0.15	0.03	50.8%	300	299
20	15	75.8%	4.02	3.60	4.30	42.00	0.06	0.12	0.09	51.4%	111	99
4,530	68	75.4%	3.60	3.10	3.90	42.50	0.06	0.16	0.11	50.0%	4	1,943
71	4	56.1%	3.43	2.75	3.65	43.00	0.11	0.25	0.16	51.4%	4	225
104	1	52.0%	3.00	2.28	3.20	43.50	0.18	0.32	0.24	49.6%	2	102
190	28	57.6%	2.38	1.97	2.47	44.00	0.26	0.46	0.35	50.8%	225	357
113	12	52.3%	1.79	1.66	2.02	44.50	0.39	0.56	0.49	48.3%	10	68
6,738	367	45.7%	1.51	1.48	1.56	45.00	0.55	0.75	0.64	48.9%	250	937
522	17	51.4%	1.24	1.06	1.40	45.50	0.73	1.00	0.85	50.5%	43	57
APA $45.88
239	113	45.9%	0.95	0.84	1.02	46.00	0.95	1.22	1.05	49.3%	60	34
170	70	49.3%	0.76	0.62	0.88	46.50	1.22	1.58	1.28	52.7%	45	12
147	56	48.1%	0.59	0.51	0.67	47.00	1.55	1.93	1.28	54.5%	6	7
675	75	46.9%	0.35	0.41	0.49	47.50	1.92	2.25	2.00	53.6%	6	123
101	4	49.1%	0.36	0.26	0.41	48.00	2.03	2.73	5.65	59.5%	1	1
197	41	51.0%	0.34	0.16	0.34	48.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
172	62	48.5%	0.17	0.09	0.22	49.00	—	—	5.59	—	—	—
90	7	50.2%	0.18	0.06	0.30	49.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
2,030	284	52.1%	0.10	0.06	0.15	50.00	3.35	4.95	4.41	95.3%	1	29
102	2	77.9%	0.10	0.00	0.49	52.00	5.35	6.80	10.20	108.4%	—	0
336	3	61.7%	0.03	0.01	0.13	52.50	5.80	7.30	8.70	113.4%	2	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	54.00	7.00	9.15	12.20	148.6%	—	0
2,944	2	61.7%	0.06	0.00	0.03	55.00	8.35	9.60	10.06	122.2%	1	0
79	2	112.1%	0.01	0.00	0.18	60.00	13.45	14.55	14.30	155.5%	—	0
320	22	107.8%	0.01	0.00	0.03	65.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 APA put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the APA put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.50 (12,177 puts vs 24,589 calls), and 0.90 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is APA's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for APA options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 47.6%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects APA stock to move.

How many APA option expiration dates are there?

APA has 13 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.