American Public Education (APEI) Options Chain
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At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 7
- Share price
- $47.77
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.00
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.00
- Expected move
- ±$0.4135
- Open interest (C / P)
- 552 / 0
APEI options summary
The APEI options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 3 call and 3 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 552 calls and 0 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.00, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $50.00 strike is 6.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.4135 (0.9%) in American Public Education stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $45.00 call (552 contracts) and the $35.00 put (0 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
APEI options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| — | — | — | 35.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | |||||
| — | — | — | 40.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | |||||
| 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.05 | |||||
| 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 55.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 APEI put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the APEI put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.00 (0 puts vs 552 calls), and 0.00 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is APEI's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for APEI options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 6.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects American Public Education stock to move.
How many APEI option expiration dates are there?
APEI has 4 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Mar 19, 2027.
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.