American Public Education (APEI) Options Chain
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At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Dec 18, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 68
- Share price
- $47.87
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.12
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.07
- Expected move
- ±$13.83
- Open interest (C / P)
- 351 / 43
APEI options summary
The APEI options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 8 call and 11 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 351 calls and 43 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.12, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $50.00 strike is 66.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$13.83 (28.9%) in American Public Education stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $75.00 call (300 contracts) and the $30.00 put (22 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
APEI options chain · December 18, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| — | — | — | 25.00 | 0.15 | 0.40 | 0.49 | |||||
| — | — | — | 30.00 | 0.15 | 0.40 | 0.58 | |||||
| 18.70 | 15.40 | 15.90 | 35.00 | 1.15 | 1.50 | 1.90 | |||||
| 2.60 | 6.20 | 6.60 | 45.00 | 3.00 | 3.30 | 6.20 | |||||
| 1.35 | 3.70 | 4.00 | 50.00 | 7.40 | 7.80 | 6.25 | |||||
| 2.11 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 55.00 | 10.50 | 11.00 | 6.39 | |||||
| 1.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 60.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.10 | |||||
| 1.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 65.00 | 18.90 | 19.30 | 16.10 | |||||
| 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 70.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.10 | |||||
| 1.05 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 75.00 | 25.10 | 29.00 | 32.43 | |||||
| — | — | — | 80.00 | 30.10 | 34.00 | 37.43 | |||||
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 December 18, 2026 expiration, the APEI put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.12 (43 puts vs 351 calls), and 0.07 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 December 18, 2026 is about 66.9%, 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.