Antero Resources (AR) Options Chain

NYSE: AREnergyOil & Gas ProductionUSD

35.90-0.16 (-0.44%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 6
Share price: $35.90
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.46
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.19
ATM implied volatility: 50.3%
Expected move: ±$2.31
Open interest (C / P): 5.88K / 2.71K

AR options summary

The AR options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 24 call and 23 put contracts, with 6 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 5,881 calls and 2,710 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.46, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $36.00 strike is 50.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$2.31 (6.4%) in Antero Resources stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $36.00 call (1.16K contracts) and the $33.00 put (852 contracts).

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

AR options chain · October 16, 2026

AR 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	29.00	0.00	0.50	0.05	129.3%	10	20
133	119	90.6%	6.35	5.70	6.30	30.00	0.00	0.05	0.18	70.3%	2	14
0	1	103.5%	4.60	4.70	5.70	31.00	0.00	0.05	0.10	58.6%	38	65
—	—	—	—	—	—	32.00	0.00	0.05	0.07	54.7%	5	34
4	2	73.1%	1.23	2.75	3.70	33.00	0.00	0.15	0.05	56.5%	1	852
8	1	64.7%	2.81	2.25	3.20	33.50	0.00	0.25	0.05	58.4%	1	91
927	3	54.1%	2.00	1.90	2.20	34.00	0.05	0.20	0.15	46.1%	12	208
56	22	52.1%	1.71	1.40	2.20	34.50	0.10	0.20	0.15	38.0%	20	59
199	16	51.4%	1.50	1.05	1.45	35.00	0.15	0.65	0.30	57.3%	9	429
116	1	54.1%	1.02	0.45	1.20	35.50	0.30	0.65	0.45	45.7%	2	3
AR $35.90
1,157	13	51.7%	0.60	0.45	0.90	36.00	0.30	0.95	0.70	48.9%	5	281
58	22	41.2%	0.35	0.30	0.50	36.50	0.80	1.10	2.00	41.2%	1	8
1,140	189	41.8%	0.28	0.15	0.35	37.00	1.15	1.45	1.07	41.8%	3	254
80	1	43.2%	0.36	0.10	0.25	37.50	1.45	1.90	2.35	46.8%	—	14
162	3	42.2%	0.11	0.05	0.15	38.00	1.65	2.40	2.85	54.3%	1	167
9	1	53.1%	0.08	0.00	0.20	38.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
217	1	59.4%	0.10	0.00	0.20	39.00	2.40	3.40	3.15	68.2%	5	201
3	3	67.8%	0.25	0.00	0.45	39.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
264	3	50.8%	0.09	0.00	0.05	40.00	3.40	4.40	2.00	80.9%	—	1
3	—	79.5%	0.15	0.00	0.45	40.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
647	3	53.1%	0.05	0.00	0.05	41.00	4.40	5.40	2.63	92.6%	15	0
218	86	60.9%	0.10	0.00	0.05	42.00	5.20	6.60	3.40	121.9%	20	9
32	2	68.8%	0.05	0.00	0.05	43.00	6.30	7.50	5.02	124.0%	2	0
105	15	118.2%	0.04	0.00	0.50	44.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
306	360	127.5%	0.10	0.00	0.50	45.00	8.20	9.40	11.40	133.6%	—	0
37	—	136.3%	0.37	0.00	0.50	46.00	9.40	10.50	12.02	154.1%	8	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	47.00	10.20	11.50	11.85	163.3%	6	0

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 AR put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the AR put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.46 (2,710 puts vs 5,881 calls), and 0.19 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is AR's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for AR options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 50.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Antero Resources stock to move.

How many AR option expiration dates are there?

AR has 11 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.