Ares Capital (ARCC) Options Chain

NASDAQ: ARCCFinanceFinance: Consumer ServicesUSD

18.56-0.18 (-0.96%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $18.56
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.22
Put/call ratio (volume): 4.23
ATM implied volatility: 23.1%
Expected move: ±$1.85
Open interest (C / P): 10.49K / 12.82K

ARCC options summary

The ARCC options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 17 call and 17 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 10,487 calls and 12,819 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.22, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $19.00 strike is 23.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.85 (10.0%) in Ares Capital stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $20.00 call (6.76K contracts) and the $16.00 put (4.27K contracts).

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

ARCC options chain · December 18, 2026

ARCC 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	2	—	8.94	0.00	0.00	10.00	0.00	0.25	0.05	89.5%	1	24
0	15	167.6%	7.50	6.90	11.00	11.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	86.7%	7.05	5.00	8.80	12.00	0.00	0.25	0.13	66.8%	1	44
0	2	80.9%	6.13	4.50	7.50	13.00	0.00	0.35	0.13	61.5%	12	305
0	1	98.3%	4.40	3.90	7.30	14.00	0.00	0.40	0.05	53.1%	5	324
0	5	52.8%	4.20	2.75	5.10	15.00	0.00	0.15	0.10	39.6%	1	154
0	1	—	4.00	0.00	0.00	16.00	0.10	0.15	0.10	30.5%	292	4,267
1	10	43.1%	1.45	1.15	2.25	17.00	0.20	0.30	0.23	28.1%	14	1,467
230	10	29.8%	0.83	0.75	1.25	18.00	0.45	0.55	0.50	25.2%	67	1,130
ARCC $18.56
1,138	2	18.3%	0.40	0.20	0.40	19.00	0.90	1.15	1.01	28.0%	28	3,908
6,764	33	18.6%	0.13	0.10	0.15	20.00	1.70	2.55	1.72	52.0%	30	379
1,840	20	22.9%	0.07	0.00	0.10	21.00	2.10	3.30	2.52	53.4%	6	125
439	1	24.4%	0.04	0.00	0.05	22.00	2.70	5.80	3.35	59.9%	79	121
40	1	29.3%	0.03	0.00	0.05	23.00	3.20	4.40	5.55	—	—	226
1	—	38.9%	0.05	0.00	0.10	24.00	0.00	0.00	4.91	—	2	0
30	30	37.9%	0.05	0.00	0.05	25.00	4.40	7.80	7.20	100.2%	34	35
4	1	47.9%	0.05	0.00	0.10	26.00	6.50	9.80	7.06	81.7%	2	303
—	—	—	—	—	—	27.00	7.50	10.80	8.30	87.0%	1	7

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 ARCC put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the ARCC put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.22 (12,819 puts vs 10,487 calls), and 4.23 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is ARCC's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for ARCC options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 23.1%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Ares Capital stock to move.

How many ARCC option expiration dates are there?

ARCC has 8 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.