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: Mar 19, 2027
Days to expiration: 159
Share price: $18.56
Put/call ratio (OI): 2.32
Put/call ratio (volume): 11.35
ATM implied volatility: 27.5%
Expected move: ±$3.37
Open interest (C / P): 3.04K / 7.04K

ARCC options summary

The ARCC options chain for the March 19, 2027 expiration lists 9 call and 14 put contracts, with 159 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 3,038 calls and 7,043 puts, a put/call ratio of 2.32, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $19.00 strike is 27.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$3.37 (18.2%) in Ares Capital stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $20.00 call (1.20K contracts) and the $17.00 put (2.25K contracts).

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

ARCC options chain · March 19, 2027

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
—	—	—	—	—	—	11.00	0.00	1.40	0.05	83.0%	29	53
—	—	—	—	—	—	12.00	0.00	2.20	0.05	87.5%	90	151
—	—	—	—	—	—	13.00	0.00	2.25	0.05	77.3%	23	43
—	—	—	—	—	—	14.00	0.00	1.35	0.15	53.2%	2	61
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.00	0.15	0.50	0.25	39.2%	8	1,103
0	—	45.6%	3.90	2.10	3.60	16.00	0.30	0.60	0.35	34.2%	1	1,348
—	—	—	—	—	—	17.00	0.45	0.80	0.60	30.9%	1,303	2,248
131	67	20.6%	1.20	1.00	1.30	18.00	0.70	1.25	1.00	31.4%	40	930
ARCC $18.56
183	57	18.2%	0.57	0.50	0.70	19.00	1.05	2.05	1.60	36.8%	2	362
1,203	3	17.5%	0.30	0.20	0.35	20.00	2.10	2.80	2.10	39.4%	5	583
906	8	18.6%	0.15	0.00	0.20	21.00	1.10	5.00	2.85	70.6%	6	36
566	1	22.9%	0.10	0.05	0.20	22.00	3.20	4.50	3.60	45.1%	79	83
35	2	31.8%	0.05	0.00	0.35	23.00	3.90	5.90	4.20	58.9%	1	41
0	—	12.5%	0.08	0.00	0.00	24.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	2	47.0%	0.04	0.00	0.60	25.00	5.80	8.70	5.90	52.6%	—	1

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 March 19, 2027 expiration, the ARCC put/call ratio based on open interest is 2.32 (7,043 puts vs 3,038 calls), and 11.35 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 March 19, 2027 is about 27.5%, 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.