Arcos Dorados (ARCO) Options Chain
NYSE: ARCOConsumer DiscretionaryRestaurantsUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Nov 20, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 40
- Share price
- $7.77
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.05
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.16
- Expected move
- ±$1.17
- Open interest (C / P)
- 3.27K / 158
ARCO options summary
The ARCO options chain for the November 20, 2026 expiration lists 5 call and 1 put contracts, with 40 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 3,266 calls and 158 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.05, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $7.50 strike is 45.4%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.17 (15.0%) in Arcos Dorados stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $10.00 call (2.50K contracts) and the $7.50 put (158 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
ARCO options chain · November 20, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 5.15 | 5.00 | 5.80 | 2.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 3.03 | 2.45 | 3.30 | 5.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.59 | 0.50 | 0.65 | 7.50 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.17 | |||||
| 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 10.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.65 | 12.50 | — | — | — | |||||
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 ARCO put/call ratio?
For the November 20, 2026 expiration, the ARCO put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.05 (158 puts vs 3,266 calls), and 0.16 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is ARCO's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for ARCO options expiring November 20, 2026 is about 45.4%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Arcos Dorados stock to move.
How many ARCO option expiration dates are there?
ARCO has 4 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to May 21, 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.