AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Options Chain

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94.16+3.38 (+3.72%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Jan 15, 2027
Days to expiration: 96
Share price: $94.16
Put/call ratio (OI): 3.47
Put/call ratio (volume): 2.77
ATM implied volatility: 57.2%
Expected move: ±$27.64
Open interest (C / P): 6.30K / 21.87K

AU options summary

The AU options chain for the January 15, 2027 expiration lists 41 call and 32 put contracts, with 96 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 6,297 calls and 21,873 puts, a put/call ratio of 3.47, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $95.00 strike is 57.2%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$27.64 (29.4%) in AngloGold Ashanti stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $110.00 call (1.93K contracts) and the $80.00 put (6.67K contracts).

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

AU options chain · January 15, 2027

AU 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	62	—	100.50	0.00	0.00	15.00	0.00	0.00	0.15	50.0%	1	0
0	25	—	37.00	48.00	52.50	18.00	0.00	2.20	0.20	210.0%	2	18
0	2	—	94.21	0.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	0.00	0.15	50.0%	1	0
2	2	—	25.00	21.90	25.80	23.00	0.00	2.15	0.15	178.3%	2	39
0	1	—	27.30	0.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	2.20	0.22	169.0%	1	12
6	4	—	31.72	39.50	43.50	27.00	0.00	2.25	0.30	160.6%	2	27
0	8	—	85.20	0.00	0.00	30.00	0.10	1.20	0.59	131.4%	6	46
1	1	379.4%	65.30	75.50	79.50	32.00	0.00	2.35	0.42	141.6%	20	281
0	20	—	80.30	0.00	0.00	35.00	0.00	2.50	0.55	132.8%	2	49
0	1	—	70.17	0.00	0.00	37.00	0.00	2.25	0.30	123.0%	4	25
14	3	81.2%	54.12	52.30	56.40	40.00	0.00	2.25	0.70	113.9%	849	545
3	1	293.6%	42.00	65.60	69.60	42.00	0.00	2.35	0.91	109.3%	1	10
5	1	78.1%	66.40	47.40	51.60	45.00	0.00	2.40	0.95	101.7%	2	440
3	85	268.9%	58.20	61.70	64.90	47.00	0.00	2.35	0.90	96.1%	1	14
48	2	71.5%	59.00	42.50	46.70	50.00	0.00	2.40	1.25	89.3%	2	65
0	1	—	42.01	0.00	0.00	55.00	0.00	2.35	0.50	77.6%	1	241
0	1	—	54.62	0.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	2.55	0.95	68.8%	4	130
74	1	55.7%	38.88	28.20	32.20	65.00	0.00	2.80	2.70	60.6%	1	223
643	5	52.8%	25.90	23.70	27.70	70.00	0.35	2.50	1.80	51.5%	12	2,775
88	1	51.3%	21.90	19.60	23.50	75.00	1.40	3.60	1.83	52.3%	5	1,191
305	3	63.1%	17.50	15.70	19.70	80.00	2.00	4.30	3.10	55.0%	5	6,666
83	3	60.7%	19.70	12.40	16.30	85.00	2.95	6.80	4.54	58.7%	6	1,369
230	13	58.8%	11.20	9.20	13.30	90.00	4.70	8.80	6.10	57.0%	8	2,137
AU $94.16
96	34	57.9%	10.20	6.70	10.80	95.00	7.10	11.40	12.21	56.6%	5	132
307	7	57.8%	6.96	4.70	8.80	100.00	10.20	14.40	13.00	56.5%	3	4,516
78	10	58.1%	4.85	3.20	7.20	105.00	13.70	17.90	14.27	57.4%	1	103
1,934	1	50.7%	3.95	3.40	4.50	110.00	17.40	21.70	19.35	58.4%	6	45
208	1	52.4%	2.40	2.65	4.80	115.00	21.70	25.80	24.55	59.8%	2	721
408	3	51.5%	2.10	2.10	3.40	120.00	26.00	30.20	17.10	62.0%	3	12
65	1	51.9%	1.70	1.00	3.30	125.00	30.40	34.70	23.30	64.1%	1	16
116	1	53.4%	0.05	0.10	3.50	130.00	35.20	39.30	31.60	66.2%	1	24
126	8	57.0%	1.05	0.00	3.50	135.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
68	2	59.9%	1.00	0.00	3.30	140.00	45.40	49.50	58.50	59.5%	—	1
381	9	62.4%	2.90	0.00	3.10	145.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
374	13	56.1%	0.73	0.00	1.55	150.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
43	2	67.5%	0.15	0.00	2.85	155.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	2	70.0%	0.90	0.00	2.75	160.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	2	72.2%	0.90	0.00	2.65	165.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
52	1	74.0%	0.45	0.00	2.50	170.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	1	76.6%	1.15	0.00	2.50	175.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
477	3	78.8%	0.65	0.00	2.45	180.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 AU put/call ratio?

For the January 15, 2027 expiration, the AU put/call ratio based on open interest is 3.47 (21,873 puts vs 6,297 calls), and 2.77 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is AU's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for AU options expiring January 15, 2027 is about 57.2%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects AngloGold Ashanti stock to move.

How many AU option expiration dates are there?

AU has 12 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.