American Express (AXP) Options Chain

NYSE: AXPFinanceFinance: Consumer ServicesUSD

308.17+1.02 (+0.33%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:02 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 23, 2026
Days to expiration: 12
Share price: $308.17
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.16
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.14
ATM implied volatility: 39.2%
Expected move: ±$21.90
Open interest (C / P): 2.88K / 3.35K

AXP options summary

The AXP options chain for the October 23, 2026 expiration lists 29 call and 30 put contracts, with 12 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,885 calls and 3,351 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.16, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $310.00 strike is 39.2%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$21.90 (7.1%) in American Express stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $325.00 call (1.33K contracts) and the $280.00 put (1.20K contracts).

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

AXP options chain · October 23, 2026

AXP 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	200.00	0.01	0.27	0.07	97.2%	2	16
—	—	—	—	—	—	205.00	0.01	0.28	0.03	92.6%	5	30
—	—	—	—	—	—	210.00	0.00	2.13	0.07	120.0%	2	93
—	—	—	—	—	—	215.00	0.00	2.13	0.03	113.8%	2	34
—	—	—	—	—	—	220.00	0.00	2.13	0.07	107.7%	2	9
—	—	—	—	—	—	225.00	0.00	2.13	0.06	101.7%	2	65
—	—	—	—	—	—	230.00	0.00	0.26	0.06	67.8%	1	26
—	—	—	—	—	—	235.00	0.00	2.14	0.06	90.0%	6	19
—	—	—	—	—	—	240.00	0.00	2.15	0.05	84.3%	8	11
—	—	—	—	—	—	245.00	0.00	2.17	0.06	78.8%	10	16
—	—	—	—	—	—	250.00	0.00	2.20	0.11	73.4%	6	21
—	—	—	—	—	—	255.00	0.00	2.25	0.29	68.2%	4	18
—	—	—	—	—	—	260.00	0.00	0.30	0.16	48.0%	10	19
—	—	—	—	—	—	265.00	0.10	0.35	0.30	44.6%	10	37
—	—	—	—	—	—	270.00	0.15	0.73	0.55	46.5%	1	99
—	—	—	—	—	—	275.00	0.33	1.02	0.59	44.9%	3	46
13	1	52.2%	26.00	28.40	30.70	280.00	0.72	1.10	0.87	40.3%	477	1,196
—	—	—	—	—	—	285.00	1.30	1.52	1.46	38.3%	165	317
1	3	46.7%	20.60	19.85	22.00	290.00	2.00	2.38	2.05	38.1%	87	231
—	—	—	—	—	—	295.00	2.82	3.45	3.30	37.2%	27	208
29	1	45.0%	12.18	12.45	14.90	300.00	4.45	5.00	4.55	37.0%	47	363
65	13	41.5%	10.22	9.45	11.25	305.00	6.15	7.15	6.75	37.5%	8	114
AXP $308.17
33	18	40.8%	7.87	7.40	8.60	310.00	8.50	9.70	9.40	37.6%	27	167
144	25	40.0%	5.61	5.30	6.35	315.00	11.40	12.80	12.90	38.3%	3	34
197	77	38.6%	4.15	3.80	4.40	320.00	14.05	16.35	15.66	39.2%	14	76
1,330	512	38.4%	2.81	2.60	3.10	325.00	18.30	19.60	20.28	36.6%	1	5
114	13	38.8%	1.83	1.52	2.20	330.00	22.35	24.75	28.88	43.3%	2	9
67	8	40.2%	1.20	0.92	1.67	335.00	26.45	29.10	36.00	44.5%	1	1
361	31	37.7%	0.84	0.56	0.88	340.00	30.65	33.30	36.65	43.3%	1	71
17	1	40.0%	0.52	0.09	0.73	345.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
234	20	40.7%	0.24	0.02	0.51	350.00	40.30	43.50	48.22	53.8%	1	0
15	5	41.9%	0.13	0.01	0.38	355.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1	51.2%	0.19	0.01	0.73	360.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	6	59.9%	0.16	0.00	2.23	365.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	2	63.4%	0.08	0.00	2.21	370.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	2	66.7%	0.08	0.00	2.19	375.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	20	70.0%	1.00	0.00	2.17	380.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	4	73.3%	0.07	0.00	2.16	385.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	4	59.9%	0.06	0.00	0.53	390.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
88	10	79.6%	0.06	0.00	2.15	395.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	5	82.7%	0.01	0.00	2.15	400.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	4	85.7%	0.06	0.00	2.14	405.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	2	88.7%	0.12	0.00	2.14	410.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	5	91.6%	0.15	0.00	2.14	415.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	4	94.5%	0.06	0.00	2.14	420.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	22	97.2%	0.05	0.00	2.13	425.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	110.5%	0.19	0.00	2.13	450.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 AXP put/call ratio?

For the October 23, 2026 expiration, the AXP put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.16 (3,351 puts vs 2,885 calls), and 1.14 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is AXP's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for AXP options expiring October 23, 2026 is about 39.2%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects American Express stock to move.

How many AXP option expiration dates are there?

AXP has 17 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.