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: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $308.17
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.97
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.28
ATM implied volatility: 28.2%
Expected move: ±$37.50
Open interest (C / P): 11.01K / 10.69K

AXP options summary

The AXP options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 50 call and 44 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 11,013 calls and 10,691 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.97, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $310.00 strike is 28.2%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$37.50 (12.2%) in American Express stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $480.00 call (1.36K contracts) and the $270.00 put (1.18K contracts).

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

AXP options chain · December 18, 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
2	2	168.6%	215.55	196.65	200.60	115.00	0.00	1.15	0.02	108.4%	3	24
10	1	117.3%	180.76	187.40	191.35	120.00	0.00	2.16	0.10	115.1%	2	46
—	—	—	—	—	—	125.00	0.00	2.13	0.21	110.3%	2	62
1	—	—	182.35	169.50	174.00	130.00	0.00	2.14	0.10	106.0%	2	59
0	3	—	149.96	0.00	0.00	135.00	0.00	2.13	0.03	101.7%	10	7
5	5	258.7%	205.10	196.70	200.60	140.00	0.00	2.14	0.25	97.7%	6	69
0	1	—	125.81	146.00	151.00	145.00	0.00	2.22	0.36	94.4%	4	20
9	2	—	136.15	0.00	0.00	150.00	0.00	2.13	0.02	89.9%	3	44
5	1	92.5%	148.08	152.80	156.65	155.00	0.00	0.00	0.16	25.0%	2	0
3	1	259.4%	170.50	186.00	190.45	160.00	0.00	0.44	0.06	65.2%	1	133
5	1	252.7%	170.76	181.55	186.00	165.00	0.03	1.09	1.13	71.2%	1	20
12	8	—	159.50	0.00	0.00	170.00	0.32	2.42	1.01	79.6%	2	16
20	2	78.2%	151.42	132.70	136.75	175.00	0.00	2.14	0.22	72.8%	5	51
9	2	197.8%	167.35	157.50	161.20	180.00	0.00	1.91	0.30	68.2%	1	344
4	1	191.6%	175.12	153.40	155.70	185.00	0.00	2.20	0.17	66.9%	2	59
27	1	70.5%	138.27	118.00	121.95	190.00	0.00	2.16	0.33	63.6%	4	159
73	13	67.9%	106.15	113.10	117.00	195.00	0.00	2.17	0.09	60.7%	4	87
23	1	64.4%	104.00	108.00	112.00	200.00	0.00	1.39	0.17	53.4%	3	132
26	1	59.7%	92.63	98.20	102.20	210.00	0.00	1.95	0.26	51.2%	2	348
188	1,178	54.5%	83.32	88.30	92.35	220.00	0.01	0.46	0.20	40.1%	8	113
31	1	59.3%	76.10	78.50	82.55	230.00	0.05	0.52	0.31	36.3%	10	555
33	11	51.3%	67.00	69.60	72.15	240.00	0.41	0.64	0.52	33.0%	46	553
93	30	46.4%	60.00	60.05	62.50	250.00	0.66	0.99	0.91	31.1%	6	527
99	3	42.9%	49.00	50.90	53.35	260.00	1.27	1.66	1.57	30.0%	3	689
151	6	38.3%	40.61	41.95	44.00	270.00	2.12	2.78	2.68	29.1%	14	1,175
70	3	36.1%	34.45	33.75	35.80	280.00	3.85	4.35	4.28	27.9%	8	897
365	2	33.4%	26.61	26.15	27.90	290.00	6.25	6.90	6.50	27.3%	36	335
768	53	32.2%	20.60	20.00	21.35	300.00	9.70	10.30	9.80	26.6%	25	655
AXP $308.17
341	51	30.9%	14.72	14.60	15.65	310.00	13.95	14.60	14.10	25.5%	28	848
578	25	29.6%	10.09	10.20	10.90	320.00	19.80	20.55	22.00	25.4%	1	942
624	20	29.6%	7.00	6.75	7.70	330.00	26.40	27.40	29.05	25.0%	5	817
722	6	28.9%	4.65	4.40	5.05	340.00	33.65	35.50	40.45	25.5%	203	514
1,228	54	28.6%	2.98	2.80	3.25	350.00	42.35	44.05	48.25	25.4%	1	198
898	7	28.9%	1.85	1.67	2.17	360.00	50.90	53.85	57.55	28.4%	1	118
748	1	29.0%	1.25	1.05	1.40	370.00	60.35	63.20	67.95	28.9%	2	58
573	12	29.4%	0.85	0.70	0.92	380.00	69.75	73.60	77.40	34.0%	1	12
271	1	31.6%	0.40	0.41	0.84	390.00	54.10	55.70	51.81	—	1	3
343	3	34.5%	0.34	0.28	0.87	400.00	0.00	0.00	60.66	—	1	0
185	58	38.2%	0.33	0.00	1.03	410.00	0.00	0.00	107.35	—	2	0
152	17	41.8%	0.21	0.00	1.18	420.00	0.00	0.00	84.00	—	1	0
168	6	50.6%	0.14	0.00	2.26	430.00	80.45	83.35	79.79	—	—	1
87	2	48.9%	0.25	0.00	1.52	440.00	111.90	115.90	103.40	—	1	0
149	2	50.1%	0.11	0.00	1.35	450.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
162	6	54.9%	0.14	0.00	1.73	460.00	84.00	84.80	126.00	—	1	1
192	2	50.6%	0.22	0.00	1.75	470.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1,358	1	52.1%	0.10	0.00	1.65	480.00	0.00	0.00	178.42	—	—	0
74	21	53.5%	0.24	0.00	1.55	490.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
51	2	53.4%	0.16	0.00	1.23	500.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	13	50.5%	0.93	0.04	0.46	520.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	5	66.1%	1.10	0.00	2.25	540.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	4	67.4%	0.05	0.00	1.85	560.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 December 18, 2026 expiration, the AXP put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.97 (10,691 puts vs 11,013 calls), and 0.28 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 December 18, 2026 is about 28.2%, 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.