Bank of America (BAC) Options Chain

NYSE: BACFinanceMajor BanksUSD

54.32+0.71 (+1.32%)

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

After hours: 54.26 -0.11%

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 9, 2026
Days to expiration: 0
Share price: $54.32
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.04
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.14
ATM implied volatility: 15.2%
Expected move: ±$0.4332
Open interest (C / P): 48.22K / 50.21K

BAC options summary

The BAC options chain for the October 9, 2026 expiration lists 35 call and 25 put contracts, expiring today. Open interest stands at 48,215 calls and 50,206 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.04, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $54.00 strike is 15.2%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.4332 (0.8%) in Bank of America stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $54.00 call (10.67K contracts) and the $53.00 put (20.52K contracts).

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

BAC options chain · October 9, 2026

BAC 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
35	3	721.1%	19.10	18.15	20.30	35.00	0.00	2.13	0.01	739.5%	3	4
38	4	382.4%	14.10	13.60	15.55	40.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	9	461.5%	11.11	10.15	12.35	43.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	10	276.9%	10.15	9.55	11.55	44.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	5	277.7%	9.20	8.65	10.65	45.00	0.00	0.02	0.04	150.0%	11	28
53	1	125.0%	7.88	7.75	8.90	46.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	125.0%	1	29
12	2	172.7%	7.00	6.50	8.35	47.00	0.00	0.01	0.08	106.3%	2	495
27	6	183.6%	6.30	6.00	6.55	48.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	93.8%	10	1,577
7	18	298.4%	5.27	4.00	6.55	49.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	81.3%	100	449
57	10	137.1%	3.96	3.80	4.55	50.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	65.6%	2	2,858
120	14	139.3%	3.12	2.91	4.55	51.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	53.1%	42	3,449
940	125	76.6%	2.02	2.09	2.85	52.00	0.00	0.01	0.03	42.2%	134	6,572
3,615	2,558	45.5%	1.26	1.19	1.42	53.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	25.8%	1,673	20,520
10,673	26,476	21.9%	0.26	0.18	0.44	54.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	8.6%	1,889	13,511
BAC $54.32
6,763	770	14.8%	0.01	0.00	0.01	55.00	0.64	0.83	0.72	35.2%	284	656
8,705	152	31.3%	0.01	0.00	0.01	56.00	1.53	2.37	1.77	74.8%	4	48
5,552	10	45.3%	0.01	0.00	0.01	57.00	2.14	3.45	2.53	75.0%	9	6
3,360	156	53.1%	0.01	0.00	0.01	58.00	2.80	5.00	4.98	112.5%	1	1
2,733	7	65.6%	0.01	0.00	0.01	59.00	3.45	5.50	6.41	210.7%	2	1
1,288	23	75.0%	0.01	0.00	0.01	60.00	4.45	6.90	5.92	278.1%	8	2
441	1	87.5%	0.01	0.00	0.01	61.00	5.45	7.95	7.33	104.7%	7	0
868	52	96.9%	0.01	0.00	0.01	62.00	6.45	9.00	8.13	132.8%	8	0
663	2	109.4%	0.01	0.00	0.01	63.00	7.45	9.90	9.07	344.9%	2	0
508	4	258.2%	0.01	0.00	0.87	64.00	8.30	11.50	10.02	216.4%	1	0
557	8	131.3%	0.01	0.00	0.01	65.00	9.85	12.05	2.88	243.0%	2	0
527	10	137.5%	0.15	0.00	0.01	66.00	10.50	13.25	7.60	239.8%	—	0
89	8	402.7%	0.08	0.00	2.13	67.00	11.65	14.55	11.05	304.3%	1	0
225	4	341.4%	0.18	0.00	1.08	68.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
269	1	168.8%	0.01	0.00	0.01	69.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	1	453.5%	0.02	0.00	2.13	70.00	14.90	17.40	11.80	358.6%	—	0
9	1	215.6%	0.01	0.00	0.04	71.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	2	193.8%	0.02	0.00	0.01	72.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	12	200.0%	0.01	0.00	0.01	73.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	4	515.6%	0.08	0.00	2.13	74.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	2	218.8%	0.01	0.00	0.01	75.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 BAC put/call ratio?

For the October 9, 2026 expiration, the BAC put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.04 (50,206 puts vs 48,215 calls), and 0.14 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is BAC's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for BAC options expiring October 9, 2026 is about 15.2%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Bank of America stock to move.

How many BAC option expiration dates are there?

BAC has 20 listed expiration dates, from Oct 9, 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.