Barclays (BCS) Options Chain
NYSE: BCSFinanceCommercial BanksUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Jan 15, 2027
- Days to expiration
- 97
- Share price
- $22.95
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.75
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.06
- Expected move
- ±$4.16
- Open interest (C / P)
- 17.90K / 13.34K
BCS options summary
The BCS options chain for the January 15, 2027 expiration lists 13 call and 13 put contracts, with 97 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 17,902 calls and 13,337 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.75, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $22.00 strike is 35.2%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$4.16 (18.1%) in Barclays stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $15.00 call (10.46K contracts) and the $22.00 put (5.33K contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
BCS options chain · January 15, 2027
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 25.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |||||
| 23.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |||||
| 18.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.10 | |||||
| 18.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |||||
| 16.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.07 | |||||
| 10.17 | 8.00 | 8.50 | 15.00 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.10 | |||||
| 11.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.20 | |||||
| 5.12 | 3.50 | 3.90 | 20.00 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.55 | |||||
| 2.65 | 2.10 | 2.30 | 22.00 | 0.90 | 1.05 | 1.10 | |||||
| 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.80 | 25.00 | 2.40 | 2.65 | 2.05 | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 30.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 35.00 | 9.20 | 9.60 | 9.90 | |||||
| 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 40.00 | 11.90 | 14.30 | 12.36 | |||||
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 BCS put/call ratio?
For the January 15, 2027 expiration, the BCS put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.75 (13,337 puts vs 17,902 calls), and 0.06 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is BCS's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for BCS options expiring January 15, 2027 is about 35.2%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Barclays stock to move.
How many BCS option expiration dates are there?
BCS has 7 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.