Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Options Chain
NASDAQ: BHFFinanceLife InsuranceUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 8
- Share price
- $48.99
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.18
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.12
- Expected move
- ±$5.21
- Open interest (C / P)
- 18.45K / 3.23K
BHF options summary
The BHF options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 9 call and 10 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 18,455 calls and 3,230 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.18, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $50.00 strike is 71.8%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$5.21 (10.6%) in Brighthouse Financial stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $55.00 call (8.51K contracts) and the $50.00 put (1.39K contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
BHF options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| — | — | — | 30.00 | 0.00 | 2.15 | 0.10 | |||||
| — | — | — | 35.00 | 0.00 | 2.15 | 0.15 | |||||
| — | — | — | 40.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.30 | |||||
| 10.30 | 2.85 | 6.50 | 45.00 | 0.55 | 2.75 | 0.55 | |||||
| — | — | — | 47.50 | 0.00 | 3.70 | 1.30 | |||||
| 1.90 | 0.05 | 4.20 | 50.00 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 3.20 | |||||
| 1.10 | 0.00 | 3.20 | 52.50 | 2.85 | 6.30 | 3.90 | |||||
| 0.60 | 0.55 | 2.85 | 55.00 | 4.90 | 8.40 | 5.57 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.05 | 1.00 | 57.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.15 | 0.00 | 1.85 | 60.00 | 9.30 | 12.50 | 10.45 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 2.15 | 65.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.10 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 70.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 2.15 | 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 BHF put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the BHF put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.18 (3,230 puts vs 18,455 calls), and 0.12 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is BHF's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for BHF options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 71.8%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Brighthouse Financial stock to move.
How many BHF option expiration dates are there?
BHF has 15 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Dec 15, 2028.
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.