Bank Of Montreal (BMO) Options Chain

NYSE: BMOFinanceCommercial BanksUSD

162.59+1.89 (+1.18%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Jan 15, 2027
Days to expiration: 97
Share price: $162.59
Put/call ratio (OI): 2.21
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.66
ATM implied volatility: 27.2%
Expected move: ±$22.79
Open interest (C / P): 1.94K / 4.29K

BMO options summary

The BMO options chain for the January 15, 2027 expiration lists 30 call and 32 put contracts, with 97 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 1,943 calls and 4,287 puts, a put/call ratio of 2.21, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $165.00 strike is 27.2%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$22.79 (14.0%) in Bank Of Montreal stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $185.00 call (238 contracts) and the $145.00 put (844 contracts).

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

BMO options chain · January 15, 2027

BMO 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
0	9	305.2%	130.80	128.60	132.80	45.00	0.00	0.05	0.10	87.5%	2	18
—	—	—	—	—	—	50.00	0.00	0.75	0.10	111.7%	1	115
—	—	—	—	—	—	55.00	0.00	0.00	0.05	50.0%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	60.00	0.00	4.80	0.15	137.2%	1	21
2	1	—	30.98	40.60	44.40	65.00	0.00	0.75	0.05	88.3%	5	24
1	2	209.4%	105.80	104.10	107.40	70.00	0.00	0.30	0.05	71.7%	1	123
12	15	—	25.45	31.00	36.00	75.00	0.00	3.20	0.71	99.7%	3	4
0	100	98.7%	72.70	82.90	86.50	80.00	0.00	2.15	0.12	84.7%	1	3
—	—	—	—	—	—	85.00	0.00	2.40	1.64	80.3%	2	2
5	55	161.2%	88.50	83.90	88.10	90.00	0.00	2.00	1.25	71.3%	10	24
86	160	74.3%	65.35	66.20	69.30	95.00	0.00	1.15	0.35	58.9%	1	39
73	1	71.3%	75.53	61.20	64.60	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.10	25.0%	5	0
96	1	58.8%	55.45	56.20	58.90	105.00	0.15	1.05	2.30	55.9%	1	406
47	1	58.2%	56.10	51.30	54.40	110.00	0.00	1.40	0.30	54.5%	130	279
0	1	—	21.28	0.00	0.00	115.00	0.00	0.75	0.26	42.8%	84	314
156	2	43.0%	56.00	41.00	43.80	120.00	0.00	1.50	0.55	45.5%	30	538
227	51	41.5%	48.50	36.20	39.20	125.00	1.85	3.30	5.00	52.1%	12	134
39	10	37.5%	46.00	31.60	34.30	130.00	0.15	1.10	0.50	33.1%	2	580
63	3	35.6%	37.80	27.50	29.80	135.00	0.45	3.10	1.07	40.3%	1	16
37	5	33.6%	33.50	23.10	25.40	140.00	0.10	3.80	2.00	38.1%	10	9
18	7	33.8%	32.10	18.90	21.70	145.00	1.70	4.10	1.60	33.8%	1	844
51	1	30.7%	24.85	15.00	17.40	150.00	1.85	4.90	2.65	31.0%	2	68
53	2	28.2%	10.40	10.70	13.50	155.00	3.10	6.50	3.50	30.1%	1	48
124	79	27.6%	7.80	7.50	10.50	160.00	5.10	8.30	4.50	28.8%	7	253
BMO $162.59
48	12	26.6%	8.20	5.40	7.80	165.00	7.80	10.60	6.70	27.8%	25	88
78	5	25.5%	6.60	3.20	5.50	170.00	10.40	13.10	8.80	26.1%	1	92
92	1	24.2%	3.00	2.70	3.60	175.00	14.10	16.50	9.00	25.9%	1	89
81	1	24.2%	1.80	1.50	2.50	180.00	18.20	21.20	11.00	29.1%	1	108
238	64	24.0%	1.15	0.60	1.65	185.00	14.00	18.80	11.00	—	12	48
167	1	25.3%	1.73	0.25	1.30	190.00	0.00	0.00	18.80	—	10	0
87	6	25.2%	2.40	0.10	0.85	195.00	0.00	0.00	14.79	—	8	0
60	1	26.9%	1.65	0.00	0.75	200.00	0.00	0.00	21.20	—	21	0
0	1	12.5%	2.35	0.00	0.00	210.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	1	35.9%	0.10	0.00	0.75	220.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 BMO put/call ratio?

For the January 15, 2027 expiration, the BMO put/call ratio based on open interest is 2.21 (4,287 puts vs 1,943 calls), and 0.66 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is BMO's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for BMO options expiring January 15, 2027 is about 27.2%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Bank Of Montreal stock to move.

How many BMO option expiration dates are there?

BMO has 5 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Mar 19, 2027.

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.