BP p.l.c. (BP) Options Chain

NYSE: BPEnergyIntegrated oil CompaniesUSD

46.25-0.11 (-0.24%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Mar 19, 2027
Days to expiration: 159
Share price: $46.25
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.94
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.55
ATM implied volatility: 32.3%
Expected move: ±$9.85
Open interest (C / P): 9.20K / 8.64K

BP options summary

The BP options chain for the March 19, 2027 expiration lists 27 call and 26 put contracts, with 159 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 9,200 calls and 8,645 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.94, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $46.00 strike is 32.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$9.85 (21.3%) in BP p.l.c. stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $37.00 call (2.86K contracts) and the $33.00 put (1.69K contracts).

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

BP options chain · March 19, 2027

BP 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	60	—	19.45	0.00	0.00	23.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	25.0%	1	0
0	5	—	20.50	0.00	0.00	25.00	0.05	0.15	0.08	50.8%	8	110
0	349	—	15.20	0.00	0.00	28.00	0.10	0.22	0.26	45.8%	5	17
53	50	48.8%	14.90	16.00	16.75	30.00	0.17	0.26	0.16	41.9%	10	1,279
—	—	—	—	—	—	31.00	0.20	0.33	0.37	41.4%	—	66
1	—	45.1%	13.78	14.10	14.85	32.00	0.27	0.38	0.39	40.0%	50	347
91	28	43.2%	11.80	13.15	13.90	33.00	0.34	0.45	0.45	39.0%	8	1,686
44	38	41.2%	10.90	12.25	12.95	34.00	0.42	0.53	0.44	38.0%	20	32
94	3	40.0%	11.05	11.35	12.05	35.00	0.52	0.64	0.68	37.3%	8	815
3	2	38.6%	8.30	10.45	11.15	36.00	0.64	0.76	0.66	36.5%	8	67
2,864	1	37.1%	8.40	9.65	10.25	37.00	0.79	0.90	0.77	35.7%	2	1,499
2	2	36.7%	8.75	8.80	9.45	38.00	0.97	1.10	1.39	35.4%	1	303
41	19	34.8%	7.00	8.10	8.55	39.00	1.18	1.29	1.52	34.7%	15	50
601	5	34.4%	6.45	7.30	7.80	40.00	1.42	1.55	1.46	34.4%	20	391
47	1	33.2%	6.91	6.60	7.00	41.00	1.70	1.83	2.22	34.0%	4	22
841	1	32.7%	5.13	5.95	6.30	42.00	1.83	2.14	2.77	33.6%	48	789
34	7	32.4%	5.65	5.35	5.65	43.00	2.39	2.51	3.15	33.4%	9	31
18	10	32.1%	3.65	4.80	5.05	44.00	2.79	2.92	3.35	33.2%	2	59
767	1	31.5%	4.41	4.30	4.45	45.00	3.25	3.40	3.15	33.2%	41	460
186	8	31.4%	3.90	3.80	3.95	46.00	3.70	3.90	3.55	33.1%	18	42
BP $46.25
766	2	31.4%	3.42	3.35	3.50	47.00	4.25	4.40	4.00	32.7%	25	246
40	6	31.5%	3.00	2.95	3.10	48.00	4.85	5.00	4.70	32.7%	22	41
28	4	31.2%	2.79	2.57	2.70	49.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
745	12	31.4%	2.29	2.28	2.39	50.00	6.10	6.35	6.05	33.2%	6	82
1,249	1	31.7%	1.23	1.10	1.21	55.00	9.85	10.30	12.25	35.2%	20	195
268	1	32.3%	0.60	0.54	0.61	60.00	14.20	14.75	14.45	37.7%	1	16
115	1	34.4%	0.24	0.26	0.37	65.00	0.00	0.00	18.12	—	—	0
302	25	36.2%	0.13	0.12	0.23	70.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 BP put/call ratio?

For the March 19, 2027 expiration, the BP put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.94 (8,645 puts vs 9,200 calls), and 0.55 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is BP's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for BP options expiring March 19, 2027 is about 32.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects BP p.l.c. stock to move.

How many BP option expiration dates are there?

BP has 14 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.