Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Options Chain

NYSE: BRK.BFinancial ServicesInsurance - DiversifiedUSD

515.62+4.57 (+0.89%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:03 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $515.62
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.88
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.89
ATM implied volatility: 13.5%
Expected move: ±$8.17
Open interest (C / P): 27.41K / 24.14K

BRK.B options summary

The BRK.B options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 62 call and 64 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 27,414 calls and 24,137 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.88, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $515.00 strike is 13.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$8.17 (1.6%) in Berkshire Hathaway stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $505.00 call (4.67K contracts) and the $480.00 put (2.28K contracts).

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

BRK.B options chain · October 16, 2026

BRK.B 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	300.00	0.00	0.10	0.05	148.8%	11	17
—	—	—	—	—	—	305.00	0.00	0.30	0.03	161.9%	79	140
—	—	—	—	—	—	310.00	0.00	0.25	0.02	154.1%	10	21
—	—	—	—	—	—	315.00	0.00	0.25	0.04	149.6%	121	272
—	—	—	—	—	—	320.00	0.00	0.30	0.07	148.2%	1	47
1	1	—	173.22	179.25	183.25	325.00	0.00	0.45	0.07	151.0%	2	41
—	—	—	—	—	—	330.00	0.00	0.25	0.03	136.7%	28	232
—	—	—	—	—	—	335.00	0.00	0.25	0.03	132.4%	44	40
—	—	—	—	—	—	340.00	0.00	0.25	0.10	128.3%	2	40
—	—	—	—	—	—	345.00	0.00	0.03	0.02	101.6%	7	109
—	—	—	—	—	—	350.00	0.00	2.13	0.05	162.1%	16	44
—	—	—	—	—	—	355.00	0.00	2.13	0.04	156.9%	6	38
2	1	162.3%	142.51	153.95	157.15	360.00	0.00	0.08	0.05	99.6%	19	21
—	—	—	—	—	—	365.00	0.00	2.13	0.02	146.9%	2	18
58	7	156.4%	138.92	143.70	147.40	370.00	0.00	0.25	0.12	104.5%	1	27
—	—	—	—	—	—	375.00	0.00	2.13	0.08	137.0%	3	51
—	—	—	—	—	—	380.00	0.00	2.00	0.04	130.7%	8	18
—	—	—	—	—	—	385.00	0.00	0.05	0.02	78.9%	3	85
3	3	133.1%	120.03	123.75	127.25	390.00	0.00	2.13	0.10	122.6%	29	51
—	—	—	—	—	—	395.00	0.00	2.13	0.12	117.9%	9	29
50	2	77.9%	115.36	114.20	117.20	400.00	0.00	2.13	0.21	113.2%	1	984
2	—	56.3%	111.39	109.05	112.20	405.00	0.00	2.13	0.22	108.5%	1	5
12	1	110.2%	105.30	104.15	107.05	410.00	0.00	0.26	0.05	75.3%	166	836
0	—	—	87.67	0.00	0.00	415.00	0.00	2.13	0.28	99.4%	2	51
—	—	—	—	—	—	420.00	0.00	2.13	0.10	94.8%	3	44
6	—	101.3%	86.80	88.75	92.45	425.00	0.00	2.14	0.02	90.4%	2	36
59	15	93.3%	77.07	83.80	87.20	430.00	0.00	1.55	0.01	80.7%	1	1,845
141	1	89.1%	67.68	78.75	82.25	435.00	0.00	1.44	0.04	75.3%	2	130
17	1	51.1%	62.40	74.20	77.20	440.00	0.00	1.34	0.01	70.2%	4	283
78	4	79.6%	57.18	69.20	72.25	445.00	0.00	2.15	0.01	72.5%	5	1,048
28	21	74.9%	57.05	64.10	67.25	450.00	0.00	0.09	0.03	45.3%	7	286
51	48	70.1%	54.21	59.20	62.25	455.00	0.00	0.70	0.04	51.3%	8	148
69	2	65.4%	46.83	54.05	57.25	460.00	0.02	0.08	0.06	38.2%	119	1,382
5	1	61.1%	43.80	48.85	52.30	465.00	0.05	0.06	0.05	33.8%	98	774
29	1	56.3%	45.87	44.20	47.30	470.00	0.00	0.05	0.07	30.0%	79	908
116	91	51.5%	40.40	39.30	42.30	475.00	0.02	0.06	0.06	27.5%	39	1,633
—	—	—	—	—	—	477.50	0.00	0.11	0.26	28.2%	1	22
102	6	44.6%	35.69	34.45	37.05	480.00	0.05	0.13	0.09	27.3%	41	2,280
—	—	—	—	—	—	482.50	0.00	0.71	0.66	35.3%	30	51
105	2	41.7%	30.74	29.45	32.30	485.00	0.04	0.09	0.08	22.6%	82	1,290
6	2	39.6%	28.16	26.40	29.85	487.50	0.07	0.13	0.10	22.2%	48	102
185	24	30.4%	25.47	24.15	26.50	490.00	0.04	0.13	0.07	20.5%	130	1,512
22	15	34.5%	16.40	21.90	24.85	492.50	0.05	0.44	0.22	23.7%	6	140
290	13	31.3%	20.60	19.30	22.25	495.00	0.12	0.13	0.13	17.0%	323	1,582
4	1	25.4%	6.50	17.20	19.25	497.50	0.13	0.26	0.21	17.4%	32	240
491	72	22.2%	15.65	14.65	16.65	500.00	0.21	0.39	0.26	16.9%	235	1,403
267	13	21.3%	13.29	12.50	14.40	502.50	0.30	0.55	0.36	16.2%	141	323
4,666	724	18.0%	11.40	10.40	11.80	505.00	0.48	0.64	0.49	14.6%	610	1,353
512	63	17.8%	8.68	8.25	9.80	507.50	0.75	1.01	0.94	14.3%	2,462	224
1,834	274	15.8%	6.69	6.40	7.55	510.00	1.16	1.34	1.29	13.1%	321	539
379	286	15.4%	5.31	4.50	5.80	512.50	1.72	2.22	2.12	13.6%	2,925	71
3,581	579	13.4%	3.63	3.40	3.85	515.00	2.58	3.30	2.70	13.7%	157	995
BRK.B $515.62
359	1,339	13.0%	2.25	2.05	2.58	517.50	3.45	4.85	4.03	14.5%	7	11
2,645	2,693	13.1%	1.53	1.27	1.70	520.00	5.35	6.65	6.10	15.4%	111	185
155	305	12.4%	0.85	0.71	0.94	522.50	7.10	8.85	7.86	17.4%	57	0
2,125	2,578	12.3%	0.38	0.35	0.51	525.00	9.20	10.60	9.30	16.6%	16	73
1,467	313	12.6%	0.15	0.10	0.15	530.00	13.10	16.55	23.20	26.9%	1	3
645	34	14.8%	0.10	0.01	0.10	535.00	18.40	21.30	25.85	30.6%	10	2
2,405	17	17.9%	0.07	0.02	0.10	540.00	23.65	26.50	27.75	36.6%	2	2
1,489	1	31.4%	0.10	0.00	0.82	545.00	28.20	31.35	40.92	40.2%	10	0
1,031	8	29.9%	0.13	0.00	0.39	550.00	33.25	36.50	49.81	45.6%	10	0
549	23	39.4%	0.01	0.00	0.87	555.00	38.25	41.50	51.30	49.9%	5	0
191	1	41.0%	0.04	0.00	0.70	560.00	43.05	46.65	53.50	55.1%	1	0
58	3	38.8%	0.10	0.00	0.35	565.00	0.00	0.00	32.00	—	10	0
236	3	31.8%	0.03	0.00	0.05	570.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	25	47.8%	0.04	0.00	0.50	575.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
47	7	36.5%	0.01	0.00	0.05	580.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
109	6	49.4%	0.03	0.00	0.30	585.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
50	11	65.5%	0.11	0.00	2.13	590.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
91	3	68.7%	0.16	0.00	2.13	595.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
311	2	46.7%	0.05	0.00	0.06	600.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	5	48.8%	0.02	0.00	0.06	605.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
50	2	77.9%	0.03	0.00	2.13	610.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
83	—	80.8%	0.03	0.00	2.13	615.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
72	70	83.8%	0.07	0.00	2.13	620.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	7	86.6%	0.03	0.00	2.13	625.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	2	89.5%	0.04	0.00	2.13	630.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	10	92.3%	0.04	0.00	2.13	635.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	4	95.0%	0.03	0.00	2.13	640.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	97.7%	0.04	0.00	2.13	645.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	4	100.4%	0.04	0.00	2.13	650.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 BRK.B put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the BRK.B put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.88 (24,137 puts vs 27,414 calls), and 0.89 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is BRK.B's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for BRK.B options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 13.5%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Berkshire Hathaway stock to move.

How many BRK.B option expiration dates are there?

BRK.B 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.