Burford Capital (BUR) Options Chain
NYSE: BURFinanceFinance: Consumer ServicesUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 7
- Share price
- $3.58
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 1.14
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.58
- ATM implied volatility
- 296.9%
- Expected move
- ±$1.47
- Open interest (C / P)
- 1.23K / 1.41K
BUR options summary
The BUR options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 5 call and 4 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 1,232 calls and 1,406 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.14, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $2.50 strike is 296.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.47 (41.1%) in Burford Capital stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $5.00 call (978 contracts) and the $7.50 put (1.38K contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
BUR options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 1.05 | 0.65 | 1.35 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.01 | |||||
| 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 5.00 | 1.15 | 1.90 | 1.10 | |||||
| 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 7.50 | 2.75 | 3.30 | 2.90 | |||||
| 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 5.10 | 6.80 | 5.70 | |||||
| 0.45 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 12.50 | — | — | — | |||||
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 BUR put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the BUR put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.14 (1,406 puts vs 1,232 calls), and 0.58 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is BUR's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for BUR options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 296.9%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Burford Capital stock to move.
How many BUR option expiration dates are there?
BUR has 5 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 21, 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.