Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Options Chain
NYSE: BWIndustrialsBuilding ProductsUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Jan 19, 2029
- Days to expiration
- 832
- Share price
- $5.46
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 4.13
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.42
- ATM implied volatility
- 114.3%
- Expected move
- ±$9.42
- Open interest (C / P)
- 139 / 574
BW options summary
The BW options chain for the January 19, 2029 expiration lists 6 call and 4 put contracts, with 832 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 139 calls and 574 puts, a put/call ratio of 4.13, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $5.00 strike is 114.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$9.42 (172.5%) in Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $7.00 call (74 contracts) and the $7.00 put (486 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
BW options chain · January 19, 2029
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 4.02 | 3.50 | 5.30 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.03 | |||||
| 3.68 | 2.25 | 4.80 | 5.00 | 1.05 | 4.70 | 2.45 | |||||
| 3.20 | 2.15 | 4.40 | 7.00 | 2.05 | 5.20 | 4.02 | |||||
| 2.70 | 1.55 | 4.00 | 10.00 | 5.10 | 7.00 | 4.31 | |||||
| 2.55 | 0.80 | 5.00 | 12.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2.38 | 0.35 | 3.60 | 15.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 BW put/call ratio?
For the January 19, 2029 expiration, the BW put/call ratio based on open interest is 4.13 (574 puts vs 139 calls), and 0.42 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is BW's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for BW options expiring January 19, 2029 is about 114.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises stock to move.
How many BW option expiration dates are there?
BW has 7 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.