Avis Budget Group (CAR) Options Chain

NASDAQ: CARConsumer DiscretionaryRental/Leasing CompaniesUSD

105.98-4.02 (-3.65%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 17, 2027
Days to expiration: 432
Share price: $105.98
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.85
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.41
ATM implied volatility: 55.7%
Expected move: ±$64.22
Open interest (C / P): 1.40K / 2.59K

CAR options summary

The CAR options chain for the December 17, 2027 expiration lists 98 call and 77 put contracts, with 432 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 1,401 calls and 2,593 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.85, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $105.00 strike is 55.7%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$64.22 (60.6%) in Avis Budget Group stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $60.00 call (115 contracts) and the $30.00 put (1.05K contracts).

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

CAR options chain · December 17, 2027

CAR 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
111	1	—	119.85	132.00	172.00	30.00	0.10	0.85	0.30	62.9%	1	1,046
9	1	—	116.63	128.00	168.00	35.00	0.00	2.00	1.00	64.5%	1	7
0	1	—	136.20	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	2.30	1.00	59.2%	2	34
—	—	—	—	—	—	45.00	1.00	3.30	2.25	61.7%	1	185
12	1	240.7%	94.03	87.60	97.40	50.00	0.00	4.50	2.10	55.9%	9	16
3	1	85.4%	88.27	53.60	67.30	55.00	0.00	20.00	2.00	87.7%	—	5
115	114	—	196.50	116.00	141.00	60.00	4.10	6.00	4.40	58.7%	1	13
25	4	188.1%	82.40	72.00	90.00	65.00	5.60	9.30	4.20	62.0%	5	26
6	5	157.4%	85.00	70.50	75.00	70.00	7.50	9.30	7.10	58.9%	10	429
6	14	165.4%	76.40	68.30	78.70	75.00	0.00	11.00	8.90	60.9%	1	16
19	2	160.4%	73.70	62.00	80.00	80.00	10.50	14.10	11.50	58.3%	10	39
10	10	150.5%	67.40	58.00	76.00	85.00	8.00	19.80	10.50	56.2%	2	43
6	4	73.3%	65.90	32.80	45.20	90.00	14.80	18.00	14.00	56.3%	1	104
2	1	159.1%	74.00	65.00	69.50	95.00	6.00	19.60	15.22	57.6%	10	3
14	3	421.6%	171.40	88.00	119.50	100.00	19.40	23.50	21.38	55.2%	1	68
0	4	—	62.40	0.00	0.00	105.00	22.70	26.60	24.85	55.7%	1	67
CAR $105.98
2	1	70.3%	32.00	24.70	35.80	110.00	25.10	31.00	21.70	56.3%	2	25
1	1	70.2%	36.00	23.00	34.10	115.00	28.90	33.00	31.45	55.4%	50	59
2	2	122.8%	50.70	41.20	57.40	120.00	17.10	26.40	25.45	38.1%	13	12
7	2	73.1%	32.27	19.90	34.00	125.00	35.50	39.20	30.89	54.3%	11	36
34	3	71.9%	24.90	18.20	32.00	130.00	38.50	43.60	40.22	54.4%	1	7
29	62	132.4%	58.72	45.30	54.70	135.00	22.00	40.00	31.00	43.8%	2	2
0	54	6.3%	45.60	0.00	0.00	140.00	31.20	43.90	33.80	43.8%	1	5
0	1	6.3%	44.70	0.00	0.00	145.00	31.50	45.50	42.30	37.8%	1	108
10	3	72.1%	20.50	17.30	23.90	150.00	0.00	0.00	42.73	—	5	0
5	2	161.7%	81.60	48.00	68.00	155.00	52.60	56.50	45.82	44.4%	1	1
13	8	69.7%	18.20	13.60	21.60	160.00	43.80	55.20	49.44	26.1%	2	4
4	3	93.2%	30.46	25.50	29.50	165.00	62.30	71.00	61.33	59.0%	2	3
31	2	193.0%	78.60	52.00	82.30	170.00	49.00	70.00	39.90	45.7%	10	11
4	1	75.0%	14.00	12.20	22.90	175.00	50.80	68.00	54.90	—	4	61
0	1	12.5%	36.75	0.00	0.00	180.00	40.10	75.90	67.82	34.8%	5	2
28	10	67.0%	28.40	8.00	17.20	185.00	40.00	76.00	74.75	—	2	6
22	18	67.5%	30.30	8.00	16.40	190.00	58.00	76.00	65.20	—	2	3
1	1	139.8%	63.60	36.00	52.00	195.00	73.70	77.50	73.50	—	3	3
18	11	72.3%	26.80	9.70	16.30	200.00	93.30	104.10	85.00	50.2%	1	8
2	1	70.2%	13.00	8.70	13.40	210.00	56.00	92.00	95.70	—	2	13
0	2	12.5%	23.80	0.00	0.00	220.00	111.10	122.10	115.45	64.9%	1	5
5	1	171.6%	62.17	41.80	65.50	230.00	72.20	107.90	107.00	—	3	2
1	2	134.5%	189.90	22.00	51.40	240.00	96.00	111.30	100.60	—	18	23
1	1	91.9%	28.00	9.60	23.20	250.00	88.00	124.00	113.00	—	2	7
4	1	158.7%	283.00	32.10	59.20	260.00	116.00	128.20	105.75	—	1	2
6	2	125.9%	48.45	22.00	38.00	270.00	120.00	138.00	113.55	—	1	9
1	1	109.4%	21.17	20.10	23.20	280.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	38	153.4%	37.20	28.00	53.90	290.00	120.00	152.00	154.40	—	1	7
62	2	72.0%	7.00	3.10	8.30	300.00	128.10	164.00	152.00	—	1	4
53	46	148.8%	42.00	24.00	50.80	310.00	160.00	176.00	162.00	—	3	8
—	—	—	—	—	—	320.00	165.30	200.00	128.00	—	—	5
—	—	—	—	—	—	330.00	152.00	188.50	125.00	—	2	3
—	—	—	—	—	—	340.00	185.90	220.00	128.10	—	—	1
3	—	139.5%	321.09	16.20	44.80	350.00	192.00	208.00	178.85	—	4	27
2	1	69.9%	6.15	0.05	6.40	360.00	202.00	236.00	148.00	—	—	2
2	1	141.3%	45.00	16.00	44.30	370.00	188.00	224.50	139.37	—	2	0
6	3	76.5%	5.66	2.55	6.00	380.00	196.00	231.90	223.65	—	1	2
4	6	92.1%	20.17	3.10	14.00	390.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
56	2	84.2%	6.38	2.05	9.50	400.00	284.00	304.00	276.00	97.5%	1	0
12	21	103.4%	19.30	5.80	17.80	410.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	3	88.8%	18.67	0.00	13.10	420.00	264.90	282.00	268.95	—	3	3
7	2	98.0%	15.70	6.10	12.20	430.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	12	117.0%	22.73	8.00	24.00	440.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	4	118.0%	24.85	8.00	24.00	450.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	3	118.9%	17.50	8.00	24.00	460.00	268.00	294.60	208.50	—	1	1
1	—	119.8%	17.19	8.00	24.00	470.00	282.20	316.00	209.10	—	1	1
14	2	90.3%	2.95	1.60	9.40	480.00	292.60	313.60	338.23	—	1	1
101	1	90.8%	4.89	1.50	9.30	490.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
85	9	83.3%	9.55	1.30	5.60	500.00	308.00	344.00	350.00	—	1	1
29	1	91.6%	5.94	1.35	9.10	510.00	320.60	343.20	267.90	—	—	1
28	2	108.1%	13.80	0.00	20.00	520.00	330.60	354.50	339.50	—	1	1
11	5	89.9%	12.90	1.30	7.60	530.00	336.00	372.00	281.60	—	—	1
4	1	100.0%	10.00	0.00	13.90	540.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	1	153.0%	49.26	15.20	40.00	550.00	356.00	392.00	368.70	—	1	1
6	—	105.3%	113.20	0.05	16.20	560.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	580.00	384.00	410.40	284.62	—	2	0
12	3	118.7%	17.48	4.00	20.00	590.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	4	119.2%	17.50	4.00	19.90	600.00	432.00	450.00	413.00	—	2	3
60	48	95.6%	3.78	0.75	8.40	610.00	412.00	441.30	334.10	—	—	1
0	1	25.0%	9.50	0.00	0.00	620.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	130.1%	44.00	11.00	18.80	650.00	452.00	488.00	450.00	—	1	1
1	1	125.6%	198.00	8.00	17.90	660.00	460.00	500.00	410.00	—	—	0
6	1	120.8%	17.10	2.00	20.00	670.00	472.00	508.00	508.33	—	10	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	690.00	492.00	528.00	527.83	—	10	0
4	1	84.1%	1.95	0.20	3.10	700.00	500.00	540.00	500.00	—	—	0
0	—	130.7%	29.80	9.30	18.30	710.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	1	128.3%	14.00	9.40	16.00	720.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	—	131.5%	212.00	9.30	18.10	730.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	118.2%	24.51	0.00	17.80	740.00	540.00	580.00	407.00	—	—	0
6	2	103.8%	5.71	0.40	9.20	750.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	1	104.3%	11.32	0.00	9.60	760.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	5	123.0%	15.95	0.00	20.00	770.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	1	115.7%	18.20	0.00	15.10	780.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	114.9%	391.80	0.00	14.40	790.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1	124.4%	6.91	0.00	20.00	800.00	600.00	640.00	457.00	—	—	0
0	—	116.8%	38.53	0.00	14.00	850.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	870.00	672.00	712.00	690.31	—	—	0
2	4	115.6%	15.00	0.00	12.30	900.00	700.00	736.00	697.72	—	—	0
42	4	129.1%	5.46	0.00	20.00	910.00	712.00	748.00	707.27	—	—	0
0	1	125.3%	24.00	5.50	11.40	940.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	1	116.0%	9.50	0.00	10.70	1,000.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	—	117.2%	146.85	0.00	10.50	1,050.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	—	117.4%	148.05	0.00	10.30	1,070.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	2	124.7%	6.20	0.00	13.50	1,100.00	900.00	936.00	732.37	—	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	1,110.00	912.00	952.00	739.27	—	—	0
1	—	119.0%	150.00	0.00	10.20	1,130.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
49	1	137.2%	3.00	0.15	20.00	1,140.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	50.0%	5.90	0.00	0.00	1,200.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	—	50.0%	1.90	0.00	0.00	1,250.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
47	2	112.7%	1.00	0.00	6.20	1,270.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 CAR put/call ratio?

For the December 17, 2027 expiration, the CAR put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.85 (2,593 puts vs 1,401 calls), and 0.41 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is CAR's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for CAR options expiring December 17, 2027 is about 55.7%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Avis Budget Group stock to move.

How many CAR option expiration dates are there?

CAR has 15 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.