Cisco Systems (CSCO) Options Chain

NASDAQ: CSCOTelecommunicationsComputer Communications EquipmentUSD

118.39+3.50 (+3.05%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $118.39
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.01
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.24
ATM implied volatility: 38.3%
Expected move: ±$19.55
Open interest (C / P): 70.50K / 70.92K

CSCO options summary

The CSCO options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 48 call and 43 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 70,505 calls and 70,918 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.01, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $120.00 strike is 38.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$19.55 (16.5%) in Cisco Systems stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $135.00 call (12.19K contracts) and the $80.00 put (8.72K contracts).

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

CSCO options chain · December 18, 2026

CSCO 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	1	—	93.11	82.50	86.50	27.50	0.00	2.13	0.01	207.6%	1	26
6	10	141.8%	77.45	87.30	89.80	30.00	0.00	2.13	0.02	195.6%	10	15
0	1	—	79.50	0.00	0.00	32.50	0.00	0.00	0.01	50.0%	1	0
4	2	—	32.85	41.00	45.50	35.00	0.00	0.04	0.01	99.2%	2	142
0	1	—	40.75	36.45	40.65	37.50	0.00	0.00	0.01	50.0%	3	0
0	3	—	82.91	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	50.0%	3	0
17	2	98.6%	68.81	75.05	76.90	42.50	0.00	0.35	0.34	108.6%	19	31
446	16	156.3%	51.92	73.55	76.55	45.00	0.00	0.40	0.01	105.0%	4	86
69	5	88.7%	60.55	69.95	72.00	47.50	0.00	0.09	0.06	82.4%	5	36
94	2	108.9%	57.75	68.25	69.50	50.00	0.00	0.07	0.06	75.8%	5	326
110	9	94.4%	55.35	65.35	67.00	52.50	0.00	0.25	0.17	83.6%	2	650
264	2	88.2%	55.80	62.85	64.45	55.00	0.00	0.45	0.01	86.2%	11	176
198	6	—	56.31	52.00	54.85	57.50	0.00	0.34	0.03	78.3%	3	907
642	2	79.1%	48.23	57.90	59.40	60.00	0.00	0.33	0.02	73.8%	4	1,673
634	2	67.8%	45.71	55.20	56.85	62.50	0.00	0.35	0.06	70.4%	7	649
663	2	71.8%	46.56	52.75	54.60	65.00	0.00	0.08	0.04	54.9%	10	2,168
822	1	87.9%	50.56	50.30	53.60	67.50	0.00	0.08	0.11	51.6%	2	2,981
1,568	1	64.8%	48.50	47.85	49.55	70.00	0.00	0.09	0.03	53.7%	3	1,325
1,179	1	77.6%	45.75	45.35	48.45	72.50	0.00	0.13	0.07	53.1%	47	809
1,247	16	60.4%	40.80	42.85	44.75	75.00	0.00	0.32	0.07	51.5%	41	4,293
301	93	58.5%	39.10	40.45	42.30	77.50	0.00	0.17	0.10	48.6%	9	8,247
1,477	23	55.4%	37.05	38.00	39.80	80.00	0.00	0.21	0.16	47.1%	22	8,721
486	9	59.4%	34.65	35.55	38.10	82.50	0.17	0.47	0.20	50.9%	3	1,164
3,205	2	51.0%	31.14	33.20	34.90	85.00	0.16	0.38	0.27	45.4%	2	3,266
2,078	532	59.4%	29.50	30.75	32.45	87.50	0.20	0.55	0.35	45.5%	17	1,437
1,514	223	54.7%	27.20	28.40	29.90	90.00	0.40	0.55	0.50	42.0%	14	2,204
277	6	55.0%	17.98	25.35	27.85	92.50	0.44	0.68	0.63	40.6%	11	1,710
1,663	2	53.9%	22.14	24.65	25.70	95.00	0.73	0.88	0.91	39.8%	11	2,102
168	1	50.3%	17.53	22.50	23.30	97.50	1.04	1.21	1.52	39.7%	30	3,115
3,708	4	48.6%	19.05	20.10	21.15	100.00	1.37	1.55	1.55	39.0%	22	4,541
1,535	17	46.4%	16.41	16.40	17.20	105.00	2.33	2.53	2.45	38.1%	45	6,411
3,530	1,119	42.2%	13.07	12.85	13.20	110.00	3.70	3.90	3.85	37.1%	57	4,348
4,513	104	41.5%	10.05	9.85	10.20	115.00	5.55	5.75	5.78	36.2%	72	4,482
CSCO $118.39
4,555	180	40.3%	7.39	7.30	7.55	120.00	8.05	8.30	8.22	36.2%	19	1,159
2,714	79	39.3%	5.34	5.25	5.40	125.00	10.85	11.55	11.23	37.0%	27	854
2,079	132	39.4%	3.70	3.65	3.90	130.00	14.25	15.15	15.58	37.4%	69	551
12,194	19	38.8%	2.61	2.50	2.65	135.00	18.10	19.30	18.70	39.0%	20	268
853	37	38.8%	1.70	1.71	1.82	140.00	22.00	23.35	34.10	38.2%	18	45
3,542	25	38.8%	1.20	1.12	1.23	145.00	0.00	0.00	32.00	—	1	0
2,317	18	39.1%	0.73	0.73	0.84	150.00	31.25	33.00	41.80	44.6%	1	0
2,385	16	39.4%	0.47	0.43	0.57	155.00	0.00	0.00	42.85	—	3	0
820	1	40.5%	0.33	0.15	0.43	160.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
894	2	40.9%	0.20	0.12	0.30	165.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1,520	2	46.5%	0.13	0.04	0.42	170.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
769	5	43.4%	0.10	0.02	0.19	175.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3,264	50	50.9%	0.13	0.04	0.36	180.00	0.00	0.00	65.63	—	—	0
17	2	46.4%	0.09	0.00	0.14	185.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
164	4	46.0%	0.06	0.02	0.09	190.00	0.00	0.00	66.00	—	20	0

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 CSCO put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the CSCO put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.01 (70,918 puts vs 70,505 calls), and 0.24 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is CSCO's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for CSCO options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 38.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Cisco Systems stock to move.

How many CSCO option expiration dates are there?

CSCO has 17 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.