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: Mar 19, 2027
Days to expiration: 159
Share price: $118.39
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.22
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.71
ATM implied volatility: 37.6%
Expected move: ±$29.41
Open interest (C / P): 45.99K / 56.10K

CSCO options summary

The CSCO options chain for the March 19, 2027 expiration lists 36 call and 35 put contracts, with 159 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 45,995 calls and 56,102 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.22, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $120.00 strike is 37.6%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$29.41 (24.8%) in Cisco Systems stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $130.00 call (7.60K contracts) and the $55.00 put (10.78K contracts).

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

CSCO options chain · March 19, 2027

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	—	74.10	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	0.49	0.08	79.4%	2	40
—	—	—	—	—	—	42.50	0.00	0.49	0.05	75.2%	4	17
—	—	—	—	—	—	45.00	0.00	0.29	0.07	66.1%	4	19
—	—	—	—	—	—	47.50	0.00	0.71	0.06	71.7%	6	40
25	1	68.9%	61.16	67.85	69.70	50.00	0.00	0.08	0.04	50.8%	66	1,341
6	1	—	57.58	54.15	58.10	55.00	0.00	0.14	0.05	53.0%	18	10,780
81	9	61.5%	48.45	58.15	59.95	60.00	0.01	0.17	0.12	48.8%	8	233
317	1	66.7%	42.17	53.30	56.50	65.00	0.10	0.20	0.15	44.7%	66	453
123	1	53.8%	42.68	48.55	50.20	70.00	0.00	0.38	0.21	44.3%	8	504
59	5	52.0%	34.86	46.10	47.85	72.50	0.24	0.46	0.35	43.3%	5	1,236
93	2	51.7%	38.90	43.10	46.35	75.00	0.38	0.54	0.49	42.0%	5	7,670
283	100	56.1%	32.45	41.50	43.10	77.50	0.31	0.73	0.77	42.1%	21	806
264	1	54.7%	39.20	39.15	40.85	80.00	0.64	0.97	0.91	42.2%	3	1,527
277	30	52.8%	26.70	36.90	38.55	82.50	0.81	1.24	1.12	42.1%	2	1,161
473	10	51.5%	25.22	34.60	36.35	85.00	1.15	1.25	1.25	39.4%	9	957
239	2	50.3%	30.46	32.55	34.20	87.50	1.34	1.65	1.91	39.8%	9	1,349
701	36	50.1%	31.45	30.50	32.25	90.00	1.72	1.98	1.96	39.3%	14	3,253
152	1	53.8%	28.61	28.55	31.20	92.50	2.07	2.43	2.32	39.1%	3	3,054
621	1	48.2%	26.51	27.05	28.25	95.00	2.51	2.88	3.05	38.6%	3	2,180
260	1	52.8%	23.90	24.90	27.60	97.50	3.05	3.25	3.20	37.4%	378	3,165
2,093	6	44.6%	23.50	23.10	24.00	100.00	3.65	3.90	4.02	37.3%	25	9,014
549	1	44.1%	18.15	18.95	20.70	105.00	5.05	5.65	5.20	37.8%	42	3,320
6,272	50	41.4%	17.05	16.65	17.05	110.00	6.75	7.00	6.85	35.6%	6	1,776
2,545	3	41.2%	14.02	13.45	14.40	115.00	8.85	9.10	9.00	34.9%	536	1,061
CSCO $118.39
2,496	107	40.4%	11.55	11.45	11.85	120.00	11.20	11.75	11.55	34.9%	12	302
2,176	108	39.7%	9.55	9.30	9.65	125.00	13.95	14.35	15.70	33.5%	1	407
7,596	28	39.5%	7.69	7.40	7.90	130.00	17.20	17.80	18.70	33.9%	1	200
1,339	53	39.0%	6.05	5.95	6.30	135.00	20.55	21.25	21.85	33.1%	1	56
1,978	72	39.3%	4.98	4.70	5.20	140.00	24.30	25.00	32.25	32.4%	1	76
1,325	2	39.1%	3.75	3.25	4.15	145.00	28.20	29.95	36.90	35.8%	1	43
1,404	1	39.0%	2.90	2.90	3.30	150.00	32.65	34.25	41.60	36.0%	1	28
1,909	10	38.8%	1.53	2.20	2.60	155.00	36.95	38.70	46.15	36.2%	3	26
2,681	3	38.5%	1.57	1.58	2.01	160.00	41.50	43.30	49.05	36.7%	2	8
440	4	38.5%	1.23	1.23	1.59	165.00	54.60	56.85	50.80	71.1%	1	0
296	1	40.4%	1.21	0.78	1.51	170.00	0.00	0.00	57.25	—	2	0
652	2	39.4%	0.85	0.60	1.08	175.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3,459	6	39.4%	0.70	0.54	0.85	180.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
99	5	39.8%	0.52	0.40	0.71	185.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2,712	76	40.0%	0.52	0.41	0.57	190.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 CSCO put/call ratio?

For the March 19, 2027 expiration, the CSCO put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.22 (56,102 puts vs 45,995 calls), and 1.71 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 March 19, 2027 is about 37.6%, 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.