Capital Southwest (CSWC) Options Chain
NASDAQ: CSWCConsumer DiscretionaryTextilesUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Dec 18, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 68
- Share price
- $23.54
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.91
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 1.52
- Expected move
- ±$2.86
- Open interest (C / P)
- 2.26K / 2.06K
CSWC options summary
The CSWC options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 7 call and 8 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,258 calls and 2,061 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.91, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $22.50 strike is 28.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$2.86 (12.1%) in Capital Southwest stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $25.00 call (1.76K contracts) and the $22.50 put (602 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
CSWC options chain · December 18, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 11.11 | 9.50 | 13.20 | 12.50 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.09 | |||||
| 8.60 | 7.30 | 10.80 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.30 | |||||
| 6.20 | 5.20 | 7.50 | 17.50 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.05 | |||||
| 5.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.15 | |||||
| 1.05 | 0.85 | 1.50 | 22.50 | 0.25 | 0.90 | 0.60 | |||||
| 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 25.00 | 1.35 | 4.10 | 2.05 | |||||
| 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 30.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 | 6.30 | |||||
| — | — | — | 35.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.40 | |||||
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 CSWC put/call ratio?
For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the CSWC put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.91 (2,061 puts vs 2,258 calls), and 1.52 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is CSWC's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for CSWC options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 28.1%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Capital Southwest stock to move.
How many CSWC option expiration dates are there?
CSWC has 4 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Mar 19, 2027.
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.