Dow (DOW) Options Chain

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Market open · Delayed 15 min · as of Oct 9, 2:55 PM ET

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 9, 2026
Days to expiration: 0
Share price: $28.59
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.57
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.36
ATM implied volatility: 33.1%
Expected move: ±$0.4953
Open interest (C / P): 7.65K / 4.35K

DOW options summary

The DOW options chain for the October 9, 2026 expiration lists 28 call and 26 put contracts, expiring today. Open interest stands at 7,650 calls and 4,351 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.57, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $28.50 strike is 33.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.4953 (1.7%) in Dow stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $28.00 call (1.17K contracts) and the $26.00 put (1.63K contracts).

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

DOW options chain · October 9, 2026

DOW 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
—	—	—	10.63	—	—	18.00	—	—	0.01	—	—	—
26	8	539.1%	9.84	9.30	9.80	19.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	12	483.6%	8.78	8.35	8.80	20.00	0.00	2.13	0.20	795.3%	—	2
—	—	—	7.22	—	—	21.00	0.00	2.13	0.33	720.3%	—	1
—	—	—	6.27	—	—	22.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	5.08	—	—	23.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	3.95	—	—	24.00	0.00	0.03	0.01	159.4%	8	43
6	66	212.5%	3.70	3.30	3.75	25.00	0.00	2.13	0.02	439.8%	2	332
3	64	220.7%	3.27	2.80	3.35	25.50	0.00	0.10	0.01	139.1%	5	75
18	1	120.3%	2.71	2.36	2.91	26.00	0.00	0.50	0.01	191.0%	1	1,634
3	3	150.8%	2.20	1.82	2.28	26.50	0.00	2.13	0.01	336.3%	26	537
55	3	123.4%	1.71	1.29	1.77	27.00	0.00	0.02	0.02	57.8%	9	911
104	18	97.7%	1.23	0.85	1.27	27.50	0.00	0.15	0.05	69.5%	7	168
1,172	154	73.8%	0.50	0.45	0.79	28.00	0.00	0.15	0.01	62.9%	26	353
556	90	29.3%	0.22	0.05	0.22	28.50	0.03	0.18	0.10	36.9%	249	77
DOW $28.59
1,060	107	26.2%	0.01	0.00	0.03	29.00	0.07	0.61	0.28	60.9%	7	211
553	87	45.3%	0.03	0.00	0.03	29.50	0.57	1.07	1.28	79.3%	2	2
713	130	50.0%	0.01	0.00	0.01	30.00	0.80	1.64	1.43	118.0%	3	3
745	125	106.6%	0.01	0.00	0.20	30.50	1.40	2.53	1.99	88.3%	2	0
427	1	330.1%	0.03	0.00	2.13	31.00	1.83	2.67	2.32	168.8%	3	0
3	1	81.3%	0.05	0.00	0.01	31.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
165	3	103.1%	0.03	0.00	0.02	32.00	2.95	4.20	4.23	179.7%	1	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	32.50	—	—	4.25	—	—	—
998	8	112.5%	0.01	0.00	0.01	33.00	4.00	5.25	4.68	229.7%	1	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	33.50	—	—	5.25	—	—	—
464	108	137.5%	0.04	0.00	0.01	34.00	4.95	6.40	5.69	278.5%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	34.50	—	—	6.55	—	—	—
163	1	505.9%	0.09	0.00	2.13	35.00	—	—	6.98	—	—	—
70	2	335.9%	0.12	0.00	0.50	36.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
158	1	577.3%	0.05	0.00	2.13	37.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
163	2	610.2%	0.27	0.00	2.13	38.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	40.00	11.00	12.75	11.93	514.5%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	41.00	—	—	13.18	—	—	—

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 DOW put/call ratio?

For the October 9, 2026 expiration, the DOW put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.57 (4,351 puts vs 7,650 calls), and 0.36 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is DOW's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for DOW options expiring October 9, 2026 is about 33.1%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Dow stock to move.

How many DOW option expiration dates are there?

DOW has 14 listed expiration dates, from Oct 9, 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.