Dow (DOW) Options Chain

NYSE: DOWIndustrialsMajor ChemicalsUSD

28.42-0.17 (-0.59%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $28.42
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.33
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.39
ATM implied volatility: 39.5%
Expected move: ±$1.31
Open interest (C / P): 19.58K / 6.36K

DOW options summary

The DOW options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 30 call and 28 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 19,576 calls and 6,363 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.33, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $28.50 strike is 39.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.31 (4.6%) in Dow stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $30.00 call (5.12K contracts) and the $27.50 put (1.74K contracts).

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

DOW options chain · October 16, 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
—	—	—	13.33	—	—	15.00	0.00	0.05	0.05	221.9%	12	23
2	1	399.2%	10.32	10.85	13.05	17.50	0.00	0.22	0.01	220.3%	2	5
—	—	—	—	—	—	18.00	—	—	0.06	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	20.00	0.00	0.72	0.03	223.4%	1	46
0	2	243.4%	6.20	4.50	6.95	22.50	0.00	0.60	0.03	155.7%	3	159
—	—	—	—	—	—	23.00	0.00	0.97	0.06	169.5%	2	2
—	—	—	—	—	—	24.00	0.00	0.10	0.05	78.1%	1	20
70	1	136.5%	3.80	3.05	5.05	25.00	0.01	0.03	0.03	53.1%	7	1,375
—	—	—	—	—	—	25.50	0.00	0.46	0.03	83.0%	3	34
3	1	82.4%	2.71	2.33	3.15	26.00	0.02	0.50	0.11	76.2%	10	483
2	1	81.8%	2.03	1.95	2.76	26.50	0.04	0.10	0.05	46.9%	155	149
28	1	65.4%	1.74	1.51	2.10	27.00	0.08	0.17	0.13	45.7%	63	141
102	15	61.9%	1.20	1.08	1.42	27.50	0.10	0.35	0.28	50.2%	386	1,740
497	102	49.2%	0.87	0.74	0.94	28.00	0.23	0.40	0.37	40.6%	64	93
DOW $28.42
385	72	41.2%	0.51	0.31	0.56	28.50	0.41	0.59	0.54	37.7%	14	61
578	1,273	40.6%	0.30	0.31	0.35	29.00	0.59	1.00	0.67	45.7%	4	93
964	165	44.1%	0.21	0.03	0.25	29.50	0.95	1.70	0.98	72.7%	11	10
5,117	192	48.2%	0.13	0.05	0.19	30.00	1.41	1.78	1.49	49.2%	12	1,575
145	49	43.4%	0.05	0.02	0.08	30.50	1.60	3.35	3.64	76.2%	—	5
885	91	50.4%	0.05	0.02	0.08	31.00	1.89	3.10	3.44	96.3%	3	32
656	1	53.5%	0.03	0.00	0.06	31.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
512	5	52.0%	0.05	0.01	0.05	32.00	2.96	4.30	3.89	57.4%	2	1
3,717	8	51.6%	0.02	0.00	0.03	32.50	3.65	4.20	4.15	77.0%	5	306
332	2	114.8%	0.06	0.00	0.73	33.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	11	121.7%	0.07	0.00	0.72	33.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	10	79.7%	0.08	0.00	0.10	34.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	—	149.2%	0.08	0.00	0.97	34.50	—	—	6.39	—	—	—
2,594	3	84.4%	0.15	0.00	0.07	35.00	6.00	7.35	8.04	101.6%	3	10
1	—	154.7%	0.05	0.00	0.72	36.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	0.07	—	—	37.00	8.00	9.35	8.59	121.9%	—	0
1,232	7	143.8%	0.05	0.00	0.35	37.50	8.45	11.00	8.54	205.5%	3	0
1,566	1	120.3%	0.02	0.00	0.05	40.00	9.50	13.35	8.70	338.3%	18	0
95	2	207.2%	0.10	0.00	0.52	42.50	12.25	15.85	11.71	368.6%	—	0
45	2	131.3%	0.01	0.00	0.01	45.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	2	143.8%	0.04	0.00	0.01	47.50	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 16, 2026 expiration, the DOW put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.33 (6,363 puts vs 19,576 calls), and 0.39 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 16, 2026 is about 39.5%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Dow stock to move.

How many DOW option expiration dates are there?

DOW has 13 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.