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 30, 2026
Days to expiration: 19
Share price: $28.42
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.58
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.32
ATM implied volatility: 57.6%
Expected move: ±$3.73
Open interest (C / P): 2.73K / 1.58K

DOW options summary

The DOW options chain for the October 30, 2026 expiration lists 16 call and 18 put contracts, with 19 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,725 calls and 1,576 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.58, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $28.00 strike is 57.6%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$3.73 (13.1%) in Dow stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $33.00 call (767 contracts) and the $26.00 put (614 contracts).

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

DOW options chain · October 30, 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	19.00	0.00	0.25	0.06	105.9%	—	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	20.00	0.00	0.52	0.06	112.1%	—	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	22.00	0.00	0.54	0.10	88.7%	3	3
—	—	—	—	—	—	23.00	0.00	1.02	0.08	94.5%	30	39
—	—	—	—	—	—	24.00	0.00	0.37	0.12	58.4%	2	144
22	10	69.4%	3.00	3.60	4.30	25.00	0.01	0.45	0.14	51.0%	2	59
8	—	63.4%	2.16	2.75	3.45	26.00	0.07	0.45	0.46	52.1%	20	614
46	4	72.6%	1.99	1.12	2.67	27.00	0.48	0.86	0.53	56.5%	26	176
610	115	64.3%	1.72	0.96	1.91	28.00	0.65	1.14	0.80	50.9%	1	330
DOW $28.42
156	114	53.0%	1.11	0.72	1.15	29.00	1.32	1.73	1.32	53.0%	21	152
405	30	51.0%	0.79	0.25	0.74	30.00	1.97	3.60	1.97	69.4%	1	41
213	6	52.7%	0.45	0.14	0.52	31.00	2.75	4.15	2.86	68.1%	2	4
333	2	48.4%	0.30	0.13	0.26	32.00	3.20	4.05	3.72	60.1%	6	11
767	10	52.1%	0.16	0.07	0.20	33.00	4.05	5.15	3.75	74.0%	—	1
86	61	56.1%	0.10	0.00	0.16	34.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1	70.0%	0.07	0.00	0.50	35.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	1	114.3%	0.05	0.00	1.76	36.00	6.30	9.50	7.39	81.8%	—	0
1	—	131.3%	0.07	0.00	2.14	37.00	6.45	10.50	8.80	169.1%	—	0
7	7	134.6%	0.06	0.00	1.98	38.00	8.30	11.50	9.79	94.5%	—	0
37	2	145.3%	0.03	0.00	2.13	39.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	2	86.1%	0.02	0.00	0.25	40.00	9.45	13.55	11.84	194.0%	2	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 DOW put/call ratio?

For the October 30, 2026 expiration, the DOW put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.58 (1,576 puts vs 2,725 calls), and 0.32 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 30, 2026 is about 57.6%, 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.