Elme Communities (ELME) Options Chain
NYSE: ELMEReal EstateReal Estate Investment TrustsUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 7
- Share price
- $1.75
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.46
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.51
- Expected move
- ±$0.1212
- Open interest (C / P)
- 2.50K / 1.16K
ELME options summary
The ELME options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 4 call and 4 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,498 calls and 1,160 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.46, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $1.50 strike is 50.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.1212 (6.9%) in Elme Communities stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $1.50 call (1.47K contracts) and the $2.00 put (720 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
ELME options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 1.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.15 | 0.15 | |||||
| 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.65 | 0.50 | |||||
| — | — | — | 5.00 | 1.85 | 5.10 | 3.09 | |||||
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 ELME put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the ELME put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.46 (1,160 puts vs 2,498 calls), and 0.51 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is ELME's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for ELME options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 50.0%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Elme Communities stock to move.
How many ELME option expiration dates are there?
ELME has 4 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Apr 16, 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.