Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Options Chain

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71.14-0.72 (-1.00%)

At close: Oct 8, 4:03 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 9, 2026
Days to expiration: 0
Share price: $71.14
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.74
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.78
ATM implied volatility: 51.4%
Expected move: ±$1.91
Open interest (C / P): 20.19K / 14.99K

FCX options summary

The FCX options chain for the October 9, 2026 expiration lists 35 call and 27 put contracts, expiring today. Open interest stands at 20,189 calls and 14,986 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.74, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $71.00 strike is 51.4%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.91 (2.7%) in Freeport-McMoRan stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $72.00 call (3.68K contracts) and the $65.00 put (5.18K contracts).

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

FCX options chain · October 9, 2026

FCX 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	40.00	0.00	0.05	0.67	440.6%	1	2
—	—	—	—	—	—	45.00	0.00	1.37	0.74	627.7%	2	11
—	—	—	—	—	—	50.00	0.00	0.20	1.41	343.0%	1	6
20	20	426.6%	17.90	14.80	17.00	55.00	0.00	2.13	0.01	456.1%	10	13
—	—	—	—	—	—	58.00	0.00	0.08	0.02	185.9%	3	7
8	1	304.7%	11.58	10.20	11.90	60.00	0.00	0.05	0.05	148.4%	10	922
10	1	270.9%	10.41	9.10	10.80	61.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	112.5%	12	237
5	2	244.1%	9.78	8.10	9.75	62.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	100.0%	21	385
5	6	197.8%	8.00	7.05	8.55	63.00	0.00	0.44	0.01	167.2%	16	132
6	5	157.0%	6.76	6.40	7.40	64.00	0.00	0.04	0.03	95.3%	10	1,047
35	6	160.2%	5.71	5.40	6.55	65.00	0.00	0.03	0.02	79.7%	12	5,178
269	256	141.2%	4.71	4.40	5.55	66.00	0.02	0.08	0.03	82.8%	6	1,062
53	19	132.2%	3.76	3.30	4.65	67.00	0.00	0.05	0.03	60.9%	62	975
98	117	101.8%	3.06	2.79	3.55	68.00	0.06	0.11	0.06	62.1%	103	608
207	18	81.0%	2.03	1.63	2.55	69.00	0.09	0.26	0.17	58.0%	145	835
479	34	62.4%	1.52	1.28	1.60	70.00	0.22	0.49	0.31	54.3%	128	1,188
559	36	51.1%	0.80	0.69	0.97	71.00	0.52	0.88	0.77	51.8%	422	489
FCX $71.14
3,683	113	57.0%	0.38	0.23	0.49	72.00	1.01	1.68	1.25	56.6%	69	456
903	278	55.1%	0.19	0.11	0.31	73.00	1.85	2.52	2.52	65.7%	14	173
1,324	421	53.9%	0.07	0.04	0.11	74.00	2.60	4.70	3.45	124.4%	13	517
3,123	925	53.9%	0.02	0.01	0.04	75.00	3.55	4.55	4.25	85.3%	14	52
2,115	54	64.8%	0.02	0.01	0.04	76.00	4.50	6.00	5.73	124.6%	456	382
493	40	65.6%	0.02	0.00	0.02	77.00	5.25	7.10	6.85	131.3%	406	270
492	29	75.0%	0.01	0.00	0.02	78.00	6.60	8.00	6.95	161.3%	30	20
67	2	124.2%	0.01	0.00	0.22	79.00	7.65	8.90	7.65	173.1%	20	13
2,408	1	87.5%	0.01	0.00	0.01	80.00	8.65	10.15	9.32	202.5%	1	4
110	1	127.3%	0.01	0.00	0.10	81.00	9.05	11.00	10.29	159.8%	1	2
184	1	217.2%	0.01	0.00	0.88	82.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3,154	8	302.7%	0.02	0.00	2.13	83.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	8	254.7%	0.16	0.00	1.05	84.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
70	5	287.1%	0.01	0.00	1.35	85.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
174	140	131.3%	0.03	0.00	0.01	86.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	5	358.4%	0.03	0.00	2.13	87.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	2	371.5%	0.01	0.00	2.13	88.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	4	384.2%	0.01	0.00	2.13	89.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	1	396.7%	1.41	0.00	2.13	90.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	2	250.8%	0.01	0.00	0.25	91.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
67	2	455.5%	0.01	0.00	2.13	95.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1	262.5%	0.01	0.00	0.05	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 FCX put/call ratio?

For the October 9, 2026 expiration, the FCX put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.74 (14,986 puts vs 20,189 calls), and 0.78 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is FCX's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for FCX options expiring October 9, 2026 is about 51.4%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Freeport-McMoRan stock to move.

How many FCX option expiration dates are there?

FCX has 18 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.