Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Options Chain

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73.69+2.55 (+3.58%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 6
Share price: $73.69
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.68
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.64
ATM implied volatility: 44.1%
Expected move: ±$4.17
Open interest (C / P): 68.81K / 47.03K

FCX options summary

The FCX options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 43 call and 38 put contracts, with 6 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 68,808 calls and 47,035 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.68, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $74.00 strike is 44.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$4.17 (5.7%) in Freeport-McMoRan stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $80.00 call (17.92K contracts) and the $65.00 put (12.16K contracts).

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

FCX options chain · October 16, 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
2	1	302.3%	42.67	42.25	45.35	30.00	0.00	0.00	0.05	50.0%	1	0
0	1	—	34.08	0.00	0.00	35.00	0.00	0.00	0.11	50.0%	1	0
0	1	—	28.65	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	0.11	0.01	193.0%	10	400
56	9	260.6%	26.65	27.45	29.50	45.00	0.00	2.13	0.13	280.0%	6	1,499
1,201	268	218.4%	21.12	22.80	24.55	50.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	96.9%	4	6,143
136	20	81.3%	18.43	18.15	19.25	55.00	0.00	0.01	0.02	75.0%	21	1,854
—	—	—	—	—	—	59.00	0.00	0.05	0.01	70.3%	11	26
508	7	106.3%	13.45	13.20	14.05	60.00	0.01	0.02	0.01	61.7%	123	3,485
13	3	106.1%	12.90	11.60	13.15	61.00	0.00	0.25	0.01	78.9%	2	41
7	4	59.4%	11.69	11.35	12.10	62.00	0.01	0.25	0.01	73.8%	31	204
13	2	86.2%	10.83	9.40	11.05	63.00	0.00	0.04	0.03	50.0%	43	104
7	7	79.6%	9.79	9.20	10.05	64.00	0.03	0.05	0.03	50.8%	49	395
2,073	37	49.2%	8.76	8.50	8.75	65.00	0.04	0.06	0.04	49.2%	587	12,163
11	8	57.4%	7.85	7.30	7.90	66.00	0.03	0.29	0.05	53.9%	275	622
45	15	64.5%	6.90	6.35	7.15	67.00	0.08	0.25	0.13	53.8%	272	484
42	39	76.2%	5.86	5.30	6.65	68.00	0.17	0.22	0.17	45.9%	135	684
93	24	59.6%	4.97	4.45	6.35	69.00	0.26	0.37	0.31	46.6%	307	604
6,390	523	44.8%	4.07	3.80	4.20	70.00	0.42	0.54	0.47	45.9%	779	6,643
108	63	44.9%	3.42	3.10	3.45	71.00	0.60	0.92	0.67	49.6%	225	497
1,088	322	46.1%	2.64	2.44	2.82	72.00	0.90	1.21	0.98	48.2%	204	785
2,711	141	47.7%	2.37	2.14	2.58	72.50	1.12	1.39	1.20	47.7%	355	670
517	555	44.3%	1.96	1.95	2.16	73.00	1.33	1.53	1.39	45.8%	143	274
FCX $73.69
410	403	41.7%	1.47	1.39	1.55	74.00	1.82	2.06	1.88	46.6%	501	143
12,639	1,261	42.0%	1.08	1.02	1.15	75.00	2.43	2.75	2.50	49.4%	124	2,446
849	1,793	42.3%	0.77	0.73	0.83	76.00	2.91	3.55	3.15	53.4%	7	3,014
440	261	44.0%	0.30	0.47	0.63	77.00	3.75	4.25	3.95	53.2%	81	1,003
2,099	102	42.4%	0.45	0.30	0.48	77.50	4.15	4.90	4.35	50.1%	62	57
618	161	43.8%	0.40	0.22	0.43	78.00	4.05	5.25	4.75	60.5%	36	30
81	20	44.3%	0.22	0.22	0.30	79.00	—	—	8.14	—	—	—
17,923	524	43.9%	0.19	0.11	0.19	80.00	6.30	6.95	6.49	50.4%	9	2,640
350	113	46.1%	0.13	0.01	0.15	81.00	—	—	10.54	—	—	—
49	4	49.8%	0.07	0.04	0.14	82.00	—	—	11.47	—	—	—
1,377	169	51.2%	0.08	0.04	0.13	82.50	8.50	9.55	8.86	57.2%	8	13
44	5	51.6%	0.06	0.00	0.11	83.00	—	—	12.31	—	—	—
—	—	—	0.10	—	—	84.00	—	—	12.62	—	—	—
5,517	43	54.9%	0.01	0.01	0.13	85.00	10.70	12.25	13.73	64.5%	2	94
274	3	64.5%	0.03	0.01	0.14	87.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
3,806	12	53.1%	0.01	0.00	0.01	90.00	15.70	18.00	13.65	109.6%	1	18
5,019	4	65.6%	0.01	0.00	0.01	95.00	20.80	23.00	16.90	133.0%	—	0
2,212	2	111.7%	0.05	0.00	0.24	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
56	9	92.2%	0.01	0.00	0.02	105.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	1	213.3%	0.01	0.00	2.13	110.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	1	148.1%	0.01	0.00	0.20	115.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	1	128.1%	0.01	0.00	0.03	120.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 16, 2026 expiration, the FCX put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.68 (47,035 puts vs 68,808 calls), and 0.64 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 16, 2026 is about 44.1%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Freeport-McMoRan stock to move.

How many FCX option expiration dates are there?

FCX has 17 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.