Helen of Troy (HELE) Options Chain

NASDAQ: HELEConsumer DiscretionaryHome FurnishingsUSD

26.51-0.04 (-0.15%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Jan 15, 2027
Days to expiration: 96
Share price: $26.51
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.85
Put/call ratio (volume): 19.06
ATM implied volatility: 74.9%
Expected move: ±$10.18
Open interest (C / P): 7.56K / 6.41K

HELE options summary

The HELE options chain for the January 15, 2027 expiration lists 23 call and 23 put contracts, with 96 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 7,561 calls and 6,408 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.85, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $25.00 strike is 74.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$10.18 (38.4%) in Helen of Troy stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $30.00 call (5.39K contracts) and the $17.50 put (3.16K contracts).

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

HELE options chain · January 15, 2027

HELE 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	5.00	0.00	0.00	0.05	50.0%	4	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	7.50	0.00	0.25	0.10	134.4%	1	539
0	2	—	18.80	0.00	0.00	10.00	0.00	0.25	0.05	105.5%	1	279
18	4	103.5%	16.00	12.60	16.10	12.50	0.00	0.45	0.30	94.0%	7	192
377	3	93.0%	10.99	10.40	13.70	15.00	0.00	1.15	0.42	94.8%	6	476
75	3	82.6%	14.60	8.10	11.50	17.50	0.00	2.05	1.20	91.0%	3,000	3,158
253	22	90.9%	10.57	6.70	9.90	20.00	0.85	1.35	1.15	72.2%	3	573
308	1	74.1%	6.55	4.60	7.50	22.50	0.80	2.60	2.35	66.5%	4	185
165	20	86.7%	4.30	4.20	6.50	25.00	1.95	3.30	2.73	63.1%	32	76
HELE $26.51
5,387	46	67.5%	3.00	1.60	3.20	30.00	4.30	5.70	5.26	50.6%	2	258
408	3	79.4%	1.40	0.25	3.40	35.00	8.00	11.00	8.15	61.6%	3	617
72	3	69.6%	1.65	0.00	1.45	40.00	11.50	14.10	13.42	66.2%	3	3
42	4	74.3%	1.29	0.00	1.00	45.00	25.20	27.20	29.81	223.2%	27	0
151	14	87.2%	0.78	0.00	1.15	50.00	23.30	23.90	22.90	62.9%	2	5
25	1	92.0%	0.10	0.00	0.95	55.00	33.50	38.50	35.70	243.5%	16	7
58	1	103.9%	0.35	0.00	1.15	60.00	39.00	44.00	40.20	262.5%	2	6
0	3	50.0%	0.40	0.00	0.00	65.00	36.50	41.50	36.68	108.1%	25	30
140	1	139.9%	0.35	0.00	2.45	70.00	36.50	40.90	37.34	—	4	3
20	1	145.4%	0.44	0.00	2.40	75.00	41.20	45.50	42.20	—	—	1
0	20	50.0%	0.22	0.00	0.00	80.00	49.00	54.00	48.28	125.4%	1	0
2	—	191.0%	1.01	0.00	5.00	85.00	33.00	38.00	32.11	—	1	0
2	1	132.9%	0.16	0.00	0.95	90.00	61.00	66.00	61.51	82.8%	1	0
1	1	162.7%	1.05	0.00	1.75	105.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	1	142.4%	0.05	0.00	0.75	110.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
50	10	152.9%	0.21	0.00	1.00	115.00	94.00	99.00	88.80	327.6%	—	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 HELE put/call ratio?

For the January 15, 2027 expiration, the HELE put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.85 (6,408 puts vs 7,561 calls), and 19.06 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is HELE's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for HELE options expiring January 15, 2027 is about 74.9%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Helen of Troy stock to move.

How many HELE option expiration dates are there?

HELE has 6 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 21, 2028.

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.