International Business Machines (IBM) Options Chain

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227.13+0.52 (+0.23%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 30, 2026
Days to expiration: 19
Share price: $227.13
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.90
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.31
ATM implied volatility: 49.4%
Expected move: ±$25.58
Open interest (C / P): 5.26K / 4.74K

IBM options summary

The IBM options chain for the October 30, 2026 expiration lists 30 call and 29 put contracts, with 19 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 5,264 calls and 4,739 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.90, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $225.00 strike is 49.4%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$25.58 (11.3%) in International Business Machines stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $250.00 call (796 contracts) and the $215.00 put (1.08K contracts).

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

IBM options chain · October 30, 2026

IBM 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	120.00	0.00	2.13	0.08	158.8%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	125.00	0.00	2.13	0.31	149.9%	5	6
5	—	96.7%	94.58	90.35	94.20	135.00	0.00	1.10	1.02	117.9%	—	10
2	2	95.8%	86.75	85.40	89.30	140.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	4	82.1%	78.52	75.35	79.30	150.00	0.00	2.14	0.09	110.0%	98	78
—	—	—	—	—	—	155.00	0.00	1.76	0.10	98.6%	1	2
—	—	—	—	—	—	160.00	—	—	0.06	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	165.00	0.00	0.34	0.08	64.0%	5	109
—	—	—	—	—	—	170.00	0.00	0.37	0.09	59.4%	25	21
—	—	—	—	—	—	175.00	0.02	0.75	0.08	61.1%	1	12
2	1	73.6%	43.70	45.80	48.55	180.00	0.09	0.37	0.35	50.8%	3	42
1	1	68.0%	50.35	41.00	43.65	185.00	0.32	0.50	0.44	50.6%	6	44
—	—	—	—	—	—	190.00	0.49	0.66	0.64	49.8%	11	243
9	2	60.8%	29.66	31.60	34.30	195.00	0.72	1.17	1.02	50.7%	288	216
116	2	55.7%	28.95	27.05	29.55	200.00	1.33	1.66	1.45	49.1%	75	605
7	7	56.1%	21.80	23.05	25.65	205.00	2.06	2.42	2.31	48.3%	82	1,030
21	3	52.6%	20.65	18.95	21.40	210.00	3.10	3.45	3.45	47.6%	349	494
14	2	53.8%	17.34	15.90	18.20	215.00	4.45	5.05	5.00	48.3%	123	1,080
102	31	49.6%	13.28	12.65	14.30	220.00	5.45	7.35	6.52	50.5%	76	267
500	77	49.8%	10.65	10.40	11.60	225.00	8.40	9.30	9.00	49.0%	39	168
IBM $227.13
511	118	49.1%	8.60	8.10	9.10	230.00	11.00	12.15	11.77	50.0%	25	59
744	333	49.0%	6.54	6.60	7.10	235.00	13.90	15.40	14.44	51.1%	2	62
256	84	48.7%	5.05	4.60	5.40	240.00	16.75	19.20	18.86	53.5%	2	83
420	49	48.8%	4.00	3.55	4.10	245.00	21.05	23.05	23.88	54.8%	20	65
796	73	50.4%	2.90	2.72	3.30	250.00	24.55	27.10	29.30	56.1%	5	32
211	21	50.3%	2.25	1.90	2.43	255.00	29.10	31.90	29.50	51.7%	2	2
219	82	50.5%	1.60	1.40	1.80	260.00	32.80	36.35	41.00	63.0%	1	5
153	5	50.0%	1.32	1.12	1.40	265.00	38.15	40.90	41.11	53.9%	1	1
175	22	51.2%	1.00	0.73	1.25	270.00	42.70	45.60	27.72	54.6%	—	2
74	2	51.4%	0.77	0.52	0.91	275.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
111	1	52.5%	0.61	0.39	0.74	280.00	52.35	55.25	48.00	58.3%	1	1
57	2	54.3%	0.49	0.25	0.70	285.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
118	5	54.7%	0.28	0.11	0.60	290.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	2	56.4%	0.29	0.04	0.57	295.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
420	8	56.1%	0.21	0.13	0.29	300.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	5	58.9%	0.18	0.07	0.35	305.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
153	4	61.8%	0.17	0.12	0.31	310.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	—	88.1%	0.41	0.00	2.22	320.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 IBM put/call ratio?

For the October 30, 2026 expiration, the IBM put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.90 (4,739 puts vs 5,264 calls), and 1.31 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is IBM's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for IBM options expiring October 30, 2026 is about 49.4%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects International Business Machines stock to move.

How many IBM option expiration dates are there?

IBM has 18 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.