Intel (INTC) Options Chain

NASDAQ: INTCTechnologySemiconductorsUSD

104.70-2.38 (-2.22%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $104.70
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.99
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.54
ATM implied volatility: 59.4%
Expected move: ±$26.85
Open interest (C / P): 481.74K / 475.79K

INTC options summary

The INTC options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 62 call and 59 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 481,740 calls and 475,790 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.99, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $105.00 strike is 59.4%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$26.85 (25.6%) in Intel stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $70.00 call (49.37K contracts) and the $20.00 put (27.81K contracts).

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

INTC options chain · December 18, 2026

INTC 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
299	1	307.0%	105.00	98.75	100.85	5.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	50.0%	18	0
423	1	239.1%	114.32	93.75	95.90	10.00	0.00	0.01	0.10	168.8%	1	12,544
364	2	221.5%	98.46	90.85	92.90	13.00	0.00	0.04	0.01	171.9%	22	6,736
902	1	206.1%	105.00	88.85	90.90	15.00	0.00	0.13	0.03	181.3%	3	15,950
3,427	2	190.2%	88.15	85.90	87.90	18.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	128.1%	100	12,682
7,776	2	178.9%	97.16	83.90	85.90	20.00	0.00	0.03	0.01	132.8%	68	27,810
6,580	10	163.9%	82.76	80.90	82.90	23.00	0.00	0.04	0.01	125.0%	12	16,441
9,255	5	155.1%	79.77	78.90	80.90	25.00	0.00	0.04	0.03	118.0%	100	18,665
6,836	15	154.4%	78.70	76.00	78.05	28.00	0.01	0.05	0.09	113.3%	10	20,515
11,279	1	142.8%	76.67	74.00	75.95	30.00	0.02	0.04	0.03	107.8%	12	18,098
9,192	34	136.0%	71.85	71.00	73.05	33.00	0.00	0.06	0.04	99.6%	3	18,278
12,386	1	131.2%	75.80	69.05	71.05	35.00	0.01	0.06	0.03	96.5%	1	23,148
3,428	1	124.8%	66.96	66.10	68.10	38.00	0.00	0.08	0.11	90.6%	5	15,065
28,005	10	114.8%	64.92	64.10	65.95	40.00	0.02	0.07	0.05	87.5%	12	19,188
6,836	1	110.7%	62.20	61.15	63.05	43.00	0.05	0.07	0.06	84.2%	10	11,701
12,262	10	104.4%	62.31	59.15	61.00	45.00	0.06	0.08	0.07	81.6%	90	8,318
6,107	34	107.7%	62.25	57.30	59.25	47.00	0.07	0.11	0.09	80.3%	58	6,634
38,779	112	112.1%	55.75	55.05	56.30	50.00	0.09	0.13	0.13	76.6%	5	8,727
2,580	2	107.5%	53.58	52.65	53.85	52.50	0.11	0.16	0.15	74.0%	4	4,145
32,338	15	90.4%	51.20	50.20	50.45	55.00	0.15	0.18	0.16	71.6%	35	5,204
675	7	97.5%	56.90	47.75	48.95	57.50	0.18	0.22	0.19	69.1%	4	2,495
22,313	15	84.1%	45.19	45.30	45.70	60.00	0.24	0.27	0.24	67.4%	619	13,198
831	11	88.8%	44.40	42.90	44.10	62.50	0.28	0.34	0.31	65.2%	1	3,330
7,716	15	77.0%	40.39	40.50	40.80	65.00	0.36	0.41	0.38	63.4%	169	11,463
888	8	74.2%	38.30	38.15	38.40	67.50	0.48	0.51	0.50	62.2%	105	2,881
49,371	29	78.3%	35.97	35.80	36.95	70.00	0.60	0.66	0.67	60.9%	76	20,639
114	36	75.5%	33.55	33.50	34.65	72.50	0.77	0.85	0.78	60.0%	14	3,853
2,691	201	72.9%	31.35	31.25	32.35	75.00	1.03	1.08	1.05	59.4%	166	16,164
252	32	66.8%	29.20	29.10	29.35	77.50	1.31	1.38	1.31	58.8%	17	2,568
11,591	239	65.3%	26.95	26.95	27.20	80.00	1.60	1.74	1.72	57.9%	587	19,876
104	16	64.5%	26.05	24.95	25.15	82.50	2.11	2.18	2.05	57.9%	1,713	3,686
3,823	12	63.8%	22.86	23.00	23.20	85.00	2.63	2.71	2.71	57.6%	214	10,834
1,473	72	63.0%	21.95	21.10	21.35	87.50	3.20	3.35	3.15	57.3%	42	4,032
3,194	72	62.5%	19.10	19.35	19.55	90.00	3.95	4.05	4.00	57.2%	749	10,586
388	20	62.3%	18.25	17.70	17.90	92.50	4.75	4.90	4.80	57.1%	358	3,128
4,985	44	62.4%	16.21	16.15	16.45	95.00	5.70	5.80	5.75	57.1%	659	14,429
1,531	18	61.8%	14.52	14.70	14.85	97.50	6.70	6.85	6.60	57.0%	428	3,932
11,420	325	61.7%	13.42	13.35	13.50	100.00	7.85	8.00	8.05	57.1%	731	14,526
INTC $104.70
4,092	805	61.6%	11.06	10.95	11.10	105.00	10.45	10.60	10.55	57.2%	477	6,219
9,591	1,310	62.0%	9.00	9.00	9.10	110.00	13.45	13.60	13.45	57.5%	609	20,264
7,491	526	62.3%	7.40	7.30	7.45	115.00	16.75	16.90	16.90	57.5%	65	6,657
12,461	1,643	62.9%	6.10	5.95	6.15	120.00	20.10	20.60	20.75	57.0%	86	5,512
14,557	1,625	63.4%	4.90	4.85	5.00	125.00	23.65	24.50	24.70	56.0%	66	1,443
14,394	1,537	63.8%	4.00	3.95	4.05	130.00	28.40	28.60	27.75	58.2%	6	1,544
9,658	417	64.6%	3.30	3.25	3.35	135.00	32.70	32.95	32.55	58.6%	44	520
14,872	807	65.3%	2.72	2.68	2.75	140.00	37.10	37.35	36.90	58.5%	9	596
4,880	1,083	66.2%	2.25	2.22	2.33	145.00	41.65	41.95	40.85	58.7%	9	197
13,820	1,135	66.8%	1.85	1.84	1.90	150.00	45.50	46.55	45.60	52.9%	30	318
2,379	270	67.6%	1.55	1.54	1.60	155.00	51.00	51.30	50.50	58.5%	9	109
6,452	220	68.2%	1.31	1.28	1.33	160.00	55.80	56.10	55.00	58.6%	4	187
2,745	1,185	69.0%	1.15	1.08	1.12	165.00	60.60	60.90	59.90	57.7%	31	167
4,630	237	69.7%	0.93	0.91	0.95	170.00	65.50	65.75	63.55	57.4%	5	80
3,700	1,128	70.4%	0.78	0.77	0.81	175.00	70.40	71.55	69.55	68.3%	7	108
10,457	112	71.0%	0.65	0.65	0.69	180.00	75.30	75.60	73.09	56.1%	1	286
2,755	60	71.6%	0.58	0.55	0.59	185.00	80.25	80.55	79.80	55.6%	3	52
3,015	27	72.5%	0.49	0.47	0.53	190.00	85.20	85.50	83.45	53.5%	19	62
6,082	9	72.6%	0.46	0.39	0.43	195.00	90.20	90.50	88.50	55.5%	2	0
3,496	437	73.1%	0.38	0.33	0.37	200.00	94.25	96.30	90.45	87.7%	16	0
6,629	199	73.9%	0.26	0.23	0.28	210.00	104.30	106.40	93.59	61.1%	27	0
230	6	74.4%	0.21	0.15	0.21	220.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
893	17	76.0%	0.15	0.13	0.16	230.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
47	18	77.2%	0.12	0.10	0.13	240.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 INTC put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the INTC put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.99 (475,790 puts vs 481,740 calls), and 0.54 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is INTC's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for INTC options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 59.4%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Intel stock to move.

How many INTC option expiration dates are there?

INTC has 21 listed expiration dates, from Oct 12, 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.