Lithium Americas (LAC) Options Chain
NYSE: LACBasic MaterialsMetal MiningUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
After hours: 2.39 +1.27%
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 9, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 1
- Share price
- $2.36
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.33
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.61
- Expected move
- ±$0.0849
- Open interest (C / P)
- 3.96K / 1.29K
LAC options summary
The LAC options chain for the October 9, 2026 expiration lists 12 call and 6 put contracts, with 1 day until expiration. Open interest stands at 3,960 calls and 1,295 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.33, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $2.50 strike is 68.8%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.0849 (3.6%) in Lithium Americas stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $2.50 call (1.15K contracts) and the $2.50 put (695 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
LAC options chain · October 9, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.95 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | |||||
| 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.45 | 1.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.90 | 0.65 | 1.08 | 1.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||
| 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 2.50 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.15 | |||||
| 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 3.00 | 0.55 | 0.74 | 0.65 | |||||
| 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 3.50 | 0.92 | 1.36 | 0.94 | |||||
| 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 4.00 | 1.42 | 1.93 | 1.38 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 4.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 5.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 5.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 6.50 | — | — | — | |||||
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 LAC put/call ratio?
For the October 9, 2026 expiration, the LAC put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.33 (1,295 puts vs 3,960 calls), and 0.61 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is LAC's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for LAC options expiring October 9, 2026 is about 68.8%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Lithium Americas stock to move.
How many LAC option expiration dates are there?
LAC has 12 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.