Centrus Energy (LEU) Options Chain

NYSE: LEUIndustrialsMining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)USD

142.44+0.35 (+0.25%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $142.44
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.76
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.38
ATM implied volatility: 72.9%
Expected move: ±$44.79
Open interest (C / P): 5.27K / 4.01K

LEU options summary

The LEU options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 60 call and 53 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 5,267 calls and 4,015 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.76, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $140.00 strike is 72.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$44.79 (31.4%) in Centrus Energy stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $240.00 call (838 contracts) and the $130.00 put (584 contracts).

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

LEU options chain · December 18, 2026

LEU 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	75.00	0.30	0.80	0.45	82.8%	2	95
1	—	94.3%	60.09	60.00	68.00	80.00	0.10	1.25	0.55	78.5%	10	42
—	—	—	—	—	—	85.00	0.30	1.35	1.05	74.4%	52	56
7	1	90.7%	65.10	51.30	58.90	90.00	0.80	2.05	1.66	76.5%	1	32
1	1	300.4%	62.60	81.20	86.40	95.00	1.35	2.55	1.90	75.2%	1	141
2	1	84.7%	50.00	44.10	48.60	100.00	1.95	2.95	2.95	72.5%	5	414
—	—	—	—	—	—	105.00	2.90	4.00	3.65	73.0%	2	32
0	3	—	98.00	0.00	0.00	110.00	3.80	5.30	4.50	72.5%	1	193
4	1	192.5%	73.94	54.40	59.10	115.00	5.00	6.60	6.50	71.7%	2	131
5	1	76.1%	31.00	28.00	33.40	120.00	7.10	8.00	7.50	72.5%	1	176
9	1	76.9%	28.70	25.50	30.10	125.00	8.40	10.70	7.10	73.1%	3	149
42	4	76.4%	25.53	22.80	26.90	130.00	10.50	12.50	12.30	72.3%	3	584
12	4	76.0%	21.70	20.30	24.00	135.00	12.70	14.50	13.50	71.2%	2	97
134	4	75.5%	20.33	17.90	21.40	140.00	15.10	16.80	15.20	70.3%	1	200
LEU $142.44
38	2	75.2%	17.39	15.70	19.10	145.00	17.70	19.80	18.55	70.2%	11	169
27	1	74.8%	15.00	13.70	17.00	150.00	20.50	22.60	20.10	69.3%	1	321
75	1	74.9%	15.50	12.20	15.00	155.00	23.70	25.90	24.68	69.4%	2	43
76	8	73.9%	11.30	10.30	13.20	160.00	26.70	29.40	29.00	68.7%	1	217
249	3	73.7%	10.39	8.90	11.70	165.00	30.10	33.40	30.20	69.0%	1	115
133	13	76.6%	9.41	8.60	10.80	170.00	33.50	37.30	28.36	68.5%	3	90
39	4	73.5%	7.60	6.20	9.50	175.00	36.80	40.90	41.00	66.2%	1	116
94	1	74.4%	7.05	6.00	8.10	180.00	41.00	45.10	35.66	66.8%	1	39
33	1	74.0%	5.88	4.40	7.80	185.00	44.60	49.30	51.85	65.1%	1	9
147	4	74.4%	5.74	3.80	7.00	190.00	49.50	53.70	49.10	67.0%	1	73
50	2	76.8%	4.90	4.00	6.30	195.00	52.80	57.80	57.00	62.4%	1	37
403	6	74.1%	4.10	3.50	4.60	200.00	57.90	62.20	61.73	63.9%	1	158
170	20	75.5%	3.57	2.25	4.30	210.00	66.60	71.90	58.59	63.3%	1	72
71	6	76.6%	4.50	1.35	3.90	220.00	75.70	81.00	72.65	58.4%	6	10
212	2	73.4%	2.50	0.90	2.45	230.00	86.90	90.60	87.90	68.2%	1	24
838	5	78.3%	2.40	0.85	2.55	240.00	95.00	100.40	98.61	51.8%	1	10
157	3	79.2%	1.44	0.80	1.95	250.00	104.40	111.80	95.93	66.8%	5	34
138	2	78.3%	1.13	0.50	1.50	260.00	114.40	121.60	122.50	68.2%	1	5
99	20	78.8%	1.75	0.05	1.55	270.00	0.00	0.00	97.90	—	3	0
107	7	80.9%	1.30	0.05	1.40	280.00	120.20	127.40	116.20	—	3	14
249	1	80.5%	0.73	0.15	0.95	290.00	143.50	151.50	137.77	118.7%	1	0
138	6	84.7%	0.47	0.00	1.20	300.00	154.10	160.00	159.25	109.6%	122	90
51	2	88.7%	0.65	0.00	1.30	310.00	131.90	135.70	90.00	—	1	2
68	1	86.0%	0.32	0.00	0.85	320.00	136.50	140.50	127.34	—	1	5
47	1	93.2%	0.20	0.00	1.20	330.00	170.70	177.20	137.80	—	1	5
302	1	95.2%	0.80	0.00	1.15	340.00	0.00	0.00	168.20	—	1	0
58	1	94.3%	0.12	0.00	0.90	350.00	164.00	168.40	117.47	—	10	4
13	1	99.5%	0.30	0.00	1.10	360.00	169.10	173.50	142.50	—	—	0
41	2	98.2%	0.05	0.00	0.85	370.00	0.00	0.00	197.62	—	3	0
34	1	157.1%	10.00	3.10	7.20	380.00	138.00	141.30	172.00	—	1	2
141	1	102.5%	0.17	0.00	0.85	390.00	212.40	220.20	207.60	—	1	1
76	1	107.7%	0.57	0.00	1.05	400.00	0.00	0.00	205.65	—	1	0
9	1	141.7%	4.00	1.35	3.70	410.00	215.90	220.00	164.20	—	3	3
12	1	141.2%	2.87	0.95	3.60	420.00	224.50	228.90	181.70	—	1	2
23	14	105.8%	0.60	0.00	0.60	430.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	1	107.5%	0.05	0.00	0.60	440.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
71	2	101.0%	0.10	0.00	0.30	450.00	303.90	310.10	308.20	150.8%	7	0
0	2	50.0%	1.16	0.00	0.00	460.00	249.50	254.50	202.50	—	—	2
69	22	123.0%	0.80	0.00	1.20	470.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	1	141.4%	2.33	0.40	2.40	480.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	2	141.5%	2.55	0.35	2.25	490.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
418	2	116.2%	0.70	0.00	0.55	500.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	2	139.3%	2.10	0.00	1.85	520.00	0.00	0.00	349.90	—	—	0
0	1	50.0%	2.80	0.00	0.00	540.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1	141.2%	2.25	0.00	1.50	560.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	431.1%	41.82	53.00	57.50	580.00	413.00	420.30	370.00	—	1	0
9	3	154.8%	0.33	0.00	2.20	600.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	170.1%	2.10	0.05	3.60	620.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	50.0%	0.40	0.00	0.00	640.00	406.50	410.50	328.50	—	1	1

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 LEU put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the LEU put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.76 (4,015 puts vs 5,267 calls), and 1.38 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is LEU's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for LEU options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 72.9%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Centrus Energy stock to move.

How many LEU option expiration dates are there?

LEU has 8 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.