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 17, 2027
Days to expiration: 432
Share price: $142.44
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.52
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.67
ATM implied volatility: 77.5%
Expected move: ±$120.06
Open interest (C / P): 3.51K / 1.83K

LEU options summary

The LEU options chain for the December 17, 2027 expiration lists 63 call and 48 put contracts, with 432 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 3,512 calls and 1,828 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.52, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $140.00 strike is 77.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$120.06 (84.3%) in Centrus Energy stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $500.00 call (818 contracts) and the $260.00 put (204 contracts).

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

LEU options chain · December 17, 2027

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
1	1	92.1%	95.30	79.50	86.00	75.00	9.10	10.90	10.00	75.3%	1	53
2	1	87.6%	84.07	74.00	83.00	80.00	9.30	12.40	11.73	72.3%	20	156
0	—	—	127.00	0.00	0.00	85.00	12.40	14.50	14.40	74.2%	3	4
0	1	—	119.90	0.00	0.00	90.00	11.00	20.80	15.60	75.1%	2	12
68	4	86.9%	71.30	66.00	75.00	95.00	16.90	19.50	17.54	75.2%	4	89
144	1	87.9%	68.40	66.20	70.90	100.00	19.00	21.00	21.00	73.8%	7	108
0	1	—	113.00	0.00	0.00	105.00	17.00	27.00	20.80	72.7%	1	61
0	41	—	113.27	0.00	0.00	110.00	20.80	29.60	23.36	74.0%	1	36
57	1	85.5%	64.70	56.00	66.00	115.00	22.00	32.00	27.00	72.2%	1	80
16	1	85.5%	58.91	54.00	64.00	120.00	25.20	35.00	28.02	72.8%	1	109
121	1	84.3%	56.70	52.00	61.00	125.00	28.20	36.90	33.83	71.9%	1	28
4	1	84.7%	55.73	50.70	59.00	130.00	30.70	40.00	38.63	71.6%	1	9
5	1	85.8%	53.85	50.40	57.00	135.00	33.00	43.00	37.85	70.8%	2	3
27	2	83.7%	51.72	46.90	54.80	140.00	39.00	43.90	41.00	71.3%	3	16
LEU $142.44
120	3	85.2%	50.62	47.00	53.20	145.00	41.80	49.00	41.80	72.5%	4	56
304	3	85.1%	48.97	45.50	51.50	150.00	43.00	50.90	48.42	69.4%	20	35
126	1	83.3%	46.75	41.00	51.00	155.00	46.00	55.20	56.00	69.8%	10	31
39	6	84.1%	47.10	40.00	50.00	160.00	51.10	56.10	52.35	69.1%	1	19
51	25	83.0%	53.85	38.00	48.00	165.00	54.30	59.70	47.83	68.8%	1	4
17	1	83.5%	52.10	37.00	47.00	170.00	56.00	66.00	60.77	69.5%	28	47
14	1	82.3%	44.90	35.00	45.00	175.00	60.20	68.20	60.20	68.7%	10	35
50	1	82.7%	37.63	34.00	44.00	180.00	64.40	70.50	68.75	67.9%	2	200
28	2	83.0%	38.90	33.00	43.00	185.00	66.00	76.00	77.00	67.5%	2	3
21	4	82.4%	37.39	32.00	41.00	190.00	70.00	80.00	78.42	67.7%	6	8
56	25	81.5%	44.50	31.00	38.80	195.00	68.00	74.30	81.20	55.0%	3	27
100	5	82.8%	34.65	31.70	37.60	200.00	78.70	87.00	87.40	67.7%	10	99
40	1	82.5%	32.50	29.50	35.50	210.00	85.00	95.00	89.29	66.2%	1	36
38	25	82.2%	38.65	27.50	33.50	220.00	0.00	0.00	98.66	—	1	0
16	1	80.9%	27.90	23.00	33.00	230.00	101.00	111.00	99.20	65.1%	30	32
47	3	80.1%	30.50	22.00	29.90	240.00	110.10	119.00	107.50	65.1%	4	31
40	2	80.9%	25.20	20.00	30.00	250.00	118.30	127.00	100.01	64.1%	10	23
42	4	79.7%	29.70	19.00	26.80	260.00	127.00	136.00	127.00	64.2%	4	204
43	1	80.3%	27.71	17.00	27.00	270.00	134.00	141.60	139.69	59.0%	20	19
123	2	80.6%	20.90	16.00	26.00	280.00	143.80	153.00	151.63	62.1%	1	10
30	1	80.7%	21.00	15.00	25.00	290.00	0.00	0.00	150.80	—	1	0
115	1	80.8%	20.57	14.00	24.00	300.00	162.00	168.30	159.20	58.5%	2	10
0	1	12.5%	49.00	0.00	0.00	310.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	4	80.5%	20.55	12.00	22.00	320.00	164.00	173.00	175.00	—	28	29
177	4	80.2%	28.50	12.60	19.40	330.00	173.00	182.00	177.50	—	2	1
19	3	78.2%	15.27	10.00	18.30	340.00	150.00	157.60	170.00	—	1	3
47	1	80.3%	16.50	10.00	19.00	350.00	208.00	214.40	177.00	54.6%	5	11
5	2	80.7%	29.00	9.00	19.00	360.00	199.00	208.00	204.90	—	1	3
9	1	80.0%	12.90	8.00	18.00	370.00	0.00	0.00	214.02	—	3	0
3	2	121.2%	43.00	32.00	40.00	380.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	1	80.3%	28.28	7.00	17.00	390.00	221.00	225.50	194.50	—	1	1
23	10	79.4%	15.10	6.00	16.00	400.00	235.00	245.00	244.10	—	1	3
8	5	122.5%	35.79	30.00	39.00	410.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	1	119.5%	33.50	27.00	37.00	420.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	226.0%	200.00	89.50	93.50	430.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	18	266.6%	76.56	105.50	109.50	440.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	1	80.6%	13.08	6.90	11.60	450.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	1	80.4%	13.50	6.60	11.00	460.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	3	25.0%	31.30	0.00	0.00	470.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	5	132.8%	37.80	32.00	40.60	480.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	25.0%	23.56	0.00	0.00	490.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
818	1	79.3%	6.80	2.00	12.00	500.00	302.50	307.50	275.00	—	5	4
12	1	77.4%	16.00	2.00	9.60	520.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	25.0%	29.95	0.00	0.00	540.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	2	152.3%	81.52	41.50	46.50	560.00	413.00	422.00	419.30	76.1%	—	0
4	2	82.5%	10.95	2.20	10.00	580.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
51	1	81.2%	4.89	3.40	7.10	600.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
113	164	78.1%	7.29	1.65	6.40	620.00	0.00	0.00	426.00	—	—	0
230	161	78.0%	6.92	1.40	6.00	640.00	493.00	502.00	496.40	81.1%	120	80

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 17, 2027 expiration, the LEU put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.52 (1,828 puts vs 3,512 calls), and 0.67 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 17, 2027 is about 77.5%, 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.