Linde (LIN) Options Chain

NASDAQ: LINBasic MaterialsMajor ChemicalsUSD

483.73+2.03 (+0.42%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Jan 21, 2028
Days to expiration: 468
Share price: $483.73
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.71
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.42
ATM implied volatility: 25.9%
Expected move: ±$141.89
Open interest (C / P): 1.49K / 1.05K

LIN options summary

The LIN options chain for the January 21, 2028 expiration lists 46 call and 36 put contracts, with 468 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 1,490 calls and 1,051 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.71, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $480.00 strike is 25.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$141.89 (29.3%) in Linde stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $550.00 call (186 contracts) and the $280.00 put (161 contracts).

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

LIN options chain · January 21, 2028

LIN 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	52.8%	241.07	251.00	255.50	240.00	0.00	5.00	2.68	42.1%	50	6
0	5	—	240.00	0.00	0.00	250.00	0.00	0.00	3.40	12.5%	—	0
1	—	52.2%	292.20	237.00	241.50	260.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	2	68.8%	261.50	247.00	251.50	270.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	1	52.1%	262.00	219.00	224.00	280.00	0.55	5.50	1.85	34.9%	157	161
6	2	50.5%	265.20	210.00	215.00	290.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
131	1	44.9%	188.00	196.50	201.50	300.00	0.00	0.00	5.60	6.3%	—	0
29	18	61.0%	223.40	212.00	217.00	310.00	0.00	0.00	6.00	6.3%	—	0
38	4	46.3%	231.75	184.00	188.60	320.00	0.00	0.00	11.00	6.3%	1	0
24	18	57.2%	206.50	194.50	199.50	330.00	3.50	8.50	6.30	29.7%	3	6
48	5	40.1%	159.50	162.00	166.50	340.00	0.00	0.00	8.80	6.3%	1	0
40	1	39.0%	155.64	153.50	158.00	350.00	5.50	9.40	7.89	27.1%	1	46
14	1	38.2%	147.00	145.00	150.00	360.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	1	37.3%	144.00	137.00	142.00	370.00	9.00	13.20	10.20	26.8%	—	4
1	—	50.8%	149.84	153.50	158.00	380.00	0.00	0.00	13.90	3.1%	10	0
1	1	35.7%	129.00	121.50	126.50	390.00	0.00	0.00	15.00	3.1%	35	0
19	1	35.0%	101.00	114.00	119.00	400.00	13.50	17.50	15.60	24.3%	4	29
0	1	34.1%	108.74	107.00	111.50	410.00	16.00	20.50	20.75	24.3%	1	10
5	1	33.5%	88.65	100.00	104.50	420.00	18.50	23.00	20.50	23.8%	2	34
26	1	32.8%	95.20	93.00	97.50	430.00	21.00	24.50	22.80	22.6%	1	79
4	1	32.5%	88.90	86.50	91.50	440.00	24.00	29.00	26.20	22.9%	1	10
25	4	31.8%	74.50	80.50	85.00	450.00	27.50	32.00	29.00	22.3%	1	75
68	1	31.5%	74.60	74.50	79.50	460.00	31.00	36.00	30.90	22.1%	2	161
119	11	30.9%	69.74	69.00	73.50	470.00	35.00	40.00	37.22	21.6%	8	38
30	5	30.5%	68.80	63.50	68.00	480.00	39.50	44.50	41.87	21.3%	1	32
LIN $483.73
47	58	30.1%	58.60	58.50	63.00	490.00	44.00	49.00	52.60	20.9%	2	32
35	1	29.9%	56.00	53.50	58.50	500.00	49.00	54.00	69.60	20.5%	1	63
28	1	29.6%	49.70	49.00	54.00	510.00	54.50	59.50	57.20	20.2%	2	35
28	3	29.5%	38.38	45.00	50.00	520.00	51.50	56.00	61.20	15.4%	—	3
68	2	29.2%	41.00	41.00	46.00	530.00	66.50	71.00	68.50	19.3%	1	114
55	1	28.8%	39.80	37.50	42.00	540.00	73.00	77.50	77.60	19.0%	3	63
186	1	28.6%	36.45	34.00	38.50	550.00	79.50	84.50	94.20	18.7%	5	10
0	3	3.1%	33.72	0.00	0.00	560.00	0.00	0.00	87.70	—	1	0
23	2	28.3%	25.30	28.00	32.50	570.00	79.50	84.00	83.90	—	5	10
0	20	3.1%	31.40	0.00	0.00	580.00	86.00	90.50	90.20	—	—	7
58	1	28.1%	23.90	22.60	27.50	590.00	92.50	97.00	96.10	—	14	21
43	1	27.9%	22.80	20.50	25.00	600.00	117.00	121.50	92.50	15.7%	1	1
78	1	27.8%	18.60	16.50	21.00	620.00	133.50	138.00	98.02	13.4%	1	1
51	6	27.9%	15.10	13.00	18.00	640.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	1	27.7%	11.68	10.50	15.00	660.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	1	31.1%	11.00	10.00	17.80	680.00	200.00	205.00	202.00	24.8%	—	0
62	1	28.0%	9.00	6.00	11.00	700.00	220.00	225.00	220.50	26.2%	1	0
36	1	28.1%	8.05	4.50	9.50	720.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	11	29.5%	16.00	5.50	9.60	740.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	15	28.4%	5.88	2.50	7.00	760.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	5	6.3%	4.10	0.00	0.00	780.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 LIN put/call ratio?

For the January 21, 2028 expiration, the LIN put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.71 (1,051 puts vs 1,490 calls), and 1.42 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is LIN's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for LIN options expiring January 21, 2028 is about 25.9%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Linde stock to move.

How many LIN option expiration dates are there?

LIN has 10 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.