LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) Options Chain

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60.03-0.31 (-0.51%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:02 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Jan 21, 2028
Days to expiration: 467
Share price: $60.03
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.24
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.85
ATM implied volatility: 44.9%
Expected move: ±$30.51
Open interest (C / P): 3.44K / 4.29K

LYB options summary

The LYB options chain for the January 21, 2028 expiration lists 35 call and 31 put contracts, with 467 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 3,445 calls and 4,285 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.24, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $60.00 strike is 44.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$30.51 (50.8%) in LyondellBasell Industries NV stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $45.00 call (464 contracts) and the $25.00 put (1.02K contracts).

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

LYB options chain · January 21, 2028

LYB 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
0	5	—	45.20	0.00	0.00	22.50	0.25	1.00	0.64	56.7%	11	27
0	24	—	42.72	0.00	0.00	25.00	0.50	1.00	0.83	53.5%	2	1,016
1	1	94.7%	34.00	35.50	40.50	27.50	0.00	3.20	1.93	59.4%	7	32
28	2	95.8%	46.00	34.50	39.00	30.00	0.00	0.00	1.85	12.5%	1	0
15	1	130.9%	23.00	38.50	42.50	32.50	1.10	2.55	1.76	50.9%	1	221
366	1	55.8%	27.00	24.80	28.10	35.00	1.25	2.40	2.50	50.8%	23	363
2	2	51.9%	24.50	22.80	25.80	37.50	1.80	3.80	2.68	55.4%	1	11
142	7	51.2%	19.80	20.90	24.00	40.00	1.90	3.50	2.90	48.4%	20	223
106	2	49.6%	19.49	19.50	22.10	42.50	2.95	4.10	3.59	47.0%	45	304
464	1	46.7%	17.50	18.30	20.00	45.00	3.10	5.00	4.55	46.9%	2	509
83	4	48.5%	16.89	15.90	18.90	47.50	4.30	6.30	4.55	48.1%	60	221
383	2	49.1%	14.18	15.30	17.70	50.00	5.20	6.80	6.40	45.3%	11	342
72	1	47.7%	17.38	13.00	16.10	52.50	6.00	8.00	7.08	45.3%	10	111
103	6	47.2%	13.50	11.70	14.80	55.00	7.20	9.10	8.10	44.5%	24	53
112	4	52.2%	12.75	12.90	17.00	57.50	8.40	10.20	8.35	43.5%	1	25
428	1	47.0%	10.71	10.30	12.60	60.00	9.50	11.50	11.40	42.9%	1	126
LYB $60.03
4	10	47.5%	13.30	8.50	11.80	62.50	11.00	12.90	11.50	42.4%	15	25
202	1	46.7%	8.50	7.50	10.70	65.00	12.50	14.70	13.60	43.1%	1	65
30	2	44.9%	10.37	6.10	9.40	67.50	14.00	15.80	14.62	41.0%	25	25
191	1	44.8%	7.34	6.90	8.60	70.00	15.70	17.90	18.12	42.3%	2	153
0	2	3.1%	10.60	0.00	0.00	72.50	0.00	0.00	15.30	—	2	0
156	2	44.9%	5.40	5.50	7.30	75.00	18.50	21.80	18.00	43.1%	2	82
0	8	6.3%	14.16	0.00	0.00	77.50	0.00	0.00	20.34	—	2	0
223	30	42.2%	5.00	4.40	5.50	80.00	22.30	25.50	25.80	42.4%	1	230
7	2	54.7%	14.12	6.30	10.20	82.50	22.00	26.50	27.75	38.2%	—	1
76	1	43.5%	5.80	3.20	4.90	85.00	23.00	27.50	32.32	33.2%	1	65
6	—	52.8%	3.92	4.90	8.70	87.50	29.00	33.50	24.80	49.9%	—	1
80	10	42.6%	3.30	2.20	3.90	90.00	0.00	0.00	33.90	—	4	0
121	1	42.3%	2.80	2.45	3.20	95.00	31.00	35.50	38.30	25.8%	3	27
29	2	46.4%	1.65	1.60	3.50	100.00	39.10	43.50	37.85	46.6%	1	27
2	2	44.3%	2.00	1.20	2.60	105.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	1	50.2%	2.40	2.20	4.40	110.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	15	12.5%	5.60	0.00	0.00	115.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	1	46.4%	2.06	0.00	1.90	120.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	12.5%	1.88	0.00	0.00	125.00	0.00	0.00	59.75	—	10	0

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 LYB put/call ratio?

For the January 21, 2028 expiration, the LYB put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.24 (4,285 puts vs 3,445 calls), and 1.85 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is LYB's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for LYB options expiring January 21, 2028 is about 44.9%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects LyondellBasell Industries NV stock to move.

How many LYB option expiration dates are there?

LYB 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.