Mercury General (MCY) Options Chain
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Market open · Delayed 15 min · as of Oct 9, 11:37 AM ET
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 7
- Share price
- $103.35
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.10
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.77
- Expected move
- ±$7.15
- Open interest (C / P)
- 735 / 72
MCY options summary
The MCY options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 8 call and 4 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 735 calls and 72 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.10, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $105.00 strike is 50.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$7.15 (6.9%) in Mercury General stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $100.00 call (486 contracts) and the $90.00 put (25 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
MCY options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 12.57 | 11.20 | 14.20 | 90.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.55 | |||||
| 4.29 | 6.40 | 9.50 | 95.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.15 | |||||
| 3.47 | 1.80 | 5.10 | 100.00 | 0.25 | 0.70 | 0.40 | |||||
| 1.38 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 105.00 | 1.65 | 4.80 | 4.50 | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.30 | 110.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.47 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 115.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.45 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 125.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 135.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 MCY put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the MCY put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.10 (72 puts vs 735 calls), and 0.77 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is MCY's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for MCY options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 50.0%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Mercury General stock to move.
How many MCY option expiration dates are there?
MCY has 4 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Mar 19, 2027.
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.