Altria Group (MO) Options Chain

NYSE: MOHealth Care Medicinal Chemicals and Botanical Products USD

71.68+0.26 (+0.36%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Mar 19, 2027
Days to expiration: 160
Share price: $71.68
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.79
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.38
ATM implied volatility: 24.1%
Expected move: ±$11.45
Open interest (C / P): 11.31K / 8.94K

MO options summary

The MO options chain for the March 19, 2027 expiration lists 21 call and 24 put contracts, with 160 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 11,313 calls and 8,937 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.79, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $72.50 strike is 24.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$11.45 (16.0%) in Altria Group stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $70.00 call (3.57K contracts) and the $65.00 put (2.07K contracts).

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

MO options chain · March 19, 2027

MO 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	—	—	32.30	0.00	0.00	32.50	0.00	0.00	0.10	25.0%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	35.00	0.00	1.34	0.07	71.8%	12	8
1	1	85.8%	30.00	31.95	36.00	37.50	0.00	0.28	0.05	55.0%	1	14
—	—	—	—	—	—	40.00	0.00	0.19	0.05	46.8%	2	300
—	—	—	—	—	—	42.50	0.00	0.11	0.08	38.9%	2	220
3	6	63.2%	24.46	26.00	28.25	45.00	0.02	0.14	0.09	36.4%	2	223
0	10	51.9%	24.55	21.50	25.30	47.50	0.01	0.37	0.14	39.4%	1	1,027
0	1	—	15.90	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.15	0.23	0.19	32.0%	10	130
31	1	36.8%	15.92	16.75	17.75	55.00	0.33	0.43	0.38	28.5%	11	291
121	4	37.4%	13.64	14.55	15.80	57.50	0.50	0.66	0.60	27.8%	4	404
249	15	36.9%	10.10	12.30	13.85	60.00	0.68	0.96	0.78	26.8%	2	1,432
291	1	29.6%	11.35	10.30	11.05	62.50	1.05	1.29	1.30	25.2%	1	543
482	15	27.2%	8.80	7.95	8.95	65.00	1.70	1.85	1.77	24.5%	15	2,072
458	1	26.3%	6.99	6.75	7.20	67.50	2.35	2.81	2.50	25.1%	7	1,172
3,567	62	24.7%	5.53	5.25	5.50	70.00	3.45	3.90	3.60	25.1%	5	565
MO $71.68
1,317	2	24.4%	4.04	3.95	4.25	72.50	4.65	4.95	4.89	23.8%	1	498
1,772	79	24.1%	3.10	3.00	3.20	75.00	6.05	6.45	9.48	23.8%	3	29
823	5	23.9%	2.29	2.12	2.35	77.50	9.70	8.20	7.91	24.1%	2	1
1,643	4	23.9%	1.74	1.58	1.73	80.00	11.50	12.30	12.88	37.1%	1	4
170	3	24.1%	1.20	0.98	1.27	82.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
207	4	24.9%	0.88	0.78	1.00	85.00	0.00	0.00	15.45	—	1	0
84	4	25.2%	0.45	0.22	0.53	90.00	19.10	21.80	20.94	47.8%	—	0
94	10	26.1%	0.25	0.17	0.31	95.00	22.00	25.10	30.35	41.5%	3	2
0	1	12.5%	0.13	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	28.58	—	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	105.00	35.05	39.00	32.69	64.5%	—	2

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 MO put/call ratio?

For the March 19, 2027 expiration, the MO put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.79 (8,937 puts vs 11,313 calls), and 0.38 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is MO's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for MO options expiring March 19, 2027 is about 24.1%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Altria Group stock to move.

How many MO option expiration dates are there?

MO has 13 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.