Morgan Stanley (MS) Options Chain

NYSE: MSFinanceInvestment Bankers/Brokers/ServiceUSD

187.70+0.26 (+0.14%)

Market open · Delayed 15 min · as of Oct 9, 10:21 AM ET

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 9, 2026
Days to expiration: 0
Share price: $187.73
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.48
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.93
ATM implied volatility: 24.0%
Expected move: ±$2.36
Open interest (C / P): 11.74K / 5.61K

MS options summary

The MS options chain for the October 9, 2026 expiration lists 35 call and 43 put contracts, expiring today. Open interest stands at 11,744 calls and 5,613 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.48, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $187.50 strike is 24.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$2.36 (1.3%) in Morgan Stanley stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $205.00 call (4.30K contracts) and the $185.00 put (1.68K contracts).

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

MS options chain · October 9, 2026

MS 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	115.00	0.00	0.01	0.05	300.0%	4	81
—	—	—	—	—	—	120.00	0.00	2.13	0.15	545.3%	8	9
—	—	—	—	—	—	125.00	—	—	0.04	—	—	—
—	—	—	61.49	—	—	130.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	56.51	—	—	135.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	49.40	—	—	140.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	44.41	—	—	145.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	39.39	—	—	150.00	0.00	0.24	0.21	205.1%	1	98
—	—	—	—	—	—	155.00	—	—	0.26	—	—	—
10	—	238.1%	26.80	26.60	28.75	160.00	—	—	0.01	—	—	—
15	38	127.7%	24.73	21.95	23.75	165.00	0.00	0.75	0.25	158.4%	1	11
—	—	—	22.26	—	—	167.50	0.00	0.38	0.30	125.0%	1	29
5	5	109.0%	47.17	16.60	19.20	170.00	0.00	0.32	0.17	107.8%	9	365
—	—	—	—	—	—	172.50	0.00	0.32	0.03	94.7%	2	221
53	53	141.0%	11.74	11.40	13.95	175.00	0.00	0.00	0.04	25.0%	2	217
—	—	—	—	—	—	177.50	0.00	0.33	0.03	68.4%	11	193
37	2	64.7%	8.60	6.85	9.25	180.00	0.00	0.11	0.07	50.0%	14	486
94	1	91.5%	6.00	3.85	6.75	182.50	0.01	0.12	0.14	37.3%	33	407
91	23	25.4%	3.20	1.99	2.90	185.00	0.09	0.25	0.13	28.9%	168	1,680
1,076	33	16.0%	1.40	0.57	0.75	187.50	0.70	1.14	0.55	31.9%	11	791
MS $187.73
476	23	22.2%	0.12	0.05	0.17	190.00	2.18	3.20	2.32	46.8%	39	873
832	54	28.1%	0.02	0.01	0.05	192.50	3.80	6.00	4.45	76.5%	30	147
1,415	11	31.3%	0.08	0.00	0.01	195.00	6.30	8.70	7.76	54.4%	285	4
588	29	62.1%	0.04	0.00	0.32	197.50	8.80	10.60	10.42	97.6%	102	0
643	3	48.4%	0.01	0.00	0.01	200.00	11.30	13.40	12.95	64.8%	4	0
175	3	61.7%	0.01	0.00	0.04	202.50	13.80	16.20	13.37	91.8%	4	0
4,296	13	59.4%	0.01	0.00	0.01	205.00	16.30	18.70	17.96	103.2%	2	0
117	1	68.8%	0.01	0.00	0.01	207.50	18.80	20.90	20.40	94.9%	2	1
338	7	75.0%	0.01	0.00	0.01	210.00	20.75	23.50	23.38	187.6%	1	0
59	1	192.5%	0.42	0.00	2.12	212.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
84	3	114.8%	0.01	0.00	0.10	215.00	26.30	28.50	16.80	132.0%	2	0
69	1	217.7%	0.01	0.00	2.13	217.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
233	8	103.1%	0.01	0.00	0.01	220.00	31.30	33.45	28.60	145.7%	2	0
2	1	241.3%	0.55	0.00	2.13	222.50	—	—	31.10	—	—	—
187	1	252.7%	0.51	0.00	2.13	225.00	—	—	33.67	—	—	—
108	1	274.8%	0.04	0.00	2.13	230.00	41.30	43.45	40.55	179.3%	6	0
64	47	140.6%	0.01	0.00	0.01	235.00	—	—	43.79	—	—	—
31	2	315.8%	0.01	0.00	2.12	240.00	—	—	48.78	—	—	—
601	11	335.4%	0.09	0.00	2.12	245.00	55.80	58.50	54.00	347.1%	4	0
31	12	354.3%	0.17	0.00	2.12	250.00	—	—	60.58	—	—	—
14	—	372.7%	0.89	0.00	2.12	255.00	—	—	63.86	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	260.00	—	—	72.95	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	265.00	—	—	77.93	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	270.00	—	—	82.13	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	275.00	—	—	87.11	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	280.00	—	—	92.54	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	285.00	—	—	97.52	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	290.00	—	—	103.26	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	295.00	—	—	107.87	—	—	—

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 MS put/call ratio?

For the October 9, 2026 expiration, the MS put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.48 (5,613 puts vs 11,744 calls), and 1.93 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is MS's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for MS options expiring October 9, 2026 is about 24.0%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Morgan Stanley stock to move.

How many MS option expiration dates are there?

MS has 17 listed expiration dates, from Oct 9, 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.