Morgan Stanley (MS) Options Chain

NYSE: MSFinanceInvestment Bankers/Brokers/ServiceUSD

190.02+2.58 (+1.38%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $190.02
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.56
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.31
ATM implied volatility: 46.3%
Expected move: ±$10.30
Open interest (C / P): 40.73K / 22.68K

MS options summary

The MS options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 50 call and 44 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 40,731 calls and 22,679 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.56, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $190.00 strike is 46.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$10.30 (5.4%) in Morgan Stanley stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $205.00 call (7.11K contracts) and the $185.00 put (3.51K contracts).

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

MS options chain · October 16, 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
10	—	332.4%	105.15	109.35	111.50	80.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	1026.7%	142.85	127.65	131.75	85.00	0.00	0.00	0.26	50.0%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	90.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	181.3%	3	15
—	—	—	—	—	—	95.00	0.00	0.36	0.73	241.4%	107	109
0	270	941.8%	110.50	116.85	120.25	100.00	0.00	0.05	0.02	179.7%	10	23
2	2	787.3%	89.80	106.05	109.85	105.00	0.00	0.05	0.01	167.2%	2	13
3	4	826.3%	100.00	106.40	108.65	110.00	0.00	2.13	0.02	262.9%	64	23
0	4	226.8%	98.50	73.35	75.75	115.00	0.00	0.11	0.04	155.5%	5	38
0	2	—	88.55	0.00	0.00	120.00	0.00	0.10	0.10	141.8%	1	22
0	2	—	83.65	0.00	0.00	125.00	0.00	0.00	0.87	50.0%	2	0
3	3	666.0%	77.24	86.55	88.80	130.00	0.00	0.10	0.40	119.1%	1	78
46	40	102.3%	54.75	54.20	55.90	135.00	0.00	0.10	0.04	108.2%	2	275
57	2	159.2%	47.48	48.35	51.00	140.00	0.00	0.10	0.05	97.7%	3	177
7	1	146.0%	50.26	43.35	46.05	145.00	0.00	0.10	0.10	87.5%	1	259
161	2	132.9%	60.60	38.40	41.10	150.00	0.00	0.16	0.03	82.8%	3	446
29	1	125.0%	35.35	33.35	36.35	155.00	0.00	0.15	0.14	71.9%	1	385
46	2	78.0%	29.95	29.05	31.60	160.00	0.00	0.37	0.15	71.3%	3	1,477
28	1	84.8%	31.43	23.40	25.90	165.00	0.00	0.16	0.14	52.7%	15	1,124
—	—	—	—	—	—	167.50	—	—	0.23	—	—	—
69	7	72.3%	17.05	19.20	20.95	170.00	0.06	0.18	0.11	49.4%	25	1,241
—	—	—	—	—	—	172.50	0.16	0.31	0.23	49.2%	10	301
73	1	67.3%	18.48	14.25	16.45	175.00	0.32	0.41	0.37	46.3%	146	1,568
89	15	59.6%	12.18	12.25	13.95	177.50	0.55	0.70	0.65	46.7%	159	371
517	25	51.7%	10.70	10.65	11.45	180.00	0.90	0.99	0.90	44.9%	223	1,224
12	13	52.1%	8.09	8.80	9.60	182.50	1.33	1.58	1.48	45.6%	131	480
240	35	51.5%	7.30	6.90	7.85	185.00	2.08	2.25	2.14	44.9%	143	3,511
165	262	46.4%	5.62	5.50	5.85	187.50	2.86	3.60	3.00	49.2%	308	406
796	741	45.7%	4.30	4.15	4.45	190.00	3.90	4.55	3.99	46.9%	609	2,058
MS $190.02
247	108	46.9%	3.33	3.05	3.45	192.50	5.25	6.25	5.65	50.2%	3	196
962	1,383	45.8%	2.31	2.19	2.45	195.00	6.80	7.55	7.26	47.1%	14	1,417
4,488	1,791	45.0%	1.57	1.55	1.68	197.50	8.25	9.50	10.39	49.2%	2	232
4,547	709	45.1%	1.07	0.99	1.16	200.00	10.50	11.55	10.90	50.9%	42	2,916
301	39	43.6%	0.73	0.63	0.70	202.50	12.45	14.05	14.38	57.7%	15	20
7,112	1,945	43.8%	0.43	0.40	0.45	205.00	14.70	16.30	16.68	60.4%	8	47
469	1	47.2%	0.29	0.20	0.39	207.50	16.95	19.50	20.45	55.7%	1	12
4,573	266	45.2%	0.17	0.15	0.20	210.00	19.35	21.50	23.10	53.6%	1	1,741
70	3	48.5%	0.12	0.06	0.18	212.50	21.75	24.30	24.93	61.2%	300	3
1,180	35	49.1%	0.08	0.04	0.12	215.00	—	—	27.75	—	—	—
129	4	54.9%	0.18	0.01	0.15	217.50	26.85	28.60	22.90	59.9%	75	0
6,752	15	50.0%	0.05	0.01	0.09	220.00	28.90	31.15	29.90	90.6%	1	400
239	5	53.3%	0.05	0.01	0.09	222.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
75	2	56.6%	0.09	0.01	0.09	225.00	34.35	36.75	39.19	84.5%	1	0
2,643	69	57.8%	0.02	0.00	0.05	230.00	38.55	41.35	39.70	114.0%	35	70
115	5	70.5%	0.05	0.01	0.11	235.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1,692	5	71.9%	0.08	0.00	0.07	240.00	0.00	0.00	28.32	—	1	0
—	—	—	0.05	—	—	245.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1,462	2	85.2%	0.01	0.00	0.09	250.00	34.90	37.00	38.15	—	2	1
16	2	87.9%	0.01	0.00	0.07	255.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
982	4	98.8%	0.01	0.00	0.12	260.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
150	2	107.8%	0.01	0.00	0.11	270.00	0.00	0.00	54.99	—	—	0
16	10	152.5%	0.09	0.00	0.80	280.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
47	46	193.8%	0.01	0.00	2.11	290.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	15	205.9%	0.02	0.00	2.13	300.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
88	2	189.0%	0.38	0.00	0.94	310.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 MS put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the MS put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.56 (22,679 puts vs 40,731 calls), and 0.31 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 16, 2026 is about 46.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Morgan Stanley stock to move.

How many MS option expiration dates are there?

MS has 16 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.