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: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 69
Share price: $190.02
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.45
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.63
ATM implied volatility: 30.4%
Expected move: ±$25.14
Open interest (C / P): 20.62K / 29.97K

MS options summary

The MS options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 47 call and 41 put contracts, with 69 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 20,624 calls and 29,967 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.45, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $190.00 strike is 30.4%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$25.14 (13.2%) in Morgan Stanley stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $200.00 call (3.02K contracts) and the $110.00 put (2.52K contracts).

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

MS options chain · December 18, 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
1	1	459.2%	141.50	160.55	164.25	50.00	0.00	0.75	0.05	145.7%	4	194
0	15	—	126.80	98.45	101.30	55.00	0.00	0.23	0.03	116.0%	4	250
1	2	—	70.45	66.10	69.95	60.00	0.00	0.59	0.07	122.3%	4	627
0	48	—	100.60	102.50	107.00	65.00	0.00	0.43	0.02	109.4%	1	267
0	1	—	107.00	0.00	0.00	70.00	0.00	2.14	0.94	132.1%	5	69
0	1	—	102.55	105.85	112.80	75.00	0.00	0.67	0.30	101.8%	1	744
0	10	348.0%	130.05	136.45	140.35	80.00	0.00	0.00	0.41	50.0%	1	0
0	15	328.3%	125.05	131.55	135.35	85.00	0.00	0.87	0.50	92.8%	200	373
1	—	—	50.41	44.90	46.25	87.50	0.00	0.59	0.03	84.6%	2	303
10	10	82.1%	101.65	99.05	101.60	90.00	0.00	0.41	0.11	77.6%	4	1,708
0	1	279.5%	124.25	120.55	124.40	92.50	0.00	1.05	0.10	86.5%	2	10
74	50	311.3%	99.20	124.45	128.45	95.00	0.17	0.61	0.88	79.7%	2	87
10	10	71.1%	105.65	91.55	93.95	97.50	0.00	0.00	0.49	25.0%	2	0
31	1	68.7%	91.75	88.95	91.55	100.00	0.00	0.10	0.05	56.8%	2	1,068
208	10	88.5%	98.20	83.45	86.45	105.00	0.00	0.16	0.06	55.7%	6	0
261	4	82.6%	82.25	78.50	81.45	110.00	0.00	0.10	0.10	53.1%	4	2,525
82	1	56.7%	74.10	74.10	76.50	115.00	0.00	0.17	0.11	52.7%	2	0
79	4	55.1%	83.30	69.10	71.70	120.00	0.03	0.25	0.13	51.6%	1	817
275	10	67.3%	78.40	64.15	66.55	125.00	0.00	0.32	0.32	49.4%	2	748
113	3	64.0%	67.05	59.20	61.75	130.00	0.00	0.38	0.25	46.7%	1	300
146	1	58.9%	59.30	54.10	56.75	135.00	0.01	0.46	0.27	44.2%	3	521
1,350	150	54.4%	52.50	49.30	51.80	140.00	0.14	0.59	0.40	42.1%	1	701
187	3	50.6%	45.65	43.95	46.95	145.00	0.39	0.70	0.50	39.5%	19	1,561
2,403	2	43.3%	42.25	39.20	41.60	150.00	0.56	1.05	0.87	38.9%	23	1,337
108	2	40.4%	35.75	34.45	36.85	155.00	0.83	1.48	1.10	38.0%	4	1,483
1,281	17	39.2%	29.40	29.95	32.45	160.00	1.31	1.72	1.50	35.0%	13	723
129	3	38.2%	24.48	26.25	28.25	165.00	1.93	2.27	2.16	33.5%	28	656
327	8	35.3%	20.50	21.45	23.80	170.00	2.79	3.05	2.94	32.2%	5	2,106
306	1	34.4%	18.20	18.25	20.00	175.00	3.75	4.20	4.20	31.5%	3	1,486
394	13	33.4%	14.24	14.90	16.45	180.00	5.10	5.65	5.95	30.8%	16	1,038
127	12	32.0%	11.50	12.20	13.10	185.00	7.20	7.50	7.35	30.2%	16	1,270
685	8	30.9%	10.10	9.75	10.20	190.00	9.45	9.85	9.80	29.9%	16	1,065
MS $190.02
340	24	30.7%	7.77	7.40	7.95	195.00	12.15	12.55	13.15	29.6%	8	1,674
3,023	58	30.3%	5.95	5.35	6.00	200.00	15.25	15.65	15.50	29.2%	50	2,384
1,298	80	29.4%	3.13	2.96	3.15	210.00	22.25	23.40	25.35	30.4%	1	1,125
1,670	26	28.9%	1.54	1.41	1.55	220.00	30.85	32.45	31.30	33.6%	27	361
2,447	101	28.9%	0.72	0.65	0.73	230.00	39.95	41.70	40.37	35.8%	2	265
934	1	31.4%	0.45	0.13	0.52	240.00	49.40	52.45	41.65	45.6%	1	106
1,406	5	33.7%	0.20	0.03	0.38	250.00	59.30	61.80	65.00	46.9%	1	14
300	6	35.5%	0.17	0.00	0.27	260.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
459	22	39.3%	0.15	0.00	0.28	270.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
74	10	42.1%	0.20	0.00	0.26	280.00	0.00	0.00	71.24	—	—	0
14	1	52.2%	0.97	0.33	0.96	290.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	16	47.7%	0.06	0.00	0.24	300.00	84.50	87.45	73.80	—	—	1
5	2	50.2%	0.09	0.00	0.23	310.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	2	52.9%	0.09	0.00	0.23	320.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
43	3	51.0%	0.01	0.00	0.23	330.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 December 18, 2026 expiration, the MS put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.45 (29,967 puts vs 20,624 calls), and 0.63 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 December 18, 2026 is about 30.4%, 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.