Morgan Stanley (MS) Options Chain

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190.02+2.58 (+1.38%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 15, 2028
Days to expiration: 796
Share price: $190.02
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.08
Put/call ratio (volume): 5.11
ATM implied volatility: 30.9%
Expected move: ±$86.65
Open interest (C / P): 5.62K / 6.07K

MS options summary

The MS options chain for the December 15, 2028 expiration lists 39 call and 34 put contracts, with 796 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 5,619 calls and 6,068 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.08, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $190.00 strike is 30.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$86.65 (45.6%) in Morgan Stanley stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $250.00 call (1.36K contracts) and the $170.00 put (1.63K contracts).

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

MS options chain · December 15, 2028

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
0	9	—	138.05	0.00	0.00	80.00	1.75	2.00	2.05	38.9%	10	86
1	—	90.2%	109.25	128.00	132.50	85.00	2.01	2.65	2.50	39.1%	2	20
48	1	88.4%	131.18	125.50	128.50	90.00	2.60	3.10	2.80	38.2%	1	21
12	1	83.1%	98.30	119.50	124.00	95.00	3.00	3.60	3.60	37.3%	10	61
25	1	41.1%	93.80	93.00	96.10	100.00	3.35	4.00	3.67	36.1%	4	56
15	1	41.1%	103.42	89.00	92.30	105.00	3.95	4.80	4.80	35.8%	10	23
19	2	40.5%	88.00	85.00	88.30	110.00	4.40	5.50	4.88	35.1%	1	12
0	2	—	100.40	0.00	0.00	115.00	5.05	6.30	5.95	34.5%	1	107
16	3	40.7%	76.70	77.50	81.35	120.00	5.85	7.40	6.60	34.2%	1	18
5	1	39.9%	89.95	74.00	77.50	125.00	6.90	8.40	6.75	33.7%	1	5
66	1	38.2%	72.00	70.50	73.00	130.00	8.00	9.35	8.30	32.9%	4	21
41	9	39.1%	76.37	67.00	70.50	135.00	8.95	10.45	8.98	32.3%	1	552
117	2	37.6%	64.50	63.70	66.25	140.00	10.20	11.70	11.00	31.8%	5	28
22	10	37.5%	74.16	60.50	63.25	145.00	11.50	13.00	12.30	31.2%	134	145
174	1	37.8%	54.70	57.50	60.60	150.00	13.00	13.75	13.11	29.9%	4	1,417
80	1	37.0%	72.53	54.50	57.15	155.00	14.30	16.10	15.00	30.3%	20	24
91	1	37.4%	60.03	51.50	54.90	160.00	15.15	17.80	17.35	29.9%	1	16
10	1	37.0%	71.59	48.50	52.05	165.00	17.35	19.60	18.40	29.4%	1	77
114	3	35.9%	45.00	45.50	48.45	170.00	19.55	21.55	20.33	29.0%	300	1,630
34	3	36.4%	45.95	43.00	46.70	175.00	21.55	23.55	24.25	28.6%	6	219
72	2	36.2%	43.32	40.50	44.20	180.00	23.65	25.70	23.70	28.1%	1	93
0	1	—	63.75	0.00	0.00	185.00	25.85	28.10	26.69	27.9%	1	10
133	1	34.8%	34.88	36.00	38.55	190.00	28.40	30.00	29.73	27.0%	2	506
MS $190.02
40	6	34.5%	36.07	33.50	36.30	195.00	30.70	33.10	32.10	27.1%	1	206
123	6	34.5%	32.05	32.85	34.50	200.00	33.45	34.10	34.00	25.3%	1	340
388	1	33.9%	29.30	27.60	30.35	210.00	39.00	41.65	40.30	26.2%	16	98
445	2	34.7%	26.35	24.30	28.10	220.00	44.90	46.95	45.50	24.7%	65	261
114	6	33.2%	22.94	21.25	23.70	230.00	0.00	0.00	43.55	—	1	0
351	1	33.0%	20.25	19.90	21.00	240.00	58.80	61.50	63.72	24.1%	2	8
1,363	4	32.7%	18.00	17.70	18.45	250.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
469	2	33.0%	14.40	14.10	16.75	260.00	60.00	65.00	65.90	—	—	1
305	1	33.4%	14.50	12.25	15.40	270.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
151	5	33.2%	12.30	10.65	13.65	280.00	75.60	80.00	70.00	—	—	5
21	6	32.1%	10.85	9.60	11.15	290.00	82.00	86.45	85.45	—	—	1
60	1	31.8%	8.40	8.45	9.70	300.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
79	9	31.9%	7.51	7.05	8.75	310.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
118	8	32.0%	9.40	6.15	7.85	320.00	128.30	132.50	108.28	23.7%	1	1
356	2	42.7%	15.95	13.25	16.10	330.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
141	2	31.8%	5.85	4.70	6.10	340.00	148.00	152.50	139.95	25.7%	—	0

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 15, 2028 expiration, the MS put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.08 (6,068 puts vs 5,619 calls), and 5.11 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 15, 2028 is about 30.9%, 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.