Microsoft (MSFT) Options Chain

NASDAQ: MSFTTechnologyComputer Software: Prepackaged SoftwareUSD

535.07+12.46 (+2.38%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Mar 19, 2027
Days to expiration: 159
Share price: $535.07
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.09
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.78
ATM implied volatility: 30.3%
Expected move: ±$107.16
Open interest (C / P): 101.11K / 110.17K

MSFT options summary

The MSFT options chain for the March 19, 2027 expiration lists 64 call and 62 put contracts, with 159 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 101,114 calls and 110,171 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.09, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $540.00 strike is 30.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$107.16 (20.0%) in Microsoft stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $460.00 call (12.21K contracts) and the $350.00 put (8.86K contracts).

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

MSFT options chain · March 19, 2027

MSFT 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
294	2	87.9%	347.53	350.80	354.10	185.00	0.05	0.15	0.09	57.9%	8	417
58	1	87.1%	327.90	345.90	349.40	190.00	0.05	0.16	0.06	56.8%	2	154
6	12	—	296.30	306.10	309.95	195.00	0.05	0.18	0.12	56.0%	2	173
87	2	82.8%	329.45	335.60	339.60	200.00	0.05	0.19	0.11	54.9%	2	633
6	1	81.3%	308.00	326.30	329.70	210.00	0.10	0.19	0.14	53.3%	2	212
30	1	78.6%	304.85	316.50	319.90	220.00	0.10	0.20	0.15	51.0%	4	438
14	1	75.7%	284.95	306.70	310.00	230.00	0.01	0.20	0.17	50.1%	2	562
48	1	73.8%	259.22	297.10	300.30	240.00	0.05	0.23	0.14	48.5%	2	920
100	3	71.2%	288.32	287.20	290.55	250.00	0.08	0.43	0.24	49.9%	2	1,750
68	1	68.8%	233.92	277.40	280.80	260.00	0.02	0.76	0.33	51.3%	21	2,885
63	1	66.5%	264.92	267.65	271.05	270.00	0.20	0.37	0.28	44.3%	20	451
87	1	64.1%	221.24	257.70	261.40	280.00	0.35	0.41	0.49	42.7%	18	2,598
349	2	62.2%	225.98	248.20	251.60	290.00	0.13	0.88	0.32	45.2%	23	3,853
773	3	59.6%	239.66	238.60	241.45	300.00	0.33	0.59	0.47	40.5%	1	4,539
197	18	58.2%	226.40	228.85	232.25	310.00	0.62	0.70	0.67	39.4%	1	1,237
420	1	56.2%	217.55	219.20	222.60	320.00	0.59	0.86	0.80	38.6%	7	6,580
269	4	54.8%	208.80	210.15	212.85	330.00	0.95	1.04	0.97	37.7%	5	3,145
249	1	51.3%	200.55	199.95	202.30	340.00	1.09	1.27	1.23	36.8%	7	2,567
644	125	50.5%	193.54	190.30	193.80	350.00	1.46	1.73	1.52	36.8%	18	8,863
567	1	52.1%	179.50	181.05	184.40	360.00	1.80	1.95	1.85	35.5%	6	4,205
1,033	1	50.3%	166.00	171.70	175.00	370.00	2.22	2.35	2.35	34.8%	16	5,581
2,634	1	48.5%	159.92	162.30	165.65	380.00	2.72	2.86	2.64	34.1%	11	3,428
2,683	2	46.5%	151.26	153.70	156.15	390.00	3.25	3.50	3.45	33.5%	10	5,141
5,139	5	45.2%	145.30	144.80	147.15	400.00	4.00	4.30	4.01	33.0%	14	7,169
1,164	4	44.1%	124.28	135.90	138.40	410.00	5.00	5.20	5.05	32.5%	42	5,750
1,217	8	41.8%	129.10	127.15	128.80	420.00	5.90	6.25	6.22	31.9%	144	4,145
1,146	21	40.5%	119.80	118.50	120.05	430.00	7.25	7.55	7.45	31.5%	23	4,188
1,037	18	39.6%	111.13	110.35	111.80	440.00	8.65	9.10	8.90	31.1%	46	3,604
2,656	20	38.5%	102.59	102.55	103.50	450.00	10.20	10.80	10.70	30.6%	291	4,583
12,205	75	37.8%	94.95	94.70	95.75	460.00	12.40	13.00	12.65	30.4%	37	4,454
1,278	8	37.1%	88.20	87.15	88.30	470.00	14.45	15.15	14.85	29.8%	22	2,175
3,373	29	36.3%	80.35	79.75	80.95	480.00	17.15	17.75	17.35	29.4%	325	2,404
2,868	21	35.6%	72.95	72.80	73.95	490.00	20.20	20.80	20.25	29.1%	327	2,203
6,941	78	35.0%	67.00	66.30	67.35	500.00	23.50	24.05	23.90	28.7%	36	4,033
4,073	42	35.0%	60.64	60.25	61.80	510.00	27.10	27.95	27.50	28.5%	78	1,962
2,777	108	34.0%	55.20	54.35	55.20	520.00	31.20	32.60	31.25	28.5%	16	558
3,790	175	34.1%	49.21	48.95	50.45	530.00	35.65	36.25	36.00	27.6%	62	776
MSFT $535.07
3,488	87	33.2%	44.29	44.00	44.60	540.00	40.40	41.50	40.75	27.5%	24	231
5,354	147	32.9%	39.25	39.25	39.90	550.00	45.65	46.70	45.84	27.1%	2	912
2,527	331	32.9%	35.69	34.85	36.00	560.00	51.30	52.40	58.35	26.8%	3	229
2,200	65	32.4%	31.31	31.05	31.80	570.00	57.30	58.55	61.95	26.5%	4	199
2,680	89	32.2%	28.00	27.45	28.15	580.00	63.75	65.00	64.30	26.2%	3	115
2,375	12	31.9%	24.72	24.20	24.85	590.00	70.45	71.95	74.00	25.9%	27	33
3,928	157	31.7%	21.65	21.30	21.85	600.00	77.20	79.10	88.00	25.5%	1	40
1,021	13	31.6%	20.54	19.95	20.50	605.00	80.95	82.90	85.00	25.4%	1	8
874	14	31.5%	19.20	18.70	19.15	610.00	84.90	87.00	88.80	25.5%	4	6
1,313	15	31.5%	18.20	17.45	18.00	615.00	88.95	90.85	105.16	25.3%	4	3
2,814	24	31.4%	17.10	16.35	16.85	620.00	92.70	94.70	110.74	25.1%	22	14
541	3	31.4%	16.00	15.25	15.80	625.00	96.60	98.90	113.14	25.1%	2	9
1,585	66	31.3%	14.25	14.30	14.75	630.00	100.90	102.70	129.55	24.6%	3	0
260	1	31.3%	13.00	13.30	13.80	635.00	104.85	107.25	121.82	24.8%	20	35
816	10	31.4%	12.57	12.40	13.10	640.00	0.00	0.00	143.15	—	1	0
208	1	31.1%	12.05	11.55	11.95	645.00	113.55	115.45	154.90	24.1%	1	1
1,095	249	31.1%	11.10	10.75	11.20	650.00	117.70	120.10	120.14	24.3%	1	0
208	6	31.0%	10.28	9.95	10.35	655.00	154.15	157.75	164.50	53.0%	—	0
2,678	9	31.0%	9.40	9.30	9.70	660.00	276.85	279.70	285.00	138.2%	2	0
434	49	31.0%	8.85	8.65	9.05	665.00	0.00	0.00	165.96	—	1	0
282	2	30.9%	8.15	8.05	8.40	670.00	135.65	138.45	141.63	24.3%	2	0
441	80	30.9%	8.00	7.45	7.80	675.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1,381	65	30.8%	7.25	6.90	7.25	680.00	0.00	0.00	195.75	—	32	0
800	16	30.9%	5.30	5.00	5.50	700.00	164.05	166.25	208.11	22.7%	—	0
248	3	30.6%	3.70	3.70	4.00	720.00	218.35	222.00	231.60	62.6%	—	0
455	5	30.4%	2.77	2.69	2.88	740.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
765	10	30.4%	1.98	1.99	2.11	760.00	0.00	0.00	258.70	—	—	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 MSFT put/call ratio?

For the March 19, 2027 expiration, the MSFT put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.09 (110,171 puts vs 101,114 calls), and 0.78 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is MSFT's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for MSFT options expiring March 19, 2027 is about 30.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Microsoft stock to move.

How many MSFT option expiration dates are there?

MSFT has 19 listed expiration dates, from Oct 12, 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.