Murphy Oil (MUR) Options Chain
NYSE: MUREnergyOil & Gas ProductionUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 7
- Share price
- $38.60
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 3.47
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.20
- Expected move
- ±$0.3341
- Open interest (C / P)
- 38 / 132
MUR options summary
The MUR options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 16 call and 12 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 38 calls and 132 puts, a put/call ratio of 3.47, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $37.50 strike is 6.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.3341 (0.9%) in Murphy Oil stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $60.00 call (38 contracts) and the $25.00 put (120 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
MUR options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 21.16 | 20.90 | 24.70 | 17.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 0.31 | |||||
| 19.72 | 17.40 | 18.60 | 22.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 | |||||
| 11.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.20 | |||||
| 10.69 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | |||||
| 7.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | |||||
| 6.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 32.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |||||
| 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | |||||
| 1.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 37.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | |||||
| 0.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.80 | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.32 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 9.50 | 11.10 | 7.40 | |||||
| 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 47.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.30 | |||||
| 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 52.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 55.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.80 | 0.35 | 0.90 | 60.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 MUR put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the MUR put/call ratio based on open interest is 3.47 (132 puts vs 38 calls), and 0.20 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is MUR's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for MUR options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 6.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Murphy Oil stock to move.
How many MUR option expiration dates are there?
MUR has 8 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 21, 2028.
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.