MaxLinear (MXL) Options Chain

NASDAQ: MXLTechnologySemiconductorsUSD

96.16+2.46 (+2.63%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 69
Share price: $96.16
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.09
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.37
ATM implied volatility: 103.7%
Expected move: ±$43.36
Open interest (C / P): 13.14K / 14.34K

MXL options summary

The MXL options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 59 call and 52 put contracts, with 69 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 13,139 calls and 14,339 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.09, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $95.00 strike is 103.7%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$43.36 (45.1%) in MaxLinear stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $150.00 call (2.00K contracts) and the $65.00 put (4.06K contracts).

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

MXL options chain · December 18, 2026

MXL 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	1	—	86.20	0.00	0.00	14.00	0.00	0.05	0.03	162.5%	2	66
3	1	213.9%	71.80	79.60	83.30	15.00	0.00	0.05	0.05	156.3%	5	189
1	1	—	72.40	45.10	48.70	16.00	0.00	0.05	0.06	150.8%	1	43
8	—	—	74.82	44.20	47.70	17.00	0.00	0.10	0.02	157.0%	2	2
1	1	—	91.50	43.90	46.80	18.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	19.00	0.00	0.15	0.05	154.3%	5	51
53	4	162.1%	85.00	74.70	77.90	20.00	0.00	0.15	0.05	149.6%	3	43
39	24	179.9%	37.81	73.70	77.30	21.00	0.00	0.70	0.15	180.9%	1	46
110	5	182.4%	39.50	73.40	75.80	22.00	0.00	0.50	0.10	166.0%	16	43
—	—	—	—	—	—	23.00	0.00	0.30	0.05	149.4%	2	0
1	1	—	59.30	55.50	58.50	24.00	0.00	1.40	1.07	187.9%	—	15
24	1	163.7%	64.55	69.70	73.40	25.00	0.00	0.50	0.10	152.2%	1	47
0	5	—	51.00	0.00	0.00	26.00	0.00	0.70	0.23	156.3%	1	17
9	1	158.0%	34.09	67.70	71.50	27.00	0.05	1.40	1.53	173.8%	20	21
0	5	—	50.10	0.00	0.00	28.00	0.05	0.50	0.95	142.0%	8	40
0	5	—	53.70	0.00	0.00	29.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
125	1	—	67.00	33.10	36.00	30.00	0.00	0.70	0.10	139.9%	34	66
148	4	—	9.90	50.30	53.50	31.00	0.80	1.95	2.55	179.9%	—	1
74	—	—	75.40	31.30	34.70	32.00	0.00	0.85	0.80	137.2%	11	3
0	1	—	67.40	0.00	0.00	33.00	0.00	0.40	0.30	118.1%	16	27
2	3	—	34.36	48.30	51.30	34.00	0.00	0.90	0.37	131.5%	25	57
39	1	139.1%	54.85	60.00	63.70	35.00	0.00	0.70	0.42	122.6%	25	142
—	—	—	—	—	—	36.00	0.20	0.55	0.35	120.9%	1	46
0	5	—	41.40	0.00	0.00	37.00	0.05	0.65	0.30	116.4%	1	4
0	1	122.7%	39.00	57.10	60.30	38.00	0.00	1.10	0.55	123.1%	1	3
33	1	132.5%	35.75	56.20	59.90	39.00	0.20	0.75	0.45	116.7%	10	19
588	4	125.9%	70.30	55.60	58.30	40.00	0.40	0.80	0.45	119.0%	1	163
3	3	—	21.25	43.80	46.90	41.00	0.10	0.95	0.65	113.0%	2	24
0	1	—	59.50	0.00	0.00	42.00	0.00	1.40	1.60	116.7%	3	1
0	—	—	65.10	0.00	0.00	43.00	0.15	0.85	0.56	106.3%	1	32
0	1	—	68.20	0.00	0.00	44.00	0.15	1.45	1.95	114.1%	1	20
30	5	123.0%	56.90	50.50	54.30	45.00	0.35	1.10	0.73	108.8%	5	32
6	1	114.9%	33.30	48.50	51.20	46.00	0.05	1.65	1.75	109.8%	1	30
591	20	122.5%	63.05	49.30	52.00	47.00	0.45	1.30	0.92	107.7%	3	21
250	20	115.6%	60.30	46.30	49.20	50.00	0.85	1.80	1.33	110.2%	3	510
90	5	111.5%	43.70	41.70	45.00	55.00	1.50	2.50	1.82	108.5%	1	408
46	20	112.2%	38.50	37.70	41.20	60.00	2.15	3.30	2.84	105.0%	2	349
729	5	108.3%	35.55	34.20	36.60	65.00	3.30	4.20	3.80	103.2%	77	4,062
448	1	108.5%	30.40	30.60	33.30	70.00	4.70	5.80	5.25	103.7%	1	3,192
757	1	108.1%	28.68	27.40	30.00	75.00	6.40	7.70	6.95	104.2%	4	2,996
273	16	108.4%	34.98	24.40	27.20	80.00	8.40	9.60	8.54	103.7%	1	152
177	3	105.5%	23.04	21.70	23.70	85.00	10.60	11.80	11.10	103.2%	6	699
173	2	105.5%	20.03	19.30	21.20	90.00	12.50	14.40	10.10	101.4%	4	172
1,875	107	105.2%	18.24	17.10	18.90	95.00	15.30	17.40	17.40	102.2%	6	64
MXL $96.16
1,072	4	104.5%	17.90	15.20	16.60	100.00	18.30	20.50	18.50	102.5%	1	13
378	7	105.9%	16.66	13.50	15.20	105.00	21.80	22.90	20.60	100.9%	1	156
324	7	106.2%	12.88	11.90	13.70	110.00	24.90	26.70	20.35	101.2%	24	48
1,057	536	106.0%	10.65	10.50	12.20	115.00	28.30	30.30	24.90	100.6%	3	6
211	35	106.7%	10.30	9.30	11.10	120.00	32.30	33.90	26.30	100.9%	1	51
476	35	106.6%	11.79	8.10	10.00	125.00	35.90	37.80	29.30	100.0%	1	12
114	2	105.3%	8.05	7.20	8.50	130.00	0.00	0.00	64.00	—	1	0
160	34	108.3%	6.80	6.40	8.40	135.00	43.90	46.00	39.00	99.5%	1	25
95	3	108.7%	6.65	5.70	7.60	140.00	48.20	50.40	42.90	100.2%	2	40
53	15	109.5%	5.45	5.10	7.00	145.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1,995	1	106.8%	5.30	4.50	5.60	150.00	56.50	59.70	60.32	100.6%	24	70
30	26	107.3%	7.80	4.00	5.10	155.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
90	1	107.5%	7.54	2.95	5.20	160.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
138	11	108.1%	6.55	3.20	4.20	165.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	1	107.1%	3.70	2.70	3.70	170.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	3	108.3%	5.50	2.45	3.50	175.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1	110.6%	3.71	2.15	3.60	180.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
187	6	111.1%	2.70	2.05	3.20	185.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 MXL put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the MXL put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.09 (14,339 puts vs 13,139 calls), and 0.37 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is MXL's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for MXL options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 103.7%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects MaxLinear stock to move.

How many MXL option expiration dates are there?

MXL has 9 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.