Nucor (NUE) Options Chain
NYSE: NUEIndustrialsSteel/Iron OreUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 7
- Share price
- $246.14
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 15.56
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.72
- Expected move
- ±$1.07
- Open interest (C / P)
- 18 / 280
NUE options summary
The NUE options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 35 call and 38 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 18 calls and 280 puts, a put/call ratio of 15.56, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $250.00 strike is 3.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.07 (0.4%) in Nucor stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $195.00 call (8 contracts) and the $175.00 put (57 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
NUE options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| — | — | — | 85.00 | 0.00 | 1.25 | 0.40 | |||||
| — | — | — | 95.00 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 0.40 | |||||
| — | — | — | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | |||||
| 143.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 105.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 1.15 | |||||
| 126.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 110.00 | 0.00 | 2.15 | 0.22 | |||||
| 142.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 115.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.20 | |||||
| — | — | — | 120.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.80 | |||||
| — | — | — | 125.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.20 | |||||
| — | — | — | 130.00 | 0.30 | 2.00 | 2.90 | |||||
| 113.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 135.00 | 0.00 | 1.05 | 0.94 | |||||
| — | — | — | 140.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.33 | |||||
| 81.68 | 108.80 | 111.80 | 145.00 | 0.80 | 1.80 | 3.80 | |||||
| 86.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 150.00 | 0.00 | 1.40 | 0.19 | |||||
| 118.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 155.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 1.53 | |||||
| 76.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 160.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | |||||
| 71.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 165.00 | 0.00 | 1.55 | 0.94 | |||||
| 66.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 170.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |||||
| 61.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 175.00 | 0.00 | 0.65 | 1.50 | |||||
| 56.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 180.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 | |||||
| 57.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 185.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.42 | |||||
| 58.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 190.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | |||||
| 44.00 | 69.70 | 73.10 | 195.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | |||||
| 50.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 200.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | |||||
| 38.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 210.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | |||||
| 27.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 220.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.28 | |||||
| 17.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 230.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.77 | |||||
| 10.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 240.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.64 | |||||
| 3.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 250.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.41 | |||||
| 1.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 260.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.90 | |||||
| 0.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 270.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.40 | |||||
| 0.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 280.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.00 | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 290.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.80 | |||||
| 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 300.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 52.60 | |||||
| 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 310.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 58.45 | |||||
| 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 320.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 330.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 73.50 | |||||
| 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 340.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 83.50 | |||||
| 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 350.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 93.50 | |||||
| 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 360.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | 370.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 107.80 | |||||
| 1.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 380.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.85 | 390.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.40 | 0.00 | 1.55 | 400.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 NUE put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the NUE put/call ratio based on open interest is 15.56 (280 puts vs 18 calls), and 0.72 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is NUE's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for NUE options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 3.1%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Nucor stock to move.
How many NUE option expiration dates are there?
NUE has 10 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.