Nucor (NUE) Options Chain

NYSE: NUEIndustrialsSteel/Iron OreUSD

250.33+4.19 (+1.70%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Mar 19, 2027
Days to expiration: 159
Share price: $250.33
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.38
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.25
ATM implied volatility: 38.5%
Expected move: ±$63.68
Open interest (C / P): 2.21K / 829

NUE options summary

The NUE options chain for the March 19, 2027 expiration lists 35 call and 26 put contracts, with 159 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,209 calls and 829 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.38, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $250.00 strike is 38.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$63.68 (25.4%) in Nucor stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $250.00 call (559 contracts) and the $250.00 put (347 contracts).

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

NUE options chain · March 19, 2027

NUE 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
4	1	94.6%	12.40	165.20	168.50	85.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	90.00	0.00	0.75	0.25	71.4%	—	20
—	—	—	—	—	—	110.00	0.00	0.70	1.75	57.7%	1	15
3	3	—	80.00	113.30	117.50	115.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	120.00	0.00	0.65	14.60	51.6%	1	2
—	—	—	—	—	—	125.00	0.00	3.80	3.60	66.7%	1	2
1	1	—	98.07	115.90	118.80	130.00	0.55	4.00	3.52	66.0%	1	2
—	—	—	—	—	—	140.00	0.05	1.05	1.00	50.7%	1	2
—	—	—	—	—	—	145.00	0.25	1.15	11.90	48.9%	—	1
0	1	—	104.40	0.00	0.00	150.00	0.40	1.35	11.60	47.8%	2	19
7	1	92.6%	113.00	108.60	111.20	155.00	0.80	2.05	1.31	49.6%	2	14
0	1	—	117.35	0.00	0.00	160.00	1.00	1.70	1.79	44.9%	3	28
12	1	54.9%	99.60	88.60	91.20	165.00	1.15	2.40	2.58	46.0%	1	1
33	2	52.6%	90.15	83.90	86.30	170.00	0.00	0.00	2.65	12.5%	1	0
2	1	51.7%	86.09	79.50	82.00	175.00	1.70	3.20	3.53	44.0%	1	2
6	1	50.9%	73.50	75.10	77.90	180.00	0.00	0.00	5.13	12.5%	1	0
0	1	—	74.80	0.00	0.00	185.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	1	51.1%	69.14	66.60	68.90	190.00	5.70	7.90	9.70	49.5%	6	6
1	—	67.5%	47.75	70.90	74.90	195.00	4.00	6.00	5.36	41.6%	6	7
42	3	48.0%	63.20	58.20	60.30	200.00	4.80	6.40	8.30	39.7%	1	39
11	1	46.2%	50.25	50.60	52.60	210.00	6.90	7.70	8.10	36.9%	1	61
14	8	45.9%	42.00	42.80	46.10	220.00	9.30	11.40	10.07	38.0%	1	23
60	14	43.6%	38.67	36.70	38.90	230.00	12.60	15.00	13.00	37.6%	2	72
197	6	42.8%	33.00	30.90	33.10	240.00	17.10	18.00	17.20	35.3%	8	46
559	4	42.0%	27.40	25.10	27.80	250.00	21.20	23.00	21.50	35.1%	9	347
NUE $250.33
375	4	41.6%	20.30	20.50	23.40	260.00	26.40	29.30	32.80	35.9%	2	53
74	1	41.0%	18.80	16.80	19.30	270.00	31.80	35.20	34.40	35.2%	5	67
161	2	42.0%	15.20	13.70	16.80	280.00	0.00	0.00	46.60	—	5	0
120	32	39.2%	11.31	10.60	12.40	290.00	0.00	0.00	38.00	—	—	0
60	2	39.6%	9.70	8.00	10.40	300.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	2	40.5%	8.20	6.40	9.00	310.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
65	18	39.7%	6.10	5.20	7.00	320.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
52	18	39.3%	4.18	3.90	5.50	330.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
134	35	39.7%	5.00	3.00	4.60	340.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
41	33	39.7%	5.60	2.40	3.70	350.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1	39.7%	14.10	2.15	3.00	360.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	1	39.9%	5.00	1.25	2.45	370.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	1	47.1%	2.60	2.05	4.00	380.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	4	40.7%	2.05	0.75	1.75	390.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	13	41.7%	1.60	0.70	1.60	400.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
45	29	42.9%	1.40	0.35	1.50	410.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 March 19, 2027 expiration, the NUE put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.38 (829 puts vs 2,209 calls), and 0.25 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 March 19, 2027 is about 38.5%, 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.