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: Jan 21, 2028
Days to expiration: 468
Share price: $250.33
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.89
Put/call ratio (volume): 7.06
ATM implied volatility: 40.6%
Expected move: ±$115.20
Open interest (C / P): 4.49K / 3.99K

NUE options summary

The NUE options chain for the January 21, 2028 expiration lists 48 call and 40 put contracts, with 468 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 4,488 calls and 3,991 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.89, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $250.00 strike is 40.6%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$115.20 (46.0%) in Nucor stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $210.00 call (718 contracts) and the $70.00 put (743 contracts).

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

NUE options chain · January 21, 2028

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
5	4	—	111.00	95.00	98.50	70.00	0.25	0.80	0.45	53.9%	75	743
7	—	—	159.00	170.00	174.00	75.00	0.00	1.95	1.22	56.5%	1	10
0	1	—	170.50	0.00	0.00	80.00	0.10	2.05	1.39	54.6%	1	5
1	—	—	60.10	70.00	74.00	85.00	0.25	1.25	1.25	53.3%	16	32
0	2	—	79.50	0.00	0.00	90.00	0.50	1.75	1.48	54.1%	2	25
0	1	—	75.44	84.50	88.50	95.00	0.60	3.20	11.60	52.3%	10	12
0	1	—	178.50	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	3.50	12.5%	1	0
2	2	—	43.84	56.00	60.00	105.00	1.50	3.00	2.50	52.5%	1	4
6	1	62.0%	139.79	145.00	149.00	110.00	1.30	2.70	2.50	48.8%	1	10
10	1	59.8%	150.17	140.00	144.50	115.00	1.15	4.00	12.70	51.2%	1	16
13	1	58.6%	133.27	136.30	139.40	120.00	2.00	3.70	3.22	47.9%	2	30
7	1	58.0%	130.50	131.50	136.00	125.00	2.50	4.60	14.80	48.3%	—	3
28	2	57.0%	127.70	127.50	131.50	130.00	2.90	5.30	4.30	47.9%	15	16
10	2	55.7%	123.60	123.30	126.90	135.00	3.10	5.70	4.33	46.7%	1	47
14	2	48.8%	119.35	114.00	118.00	140.00	4.00	5.70	4.93	44.5%	1	3
8	3	53.8%	117.90	115.10	118.50	145.00	5.00	6.30	9.80	43.7%	1	13
265	2	53.9%	108.90	111.00	115.50	150.00	5.70	6.40	6.27	41.8%	8	284
0	1	—	130.50	0.00	0.00	155.00	6.00	7.80	7.23	42.4%	6	3
47	2	52.4%	112.00	103.80	107.10	160.00	6.90	8.90	7.89	42.3%	1	35
23	1	52.2%	103.05	100.00	104.00	165.00	0.00	0.00	10.60	6.3%	10	0
28	2	51.5%	103.16	96.50	100.00	170.00	9.80	13.50	14.00	45.2%	13	20
0	4	—	88.08	0.00	0.00	175.00	10.00	12.00	11.48	40.8%	6	36
34	1	52.8%	86.40	88.50	93.00	180.00	13.00	18.00	14.10	46.8%	129	99
10	2	52.1%	81.40	85.70	89.50	185.00	13.40	16.60	18.50	42.7%	36	60
28	5	46.4%	61.37	77.70	81.80	190.00	13.40	15.70	17.50	39.3%	4	37
111	1	50.6%	77.74	78.40	82.50	195.00	0.00	0.00	18.32	6.3%	1	0
295	1	50.4%	76.38	75.40	79.50	200.00	16.30	18.50	20.15	38.3%	3	208
718	1	49.0%	71.95	69.70	73.00	210.00	18.50	22.20	21.00	38.0%	1	131
25	18	48.5%	65.10	62.50	67.50	220.00	22.00	26.30	25.25	37.6%	1	495
51	3	47.6%	60.46	58.60	61.90	230.00	27.00	30.40	25.85	36.9%	1	322
153	1	46.3%	52.78	53.10	56.10	240.00	31.00	34.50	32.35	35.9%	1	50
315	1	45.9%	48.05	48.30	51.50	250.00	35.50	39.60	41.60	35.4%	403	421
NUE $250.33
144	6	44.9%	45.49	43.40	46.60	260.00	40.50	44.00	38.00	34.0%	3	47
57	1	44.8%	39.73	39.80	42.90	270.00	46.00	49.80	43.70	33.5%	1	18
171	1	44.2%	34.30	34.50	38.90	280.00	52.00	55.10	52.00	32.3%	24	425
47	1	43.5%	32.15	32.30	35.00	290.00	58.00	63.00	55.70	33.1%	2	311
506	3	43.3%	29.10	29.00	32.00	300.00	65.00	67.80	71.72	30.7%	4	15
20	1	42.9%	27.00	26.00	29.00	310.00	72.00	76.50	78.87	31.7%	4	5
135	1	41.9%	23.12	23.00	25.50	320.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
455	4	41.6%	28.10	20.50	23.10	330.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
141	4	41.4%	19.62	17.00	20.90	340.00	0.00	0.00	95.30	—	—	0
326	9	41.0%	17.53	15.00	18.70	350.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
52	2	40.7%	15.91	14.80	16.80	360.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
54	4	40.7%	14.00	11.50	15.30	370.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
83	1	40.3%	8.20	11.00	13.60	380.00	129.50	133.20	11.70	26.7%	—	0
5	1	40.3%	13.20	9.80	12.40	390.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
77	1	40.1%	8.15	8.70	11.10	400.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	2	39.8%	9.10	8.40	9.90	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 January 21, 2028 expiration, the NUE put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.89 (3,991 puts vs 4,488 calls), and 7.06 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 January 21, 2028 is about 40.6%, 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.