Quanex Building Products (NX) Options Chain
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Market open · Delayed 15 min · as of Oct 8, 3:31 PM ET
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 8
- Share price
- $18.44
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.03
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.50
- Expected move
- ±$2.72
- Open interest (C / P)
- 40 / 1
NX options summary
The NX options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 7 call and 1 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 40 calls and 1 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.03, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $17.50 strike is 99.8%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$2.72 (14.8%) in Quanex Building Products stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $20.00 call (31 contracts) and the $25.00 put (1 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
NX options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 18.84 | 14.40 | 17.10 | 2.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 16.33 | 11.90 | 14.40 | 5.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2.31 | 0.35 | 1.65 | 17.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 20.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 22.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 25.00 | 6.10 | 7.80 | 4.10 | |||||
| 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 30.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 NX put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the NX put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.03 (1 puts vs 40 calls), and 0.50 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is NX's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for NX options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 99.8%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Quanex Building Products stock to move.
How many NX option expiration dates are there?
NX has 3 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Mar 19, 2027.
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.