Quanex Building Products (NX) Options Chain
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At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Mar 19, 2027
- Days to expiration
- 159
- Share price
- $18.29
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.38
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 1.00
- Expected move
- ±$7.05
- Open interest (C / P)
- 34 / 13
NX options summary
The NX options chain for the March 19, 2027 expiration lists 5 call and 3 put contracts, with 159 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 34 calls and 13 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.38, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $17.50 strike is 58.4%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$7.05 (38.6%) in Quanex Building Products stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $22.50 call (17 contracts) and the $25.00 put (10 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
NX options chain · March 19, 2027
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 18.80 | 14.70 | 17.70 | 2.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 16.26 | 12.20 | 15.20 | 5.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | 15.00 | 0.90 | 1.70 | 1.10 | |||||
| 3.70 | 2.50 | 3.90 | 17.50 | 0.85 | 3.80 | 1.88 | |||||
| 1.75 | 0.05 | 2.00 | 22.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | 25.00 | 6.50 | 8.00 | 5.40 | |||||
| 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 35.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 March 19, 2027 expiration, the NX put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.38 (13 puts vs 34 calls), and 1.00 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 March 19, 2027 is about 58.4%, 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.