New York Times (NYT) Options Chain

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $66.32
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.95
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.90
ATM implied volatility: 47.2%
Expected move: ±$13.50
Open interest (C / P): 1.18K / 1.12K

NYT options summary

The NYT options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 25 call and 19 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 1,182 calls and 1,118 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.95, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $65.00 strike is 47.2%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$13.50 (20.4%) in New York Times stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $75.00 call (420 contracts) and the $70.00 put (346 contracts).

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

NYT options chain · December 18, 2026

NYT 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
19	4	105.6%	34.16	34.60	38.70	30.00	0.00	0.00	0.05	50.0%	2	0
3	2	84.6%	38.17	29.60	33.60	35.00	0.00	0.75	0.22	89.5%	2	2
0	1	—	25.15	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	25.0%	—	0
35	3	84.0%	24.34	21.30	24.20	45.00	0.00	0.75	0.20	58.7%	1	40
3	4	54.0%	16.43	15.90	18.20	50.00	0.05	0.80	0.75	55.4%	1	54
25	2	61.7%	8.70	11.30	13.60	55.00	0.40	1.15	1.20	46.6%	1	37
2	2	56.4%	6.93	9.40	11.40	57.50	0.65	1.80	1.65	47.3%	144	146
46	1	51.4%	7.20	7.10	9.30	60.00	1.20	2.15	2.23	42.8%	1	233
—	—	—	—	—	—	62.50	2.10	3.90	2.60	50.6%	1	16
183	14	51.5%	4.47	3.90	6.50	65.00	3.00	4.20	5.00	42.8%	23	191
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127	6	51.8%	2.20	1.55	4.40	70.00	4.80	7.50	8.01	46.7%	10	346
54	26	44.2%	1.55	0.75	2.75	72.50	7.20	8.90	5.90	44.0%	4	9
420	1	43.6%	1.15	0.60	2.05	75.00	9.00	11.10	15.00	47.4%	1	19
3	2	44.3%	1.10	0.40	1.60	77.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
61	2	44.3%	0.50	0.25	1.20	80.00	12.10	14.60	15.00	40.5%	2	14
2	1	45.2%	1.70	0.05	0.95	82.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1	47.6%	0.60	0.05	0.85	85.00	11.80	14.00	10.80	—	6	11
7	2	51.4%	0.25	0.00	0.85	87.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	5	53.1%	1.87	0.00	0.75	90.00	20.40	24.60	15.80	56.1%	4	0
33	1	51.7%	1.40	0.00	0.80	95.00	0.00	0.00	16.00	—	16	0
66	1	56.5%	1.16	0.00	0.75	100.00	0.00	0.00	18.60	—	10	0
42	39	61.6%	0.46	0.00	0.75	105.00	0.00	0.00	23.15	—	8	0
6	1	70.1%	0.60	0.00	1.00	110.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	1	76.1%	1.80	0.05	1.05	115.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	25.0%	1.00	0.00	0.00	120.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	1	80.7%	0.45	0.00	0.85	125.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 NYT put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the NYT put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.95 (1,118 puts vs 1,182 calls), and 1.90 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is NYT's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for NYT options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 47.2%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects New York Times stock to move.

How many NYT option expiration dates are there?

NYT has 7 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.