Prospect Capital (PSEC) Options Chain
NASDAQ: PSECFinanceFinance: Consumer ServicesUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 8
- Share price
- $1.82
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.79
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.05
- Expected move
- ±$0.2021
- Open interest (C / P)
- 126 / 99
PSEC options summary
The PSEC options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 5 call and 6 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 126 calls and 99 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.79, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $2.00 strike is 75.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.2021 (11.1%) in Prospect Capital stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $2.00 call (118 contracts) and the $2.00 put (87 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
PSEC options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 2.00 | 0.95 | 1.70 | 0.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.65 | 0.45 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |||||
| 0.30 | 0.05 | 0.45 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.02 | |||||
| 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.28 | |||||
| — | — | — | 3.00 | 0.80 | 1.55 | 0.95 | |||||
| — | — | — | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 2.24 | |||||
| 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 5.00 | 2.70 | 3.70 | 2.91 | |||||
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 PSEC put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the PSEC put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.79 (99 puts vs 126 calls), and 0.05 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is PSEC's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for PSEC options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 75.0%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Prospect Capital stock to move.
How many PSEC option expiration dates are there?
PSEC has 6 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 21, 2028.
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.