FreightCar America (RAIL) Options Chain
NASDAQ: RAILIndustrialsRailroadsUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
After hours: 6.17 0.00%
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 8
- Share price
- $6.17
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 1.46
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 25.00
- ATM implied volatility
- 181.4%
- Expected move
- ±$1.66
- Open interest (C / P)
- 41 / 60
RAIL options summary
The RAIL options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 2 call and 1 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 41 calls and 60 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.46, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $7.50 strike is 181.4%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.66 (26.9%) in FreightCar America stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $10.00 call (25 contracts) and the $7.50 put (60 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
RAIL options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 7.50 | 0.80 | 1.70 | 0.72 | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 10.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 RAIL put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the RAIL put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.46 (60 puts vs 41 calls), and 25.00 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is RAIL's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for RAIL options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 181.4%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects FreightCar America stock to move.
How many RAIL option expiration dates are there?
RAIL has 4 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.