Royal Gold (RGLD) Options Chain

NASDAQ: RGLDIndustrialsPrecious MetalsUSD

231.18+3.29 (+1.44%)

At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 8
Share price: $231.18
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.64
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.66
ATM implied volatility: 43.6%
Expected move: ±$14.91
Open interest (C / P): 2.76K / 1.76K

RGLD options summary

The RGLD options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 31 call and 29 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,762 calls and 1,763 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.64, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $230.00 strike is 43.6%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$14.91 (6.4%) in Royal Gold stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $270.00 call (576 contracts) and the $220.00 put (379 contracts).

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

RGLD options chain · October 16, 2026

RGLD 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	125.00	0.00	2.15	0.30	242.8%	—	3
—	—	—	—	—	—	135.00	0.00	2.15	0.79	216.3%	1	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	140.00	0.00	3.40	1.50	224.5%	—	5
—	—	—	—	—	—	145.00	0.00	2.15	0.90	191.5%	8	9
—	—	—	—	—	—	150.00	0.00	0.30	0.66	129.7%	3	18
—	—	—	—	—	—	155.00	0.00	0.95	2.50	144.0%	1	2
20	1	144.7%	68.22	70.40	73.40	160.00	0.00	0.00	0.10	50.0%	10	0
7	3	520.7%	37.00	96.00	99.60	165.00	0.00	0.00	0.47	50.0%	5	0
0	2	—	65.62	0.00	0.00	170.00	0.00	0.75	0.25	110.3%	1	8
1	—	472.8%	29.50	86.20	89.40	175.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	50.0%	2	0
0	1	—	52.80	0.00	0.00	180.00	0.00	0.95	0.05	96.8%	1	28
0	4	427.8%	22.20	76.20	79.50	185.00	0.00	2.15	1.95	104.6%	5	46
10	25	77.2%	50.80	39.50	43.70	190.00	0.00	0.85	0.30	77.3%	1	55
2	1	70.2%	69.75	34.70	38.60	195.00	0.05	0.60	0.15	65.4%	3	37
50	2	61.7%	29.95	29.70	33.60	200.00	0.00	0.50	0.15	54.5%	5	215
30	1	73.9%	24.10	19.90	23.70	210.00	0.05	1.70	0.51	52.3%	3	76
48	5	53.8%	12.33	10.80	14.10	220.00	0.05	3.00	1.81	54.5%	3	379
34	3	41.0%	4.60	3.70	6.20	230.00	2.55	5.70	4.20	46.1%	5	232
RGLD $231.18
123	7	49.0%	1.75	0.45	3.30	240.00	9.00	12.30	10.70	50.5%	3	192
306	6	39.7%	0.54	0.00	0.60	250.00	17.50	20.90	19.80	58.5%	5	289
217	51	52.6%	0.19	0.00	0.55	260.00	26.80	30.60	31.28	72.0%	19	137
576	49	51.7%	0.12	0.00	0.15	270.00	36.80	40.60	29.99	87.0%	30	22
317	50	72.4%	0.10	0.00	0.80	280.00	46.90	50.60	30.00	100.7%	50	0
359	11	100.2%	0.15	0.00	2.10	290.00	30.80	34.40	86.48	—	3	0
92	1	110.2%	0.65	0.00	2.00	300.00	67.00	70.60	50.20	125.5%	1	0
407	2	99.9%	0.70	0.00	0.70	310.00	91.30	94.60	85.32	268.9%	3	9
51	20	125.8%	0.43	0.00	1.65	320.00	86.90	90.60	63.20	147.6%	3	0
28	6	141.3%	1.90	0.00	2.10	330.00	0.00	0.00	73.00	—	—	0
9	1	168.4%	1.00	0.05	3.60	340.00	106.60	110.60	82.80	167.5%	1	0
60	5	159.1%	0.67	0.00	2.10	350.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	50.0%	2.00	0.00	0.00	360.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	1	176.2%	1.15	0.00	2.15	370.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	50.0%	1.45	0.00	0.00	380.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	50.0%	1.25	0.00	0.00	390.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	1	198.6%	0.10	0.00	2.15	400.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	50.0%	6.70	0.00	0.00	410.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	4	50.0%	1.00	0.00	0.00	420.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 RGLD put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the RGLD put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.64 (1,763 puts vs 2,762 calls), and 0.66 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is RGLD's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for RGLD options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 43.6%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Royal Gold stock to move.

How many RGLD option expiration dates are there?

RGLD 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.