Royal Gold (RGLD) Options Chain

NASDAQ: RGLDIndustrialsPrecious MetalsUSD

236.23+5.05 (+2.18%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $236.23
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.53
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.49
ATM implied volatility: 39.5%
Expected move: ±$40.24
Open interest (C / P): 3.87K / 2.07K

RGLD options summary

The RGLD options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 50 call and 42 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 3,871 calls and 2,066 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.53, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $240.00 strike is 39.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$40.24 (17.0%) in Royal Gold stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $320.00 call (725 contracts) and the $230.00 put (243 contracts).

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

RGLD options chain · December 18, 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
2	2	—	119.49	112.30	116.20	80.00	0.00	2.40	0.45	139.7%	1	3
19	17	342.2%	117.77	175.70	179.60	85.00	0.00	4.50	0.45	150.3%	8	5
1	—	318.8%	169.80	169.80	173.50	90.00	0.00	2.50	1.92	126.6%	5	7
1	1	304.0%	181.50	165.00	168.50	95.00	0.00	2.95	1.66	124.0%	5	48
2	1	306.1%	103.00	162.60	166.60	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.90	50.0%	1	0
0	—	194.0%	86.40	140.00	145.00	105.00	0.00	2.30	0.50	106.5%	1	58
0	1	—	176.53	0.00	0.00	110.00	0.00	0.00	1.24	25.0%	5	0
0	1	—	96.40	0.00	0.00	115.00	0.00	1.95	3.19	92.8%	2	29
0	—	248.7%	146.00	141.80	145.00	120.00	0.00	2.20	0.91	90.0%	4	54
27	5	87.6%	138.58	110.50	114.50	125.00	0.00	0.00	0.65	25.0%	40	0
0	2	—	116.23	0.00	0.00	130.00	0.00	1.40	0.05	74.2%	10	12
4	1	223.1%	134.50	128.00	131.50	135.00	0.25	3.50	1.90	85.3%	1	9
0	3	—	118.00	0.00	0.00	140.00	0.00	0.00	0.25	25.0%	2	0
4	1	309.9%	108.50	144.00	148.00	145.00	0.00	1.15	3.00	60.1%	2	31
11	2	68.8%	88.00	85.80	89.80	150.00	0.00	0.00	0.40	25.0%	19	0
21	1	190.2%	56.86	108.80	112.70	155.00	0.00	1.15	0.75	52.9%	4	23
147	1	62.4%	69.75	76.00	80.00	160.00	0.00	1.55	0.30	52.3%	2	144
35	1	59.9%	67.90	71.20	75.20	165.00	0.05	2.05	0.50	51.9%	5	24
32	1	57.0%	84.38	66.30	70.40	170.00	0.00	2.15	1.64	57.2%	5	53
4	1	54.0%	87.00	61.50	65.50	175.00	0.00	1.90	0.70	51.5%	2	64
30	4	155.0%	37.17	85.70	88.80	180.00	0.00	2.15	3.10	49.3%	5	107
39	5	58.6%	52.10	52.00	56.00	185.00	0.55	2.55	1.50	47.8%	1	109
31	5	55.8%	46.80	47.50	51.40	190.00	0.40	3.20	2.01	47.2%	10	57
14	1	53.7%	66.10	42.90	47.00	195.00	1.25	3.10	2.05	42.7%	2	60
126	15	50.9%	34.00	38.60	42.50	200.00	1.65	3.80	2.55	41.6%	60	158
84	13	47.6%	26.70	30.40	34.40	210.00	2.60	6.60	6.50	42.8%	1	194
119	1	45.4%	24.75	23.20	27.20	220.00	5.60	9.20	7.50	40.6%	2	97
133	2	44.9%	14.69	17.20	21.40	230.00	9.40	12.50	10.81	38.2%	6	243
RGLD $236.23
103	2	40.3%	10.69	12.80	14.80	240.00	13.80	17.90	15.80	38.6%	61	204
315	4	41.6%	8.40	8.50	11.50	250.00	19.80	23.90	23.57	38.2%	10	57
127	17	41.8%	7.20	5.60	8.50	260.00	27.60	30.50	34.38	36.9%	1	20
135	8	42.2%	4.40	3.40	6.30	270.00	35.00	39.10	27.40	39.3%	5	18
369	2	46.2%	4.07	3.00	5.70	280.00	44.20	47.70	34.80	40.2%	3	100
59	10	45.5%	2.66	1.00	4.00	290.00	53.20	56.80	52.98	41.6%	1	5
249	1	48.9%	1.59	1.35	3.70	300.00	62.90	66.20	50.87	43.3%	2	11
59	2	48.7%	5.20	0.00	2.70	310.00	72.00	75.90	74.79	45.9%	9	1
725	1	49.4%	1.24	0.50	2.10	320.00	81.70	85.80	74.43	49.1%	2	0
53	2	52.4%	3.50	0.00	2.00	330.00	0.00	0.00	76.59	—	—	0
492	1	50.5%	0.67	0.00	1.25	340.00	65.90	68.60	70.70	—	5	55
12	2	50.6%	1.65	0.00	1.85	350.00	0.00	0.00	81.75	—	—	0
25	2	52.9%	1.15	0.00	1.75	360.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
142	1	55.0%	2.45	0.00	1.65	370.00	86.60	90.00	91.50	—	—	1
5	1	56.6%	2.00	0.00	1.50	380.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
55	1	59.4%	1.70	0.00	1.55	390.00	134.70	138.50	106.20	—	—	5
38	43	62.1%	1.05	0.00	1.60	400.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	1	66.3%	1.04	0.00	1.90	410.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	18	25.0%	2.00	0.00	0.00	420.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	112.7%	10.50	6.50	9.90	430.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	72.3%	0.90	0.00	1.80	440.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	1	73.3%	0.75	0.00	1.65	450.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 December 18, 2026 expiration, the RGLD put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.53 (2,066 puts vs 3,871 calls), and 1.49 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 December 18, 2026 is about 39.5%, 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.