Rocket Lab (RKLB) Options Chain

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68.21-0.19 (-0.28%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $68.21
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.66
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.57
ATM implied volatility: 63.4%
Expected move: ±$5.06
Open interest (C / P): 121.38K / 79.80K

RKLB options summary

The RKLB options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 54 call and 56 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 121,384 calls and 79,804 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.66, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $68.00 strike is 63.4%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$5.06 (7.4%) in Rocket Lab stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $80.00 call (10.33K contracts) and the $40.00 put (11.08K contracts).

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

RKLB options chain · October 16, 2026

RKLB 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
73	3	268.0%	43.25	31.40	35.35	35.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	187.5%	2	8,782
170	4	277.7%	27.83	27.50	28.75	40.00	0.00	0.10	0.05	184.4%	15	11,077
439	10	143.0%	23.55	21.95	24.55	45.00	0.00	0.10	0.01	146.9%	5	4,291
447	14	148.6%	17.65	17.60	19.30	50.00	0.01	0.19	0.02	126.6%	25	7,110
—	—	—	—	—	—	52.00	0.01	0.06	0.02	96.1%	6	20
—	—	—	—	—	—	53.00	0.00	0.13	0.06	98.4%	5	40
—	—	—	—	—	—	54.00	0.00	0.16	0.01	95.3%	3	247
619	1	144.7%	15.01	12.35	13.90	55.00	0.02	0.11	0.02	85.9%	156	8,362
—	—	—	—	—	—	56.00	0.01	0.11	0.04	78.9%	82	148
1	—	90.4%	14.39	9.50	13.30	57.00	0.00	0.11	0.07	71.9%	31	679
—	—	—	—	—	—	58.00	0.00	0.08	0.06	62.5%	47	226
14	72	144.0%	8.95	7.55	10.65	59.00	0.05	0.11	0.05	64.1%	433	258
1,547	39	77.2%	8.49	8.05	8.95	60.00	0.11	0.15	0.12	63.7%	820	7,946
53	8	95.0%	7.77	7.05	8.90	61.00	0.16	0.24	0.20	63.1%	585	714
18	4	109.2%	6.67	4.85	7.55	62.00	0.29	0.34	0.29	63.6%	473	392
36	9	76.8%	5.10	5.05	6.90	63.00	0.40	0.46	0.45	61.8%	434	806
21	3	66.4%	5.20	3.20	6.70	64.00	0.58	0.83	0.65	65.0%	358	897
5,704	114	63.1%	4.19	3.80	4.45	65.00	0.89	0.94	0.90	63.1%	1,666	6,346
54	16	56.5%	3.80	2.78	3.70	66.00	1.18	1.42	1.22	65.1%	796	1,382
128	936	63.1%	2.77	2.71	2.97	67.00	1.54	1.78	1.59	64.0%	1,374	1,281
376	1,534	63.3%	2.35	2.25	2.37	68.00	2.03	2.19	2.08	63.6%	1,278	1,054
RKLB $68.21
1,602	1,458	63.5%	1.90	1.81	1.90	69.00	2.55	2.69	2.52	62.8%	302	634
8,159	3,659	63.2%	1.48	1.40	1.50	70.00	3.10	3.40	3.28	63.5%	737	4,152
2,162	1,865	63.9%	1.17	1.07	1.22	71.00	3.40	4.10	3.71	57.9%	73	1,168
2,234	1,801	64.5%	0.92	0.86	0.93	72.00	4.35	4.95	4.42	63.3%	379	1,084
2,022	848	64.5%	0.66	0.61	0.74	73.00	5.15	5.85	5.40	65.8%	115	444
2,568	482	65.9%	0.53	0.50	0.57	74.00	5.75	6.70	7.35	61.4%	47	422
8,545	2,802	66.9%	0.40	0.40	0.43	75.00	6.75	8.00	6.90	74.9%	92	3,176
1,989	585	67.8%	0.32	0.30	0.34	76.00	7.25	9.85	8.66	89.3%	85	127
979	348	69.5%	0.17	0.10	0.17	79.00	9.50	12.05	10.59	129.6%	11	39
10,329	1,810	71.9%	0.12	0.11	0.12	80.00	10.95	13.70	11.50	102.8%	213	3,621
838	215	77.3%	0.12	0.09	0.16	81.00	10.85	14.70	13.00	167.5%	2	10
753	160	88.3%	0.09	0.07	0.30	82.00	12.35	15.75	8.78	95.1%	8	10
592	82	78.9%	0.08	0.06	0.09	83.00	12.85	16.65	11.20	178.5%	4	2
5,913	579	84.8%	0.07	0.05	0.08	85.00	15.50	18.20	17.66	83.6%	71	1,313
5,973	433	98.8%	0.03	0.02	0.08	90.00	20.65	23.00	22.18	94.5%	19	857
2,064	189	105.5%	0.03	0.02	0.03	95.00	24.70	28.70	26.70	246.2%	4	5
9,713	173	112.5%	0.01	0.01	0.02	100.00	29.75	33.65	30.70	267.2%	538	13
2,087	24	143.8%	0.01	0.01	0.09	105.00	34.70	38.15	30.12	263.9%	5	0
4,380	6	131.3%	0.04	0.00	0.02	110.00	39.80	43.60	36.30	305.9%	1	0
3,953	1	164.1%	0.02	0.00	0.08	115.00	45.35	47.35	44.00	245.7%	1	0
4,888	55	167.2%	0.02	0.00	0.05	120.00	49.70	53.10	56.20	314.2%	15	0
5,707	1	191.4%	0.01	0.00	0.10	125.00	54.80	58.60	62.75	357.6%	100	0
2,673	3	162.5%	0.01	0.00	0.01	130.00	59.80	63.10	63.42	344.4%	1	0
1,285	1	196.9%	0.06	0.00	0.05	135.00	65.50	68.10	64.75	181.3%	6	500
1,060	27	201.6%	0.01	0.00	0.04	140.00	70.45	72.35	70.25	312.7%	2	1
686	41	281.3%	0.07	0.00	0.47	145.00	74.80	78.65	75.27	417.2%	1	0
6,122	61	206.3%	0.01	0.00	0.02	150.00	80.50	82.35	88.05	335.2%	3	0
423	1	390.5%	0.01	0.00	2.13	155.00	84.80	88.65	92.90	441.8%	68	0
769	1	304.3%	0.41	0.00	0.41	160.00	89.70	93.05	80.75	415.6%	3	0
250	2	411.7%	0.34	0.00	2.13	165.00	87.65	90.35	62.65	—	120	140
295	4	218.8%	0.01	0.00	0.01	170.00	99.65	102.60	103.80	400.2%	2	0
433	1	422.1%	0.14	0.00	1.90	175.00	105.30	107.35	111.49	384.0%	1	0
415	1	440.6%	0.01	0.00	2.13	180.00	110.40	112.45	116.51	403.7%	1	0
514	1	292.2%	0.09	0.00	0.10	185.00	113.55	117.00	85.55	346.9%	15	28
416	2	299.2%	0.06	0.00	0.10	190.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5,587	5	250.0%	0.02	0.00	0.01	195.00	123.10	127.15	95.50	389.4%	15	0
444	2	256.3%	0.02	0.00	0.01	200.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2,862	3	262.5%	0.01	0.00	0.01	210.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 RKLB put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the RKLB put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.66 (79,804 puts vs 121,384 calls), and 0.57 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is RKLB's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for RKLB options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 63.4%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Rocket Lab stock to move.

How many RKLB option expiration dates are there?

RKLB has 15 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.