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: Jan 21, 2028
Days to expiration: 468
Share price: $68.21
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.57
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.18
ATM implied volatility: 68.8%
Expected move: ±$53.17
Open interest (C / P): 144.58K / 82.39K

RKLB options summary

The RKLB options chain for the January 21, 2028 expiration lists 43 call and 43 put contracts, with 468 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 144,578 calls and 82,392 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.57, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $70.00 strike is 68.8%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$53.17 (78.0%) in Rocket Lab stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $85.00 call (27.50K contracts) and the $60.00 put (27.54K contracts).

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

RKLB options chain · January 21, 2028

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
688	2	90.1%	47.30	46.50	49.40	23.00	1.00	1.22	1.17	69.1%	26	761
1,480	1	90.8%	46.30	45.50	47.75	25.00	1.16	1.53	1.50	67.7%	24	2,698
41	1	87.3%	48.42	42.00	46.50	28.00	1.69	2.10	2.01	67.2%	6	92
834	1	84.9%	45.50	41.35	43.95	30.00	2.23	2.48	2.34	67.2%	1	1,792
42	1	81.2%	40.00	38.30	42.20	33.00	2.93	3.40	3.11	67.4%	1	65
549	1	83.7%	41.18	38.30	40.50	35.00	1.04	3.95	3.75	57.9%	5	5,806
51	1	82.4%	37.30	36.00	38.90	38.00	4.30	4.85	4.30	66.3%	2	282
1,873	25	81.4%	35.50	35.05	37.30	40.00	4.95	5.50	5.20	65.9%	2	2,645
76	1	79.7%	38.75	33.50	36.05	42.00	5.60	6.25	6.02	65.6%	4	267
903	2	79.7%	32.70	32.15	34.30	45.00	6.60	7.30	6.98	64.6%	6	2,435
96	1	78.8%	31.70	30.90	33.20	47.00	7.40	8.35	7.96	64.9%	20	555
3,850	41	77.8%	30.37	29.50	31.30	50.00	8.85	9.40	9.02	64.3%	12	6,476
1,676	5	77.9%	28.45	27.20	29.20	55.00	11.20	11.60	11.52	63.3%	4	1,428
2,387	24	76.8%	26.20	25.30	26.50	60.00	13.80	14.25	14.35	62.9%	32	27,535
2,757	169	76.7%	23.93	23.70	24.35	65.00	16.35	17.35	17.13	62.4%	4	17,811
RKLB $68.21
3,521	71	75.9%	22.05	21.70	22.55	70.00	19.40	20.25	19.80	61.8%	12	1,865
5,042	43	76.0%	20.45	20.15	21.05	75.00	22.70	23.55	22.45	61.6%	1	990
3,287	61	75.4%	18.81	18.60	19.45	80.00	25.85	27.00	25.96	61.0%	2	552
27,498	36	75.2%	17.50	17.25	18.10	85.00	29.30	30.65	29.90	60.6%	5	382
22,669	26	75.9%	16.54	16.05	17.35	90.00	32.90	34.05	33.76	59.6%	2	2,678
1,070	17	74.8%	15.16	14.55	16.05	95.00	36.55	37.65	35.77	58.6%	1	157
7,199	299	74.8%	14.20	14.00	14.55	100.00	40.40	41.60	40.88	58.2%	15	597
627	1	73.7%	12.80	12.60	13.50	105.00	44.65	46.45	44.18	59.6%	1	233
10,014	75	74.9%	12.50	12.20	12.95	110.00	48.25	50.25	46.65	57.8%	1	821
554	7	74.7%	11.50	11.00	12.45	115.00	0.00	0.00	53.80	—	4	0
3,635	50	74.5%	11.08	10.60	11.30	120.00	55.95	58.50	57.91	55.0%	1	176
2,107	15	74.6%	10.15	9.80	10.85	125.00	60.80	63.05	61.35	56.0%	1	241
3,219	4	74.1%	10.15	8.75	10.35	130.00	64.00	68.50	70.22	55.1%	1	30
911	10	74.9%	8.80	8.75	9.70	135.00	68.50	73.00	70.16	54.8%	1	49
3,460	48	73.9%	8.59	7.85	9.00	140.00	74.20	76.10	70.20	53.8%	1	134
5,044	41	74.1%	8.00	7.40	8.55	145.00	78.65	80.70	76.00	53.0%	1	1,606
4,189	96	74.3%	7.47	7.35	7.85	150.00	83.05	85.55	82.10	52.5%	1	55
440	10	75.2%	6.90	6.95	7.85	155.00	87.70	90.15	95.24	51.8%	15	27
1,818	6	74.9%	6.65	6.70	7.15	160.00	92.20	94.60	99.25	56.9%	1	32
142	1	74.6%	6.35	5.90	7.05	165.00	96.95	100.00	102.20	51.5%	1	1
702	4	74.3%	6.08	5.70	6.45	170.00	101.75	104.55	108.45	50.3%	1	51
3,457	3	74.8%	5.95	5.30	6.45	175.00	106.40	108.80	107.45	56.0%	1	3
1,089	24	74.9%	5.30	5.15	6.00	180.00	111.75	113.85	109.00	57.5%	1	20
1,881	10	74.8%	5.20	4.95	5.60	185.00	0.00	0.00	86.10	—	1	0
1,126	3	74.8%	4.93	4.55	5.50	190.00	121.55	125.55	111.95	57.6%	2	11
1,868	13	75.1%	4.82	4.55	5.10	195.00	125.00	128.85	132.28	60.6%	4	12
3,126	11	75.1%	4.60	4.30	4.90	200.00	135.20	137.40	138.76	74.8%	1	2
7,580	43	74.2%	4.08	3.80	4.15	210.00	140.25	143.20	136.60	58.7%	1	1,019

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 January 21, 2028 expiration, the RKLB put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.57 (82,392 puts vs 144,578 calls), and 0.18 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 January 21, 2028 is about 68.8%, 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.