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: Dec 15, 2028
Days to expiration: 796
Share price: $68.21
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.60
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.06
ATM implied volatility: 69.6%
Expected move: ±$70.06
Open interest (C / P): 15.71K / 9.48K

RKLB options summary

The RKLB options chain for the December 15, 2028 expiration lists 23 call and 23 put contracts, with 796 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 15,708 calls and 9,479 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.60, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $70.00 strike is 69.6%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$70.06 (102.7%) in Rocket Lab stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $145.00 call (2.40K contracts) and the $45.00 put (3.47K contracts).

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

RKLB options chain · December 15, 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
1,502	5	83.7%	43.50	42.60	44.20	35.00	5.00	6.35	6.32	61.7%	12	580
1,440	2	82.5%	46.50	39.45	42.30	40.00	7.80	8.70	8.25	63.7%	504	1,011
196	2	80.7%	40.90	37.00	39.70	45.00	9.60	10.85	10.45	62.0%	11	3,474
1,160	27	80.0%	35.50	35.00	37.50	50.00	12.65	13.35	12.75	62.5%	3	302
157	1	78.4%	34.75	32.00	35.95	55.00	15.20	16.10	15.60	61.9%	12	832
576	8	79.6%	33.10	31.40	34.00	60.00	17.90	18.90	18.45	61.0%	1	268
1,344	15	79.8%	30.16	29.90	32.60	65.00	20.75	21.90	21.00	60.3%	22	192
RKLB $68.21
664	7	79.4%	28.90	28.55	30.85	70.00	23.95	24.95	24.53	59.7%	6	177
460	26	77.0%	28.18	26.50	28.60	75.00	26.75	30.00	27.98	60.9%	1	1,688
428	29	78.2%	25.60	25.60	27.90	80.00	29.10	32.40	30.99	57.7%	1	336
298	4	76.7%	25.23	23.75	26.30	85.00	33.75	35.45	32.55	58.1%	1	62
218	2	76.9%	24.04	23.25	24.80	90.00	37.25	38.95	36.50	57.3%	1	129
186	3	77.0%	23.00	22.35	23.75	95.00	40.95	42.65	39.28	56.7%	1	122
725	11	77.1%	21.62	21.50	22.80	100.00	43.00	48.00	46.32	56.0%	2	79
1,220	8	76.8%	20.25	20.50	21.80	105.00	48.50	50.95	48.73	56.3%	5	25
397	10	75.6%	19.60	19.20	20.50	110.00	52.25	54.75	53.40	55.4%	1	61
53	8	75.8%	24.41	18.30	19.95	115.00	55.00	59.40	57.77	54.0%	1	0
873	361	75.4%	18.33	17.55	18.90	120.00	60.40	62.55	65.75	53.9%	1	9
713	1	75.4%	17.53	16.75	18.35	125.00	64.30	66.50	63.78	52.8%	1	12
488	7	75.3%	16.45	16.10	17.60	130.00	0.00	0.00	75.35	—	1	0
61	1	75.1%	19.00	15.35	16.95	135.00	72.65	75.60	79.70	52.4%	1	5
152	11	75.2%	15.42	14.85	16.35	140.00	81.25	85.00	86.02	64.5%	—	1
2,397	14	75.4%	14.35	14.35	15.85	145.00	81.25	83.90	78.28	50.5%	7	114

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 December 15, 2028 expiration, the RKLB put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.60 (9,479 puts vs 15,708 calls), and 1.06 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 December 15, 2028 is about 69.6%, 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.