USA TODAY (TDAY) Options Chain
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Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 7
- Share price
- $6.86
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.03
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.06
- Expected move
- ±$0.6842
- Open interest (C / P)
- 5.64K / 167
TDAY options summary
The TDAY options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 11 call and 5 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 5,636 calls and 167 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.03, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $7.00 strike is 72.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.6842 (10.0%) in USA TODAY stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $8.00 call (4.96K contracts) and the $8.00 put (103 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
TDAY options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 7.10 | 6.70 | 8.10 | 1.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 5.14 | 4.50 | 5.60 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.15 | |||||
| 4.05 | 3.50 | 4.60 | 3.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 3.60 | 1.35 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.21 | |||||
| 1.70 | 0.70 | 1.40 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.05 | |||||
| 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 7.00 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.40 | |||||
| 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 8.00 | 0.65 | 1.35 | 1.30 | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 9.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 10.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 12.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 TDAY put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the TDAY put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.03 (167 puts vs 5,636 calls), and 0.06 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is TDAY's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for TDAY options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 72.1%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects USA TODAY stock to move.
How many TDAY option expiration dates are there?
TDAY has 6 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Dec 17, 2027.
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.