Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) Options Chain
NYSE: TDSTelecommunicationsTelecommunications EquipmentUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
After hours: 34.00 -0.38%
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 8
- Share price
- $34.13
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.01
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.03
- Expected move
- ±$2.31
- Open interest (C / P)
- 2.54K / 32
TDS options summary
The TDS options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 4 call and 2 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,536 calls and 32 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.01, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $35.00 strike is 45.7%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$2.31 (6.8%) in Telephone and Data Systems stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $40.00 call (1.33K contracts) and the $30.00 put (19 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
TDS options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 4.10 | 4.00 | 4.40 | 30.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.05 | |||||
| 3.40 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 35.00 | 1.05 | 1.35 | 0.60 | |||||
| 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 40.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 45.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 TDS put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the TDS put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.01 (32 puts vs 2,536 calls), and 0.03 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is TDS's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for TDS options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 45.7%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Telephone and Data Systems stock to move.
How many TDS option expiration dates are there?
TDS has 7 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.