United Airlines (UAL) Options Chain

NASDAQ: UALConsumer DiscretionaryAir Freight/Delivery ServicesUSD

107.46+0.015 (+0.01%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 30, 2026
Days to expiration: 19
Share price: $107.46
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.52
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.95
ATM implied volatility: 56.9%
Expected move: ±$13.96
Open interest (C / P): 2.02K / 1.05K

UAL options summary

The UAL options chain for the October 30, 2026 expiration lists 31 call and 27 put contracts, with 19 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,020 calls and 1,055 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.52, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $107.00 strike is 56.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$13.96 (13.0%) in United Airlines stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $110.00 call (417 contracts) and the $100.00 put (169 contracts).

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

UAL options chain · October 30, 2026

UAL 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	85.00	0.00	0.57	0.22	60.9%	1	5
2	—	58.5%	23.26	16.10	20.05	90.00	0.17	0.81	0.55	55.1%	3	157
1	15	56.0%	14.27	13.35	17.35	93.00	0.16	1.43	0.98	54.0%	7	118
—	—	—	—	—	—	94.00	0.51	1.45	1.31	54.6%	4	68
3	2	55.8%	13.58	12.35	15.00	95.00	0.33	1.51	1.30	50.6%	54	64
—	—	—	—	—	—	96.00	0.39	1.67	1.22	59.5%	4	21
7	40	54.7%	15.50	10.70	13.35	97.00	0.43	2.32	1.53	51.8%	10	23
—	—	—	—	—	—	98.00	0.95	2.09	1.55	50.6%	5	18
—	—	—	—	—	—	99.00	1.43	1.80	1.69	51.0%	5	9
4	1	53.4%	10.30	8.40	11.05	100.00	1.68	2.10	1.84	51.3%	6	169
—	—	—	—	—	—	101.00	0.99	2.90	3.08	57.0%	1	5
—	—	—	—	—	—	102.00	0.78	3.85	3.22	63.5%	6	10
3	7	51.3%	6.68	6.40	8.75	103.00	2.58	3.10	3.50	51.1%	3	81
—	—	—	—	—	—	104.00	2.66	4.60	3.30	52.5%	54	9
7	23	51.7%	5.33	5.15	7.75	105.00	2.85	4.30	4.40	54.9%	128	41
14	3	54.1%	5.00	4.55	6.15	106.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	3	50.1%	5.04	4.80	5.70	107.00	2.86	6.15	5.15	63.7%	10	47
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2	2	55.9%	4.50	4.10	6.60	108.00	3.75	6.05	6.11	57.4%	4	18
4	2	50.3%	4.50	3.85	4.85	109.00	4.20	6.95	6.76	60.9%	39	5
417	50	56.5%	3.25	2.85	4.55	110.00	4.85	7.50	6.49	60.6%	3	52
19	3	55.1%	3.03	3.15	4.90	111.00	5.45	8.05	8.24	60.0%	1	32
24	29	51.9%	2.90	2.50	4.20	112.00	6.65	8.70	8.25	60.2%	1	24
2	35	56.1%	2.60	2.63	4.20	113.00	6.80	9.35	5.92	60.2%	1	3
25	61	53.6%	2.60	1.99	2.87	114.00	7.50	10.05	5.60	60.4%	4	5
130	4	55.1%	2.10	1.44	4.00	115.00	8.15	10.70	10.40	59.9%	2	3
36	10	51.8%	2.09	0.73	3.60	116.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	1	56.9%	1.54	1.22	3.50	117.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	6	50.6%	1.56	1.17	2.09	118.00	10.50	13.15	8.73	62.6%	1	40
61	2	54.0%	1.16	1.03	2.35	119.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
379	3	55.0%	0.97	1.06	2.10	120.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
191	4	50.2%	0.90	0.20	1.99	121.00	13.00	15.65	10.57	64.4%	2	22
41	3	51.6%	0.93	0.42	1.67	122.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
65	3	55.3%	0.74	0.28	2.00	123.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	3	55.6%	0.77	0.45	1.61	124.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
63	18	50.0%	0.63	0.38	0.88	125.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	4	54.3%	0.58	0.23	1.25	126.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
83	1	58.3%	0.48	0.12	1.07	130.00	21.25	24.70	17.45	54.0%	—	6
46	1	51.4%	0.33	0.02	0.30	135.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
316	40	93.1%	0.18	0.00	2.10	145.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 UAL put/call ratio?

For the October 30, 2026 expiration, the UAL put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.52 (1,055 puts vs 2,020 calls), and 0.95 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is UAL's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for UAL options expiring October 30, 2026 is about 56.9%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects United Airlines stock to move.

How many UAL option expiration dates are there?

UAL has 16 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.