UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Options Chain

NYSE: UNHHealth CareMedical SpecialitiesUSD

379.30+8.35 (+2.25%)

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

After hours: 379.80 +0.13%

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 9, 2026
Days to expiration: 0
Share price: $379.30
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.67
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.68
ATM implied volatility: 10.9%
Expected move: ±$2.16
Open interest (C / P): 24.84K / 41.54K

UNH options summary

The UNH options chain for the October 9, 2026 expiration lists 76 call and 59 put contracts, expiring today. Open interest stands at 24,836 calls and 41,538 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.67, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $380.00 strike is 10.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$2.16 (0.6%) in UnitedHealth Group stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $380.00 call (2.54K contracts) and the $370.00 put (9.91K contracts).

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

UNH options chain · October 9, 2026

UNH 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
—	—	—	—	—	—	215.00	0.00	0.05	0.05	368.8%	—	6
—	—	—	—	—	—	220.00	0.00	0.05	0.01	353.1%	1	16
—	—	—	—	—	—	225.00	0.00	0.12	0.01	370.3%	4	4
—	—	—	—	—	—	230.00	0.00	0.02	0.02	300.0%	751	757
—	—	—	—	—	—	235.00	0.00	4.90	0.01	593.4%	2	4
47	16	405.1%	136.64	137.70	141.60	240.00	0.00	4.90	0.01	571.6%	5	6
39	1	366.0%	135.42	132.65	136.40	245.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	250.0%	2	10
22	23	424.4%	131.04	127.75	132.45	250.00	0.00	0.05	0.01	275.0%	5	168
17	20	311.7%	122.02	121.40	127.45	255.00	0.00	3.75	0.01	479.1%	3	11
—	—	—	—	—	—	260.00	0.00	4.90	0.01	487.8%	2	301
17	18	256.3%	115.98	112.30	116.40	265.00	0.00	4.90	0.53	467.7%	1	7
43	14	244.5%	109.79	107.30	111.40	270.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	196.9%	10	30
7	4	329.7%	102.85	102.50	107.45	275.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	187.5%	24	25
21	4	272.3%	97.85	96.70	102.45	280.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	181.3%	7	3
11	2	280.9%	96.03	92.10	97.45	285.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	168.8%	42	69
5	2	247.7%	91.03	86.75	92.45	290.00	0.00	2.00	0.01	304.4%	3	3
—	—	—	—	—	—	295.00	0.00	4.90	0.01	352.5%	4	3
12	7	174.2%	81.04	77.30	81.40	300.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	140.6%	111	141
3	1	230.5%	76.03	72.30	77.45	305.00	0.00	1.00	0.01	224.8%	2	16
1	1	202.7%	71.03	66.95	72.45	310.00	0.00	0.20	0.01	165.6%	10	21
1	3	175.0%	66.03	61.65	67.45	315.00	0.00	0.01	0.25	112.5%	4	112
7	1	167.0%	59.31	56.75	62.45	320.00	0.00	0.50	0.05	162.3%	4	259
—	—	—	—	—	—	325.00	0.00	0.01	0.03	96.9%	22	448
2	1	148.4%	51.02	46.95	52.45	330.00	0.00	0.01	0.02	87.5%	24	533
2	3	132.6%	48.58	44.20	49.95	332.50	0.00	1.00	0.05	147.8%	6	271
36	36	136.5%	35.84	42.00	47.45	335.00	0.00	0.29	0.01	114.1%	74	536
6	2	215.7%	43.28	38.45	44.95	337.50	0.00	0.36	0.01	111.7%	15	343
9	2	134.3%	38.45	37.45	42.45	340.00	0.00	0.03	0.01	77.3%	187	1,363
24	22	133.2%	38.44	35.25	39.95	342.50	0.00	0.02	0.01	69.5%	148	821
14	30	106.8%	28.15	32.75	36.60	345.00	0.00	0.05	0.05	71.9%	214	785
20	3	159.6%	39.41	29.15	34.10	347.50	0.00	0.43	0.01	90.3%	256	612
31	15	92.2%	30.30	27.70	31.60	350.00	0.00	0.01	0.04	53.1%	543	2,509
4	1	73.2%	23.50	23.95	29.95	352.50	0.00	4.55	0.01	140.9%	459	751
14	16	82.3%	24.69	22.00	27.45	355.00	0.00	4.90	0.12	135.4%	542	1,771
9	19	68.7%	22.87	19.20	24.95	357.50	0.00	0.45	0.01	66.0%	464	1,791
128	29	55.3%	19.70	17.30	21.60	360.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	38.3%	1,240	2,385
67	28	104.2%	18.55	14.55	19.10	362.50	0.00	0.01	0.09	33.6%	477	646
256	52	94.4%	15.98	12.35	16.60	365.00	0.00	0.01	0.03	28.9%	785	1,570
681	347	62.8%	14.42	10.15	12.90	367.50	0.00	0.02	0.01	26.6%	461	997
561	195	74.2%	12.33	7.80	11.60	370.00	0.01	0.07	0.02	26.1%	1,539	9,911
1,127	335	33.1%	9.24	5.40	7.30	372.50	0.01	0.03	0.03	17.4%	1,273	442
2,008	1,368	30.7%	4.05	3.20	5.15	375.00	0.00	0.13	0.02	16.1%	2,050	9,605
634	1,371	16.7%	1.39	0.91	2.41	377.50	0.00	0.17	0.03	9.5%	684	328
UNH $379.30
2,545	4,157	7.9%	0.10	0.01	0.34	380.00	0.47	1.48	0.99	13.8%	819	424
675	2,447	11.3%	0.03	0.00	0.08	382.50	0.97	4.80	0.80	36.8%	454	212
1,816	3,140	12.5%	0.01	0.00	0.01	385.00	5.15	7.00	6.19	42.9%	239	298
668	1,127	17.2%	0.03	0.00	0.01	387.50	5.90	9.70	13.05	55.6%	12	50
1,788	1,895	21.9%	0.01	0.00	0.01	390.00	8.40	12.40	8.50	68.0%	18	72
873	486	25.8%	0.04	0.00	0.01	392.50	10.90	15.15	21.55	81.1%	10	7
1,386	696	30.5%	0.02	0.00	0.01	395.00	13.40	17.25	23.90	82.3%	24	8
438	404	43.0%	0.03	0.00	0.06	397.50	15.05	20.65	11.86	107.0%	20	23
2,275	1,401	43.8%	0.01	0.00	0.03	400.00	19.30	22.25	25.25	97.9%	1	47
498	201	49.8%	0.05	0.00	0.04	402.50	20.05	24.80	30.43	106.5%	23	0
1,202	101	59.2%	0.01	0.00	0.15	405.00	23.45	27.25	38.84	112.7%	4	7
291	28	73.6%	0.02	0.00	0.37	407.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
1,104	183	53.9%	0.01	0.00	0.02	410.00	27.55	32.45	31.36	131.5%	3	0
49	10	153.9%	0.10	0.00	4.90	412.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
530	96	57.8%	0.01	0.00	0.01	415.00	32.55	38.35	37.28	165.3%	13	0
135	1	168.2%	0.01	0.00	4.90	417.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
709	57	75.8%	0.03	0.00	0.05	420.00	37.55	44.20	49.45	97.7%	2	0
47	5	97.8%	0.01	0.00	0.26	422.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
602	6	108.4%	0.01	0.00	0.38	425.00	42.55	48.70	52.87	200.9%	1	0
686	12	101.6%	0.01	0.00	0.13	430.00	48.40	52.25	49.15	178.0%	1	0
88	11	90.6%	0.03	0.00	0.02	435.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
102	32	226.9%	0.02	0.00	4.90	440.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	3	238.9%	0.03	0.00	4.90	445.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
124	16	103.1%	0.06	0.00	0.01	450.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	262.2%	0.49	0.00	4.90	455.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	30	273.4%	0.07	0.00	4.90	460.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	284.4%	1.10	0.00	4.90	465.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	4	295.1%	0.10	0.00	4.90	470.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	305.7%	0.02	0.00	4.90	475.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	30	137.5%	0.01	0.00	0.01	480.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	5	143.8%	0.01	0.00	0.01	485.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	2	171.9%	0.01	0.00	0.05	490.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	2	178.1%	0.02	0.00	0.05	495.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1	184.4%	0.05	0.00	0.05	500.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	6	240.2%	0.05	0.00	0.43	505.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	12	195.3%	0.05	0.00	0.05	510.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	22	207.0%	0.01	0.00	0.05	520.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	2	218.8%	0.01	0.00	0.05	530.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	3	200.0%	0.01	0.00	0.01	540.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	4	239.1%	0.01	0.00	0.05	550.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	2	218.8%	0.01	0.00	0.01	560.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 UNH put/call ratio?

For the October 9, 2026 expiration, the UNH put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.67 (41,538 puts vs 24,836 calls), and 0.68 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is UNH's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for UNH options expiring October 9, 2026 is about 10.9%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects UnitedHealth Group stock to move.

How many UNH option expiration dates are there?

UNH has 16 listed expiration dates, from Oct 9, 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.