Valaris (VAL) Options Chain
NYSE: VALEnergyOil & Gas ProductionUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Pre-market: 84.20 +0.66%
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Dec 18, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 67
- Share price
- $83.65
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 8.29
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 6.88
- Expected move
- ±$0.2795
- Open interest (C / P)
- 58 / 481
VAL options summary
The VAL options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 40 call and 31 put contracts, with 67 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 58 calls and 481 puts, a put/call ratio of 8.29, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $85.00 strike is 0.8%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.2795 (0.3%) in Valaris stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $55.00 call (30 contracts) and the $52.50 put (255 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
VAL options chain · December 18, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 36.00 | 31.50 | 35.40 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.33 | |||||
| 63.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 0.05 | 1.60 | 1.10 | |||||
| 39.00 | 72.50 | 76.70 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |||||
| 55.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.50 | 0.40 | 1.75 | 1.03 | |||||
| 65.70 | 65.10 | 69.10 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | |||||
| 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |||||
| 51.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | |||||
| 51.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 32.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 | |||||
| 49.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | |||||
| 40.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 37.50 | 0.05 | 3.90 | 2.75 | |||||
| 54.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | |||||
| 56.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.48 | |||||
| 36.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 0.00 | 1.60 | 0.50 | |||||
| 39.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 47.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | |||||
| 45.97 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.47 | |||||
| 43.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 52.50 | 0.05 | 1.90 | 1.40 | |||||
| 24.30 | 30.10 | 32.80 | 55.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | |||||
| 26.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 57.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.15 | |||||
| 21.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 60.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | |||||
| 22.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 62.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | |||||
| 19.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 65.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.60 | |||||
| 18.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 67.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.45 | |||||
| 25.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 70.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.15 | |||||
| — | — | — | 72.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.20 | |||||
| 12.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 75.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.60 | |||||
| 10.45 | 12.10 | 15.10 | 77.50 | 2.55 | 6.30 | 9.24 | |||||
| 10.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 80.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.40 | |||||
| 7.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 85.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.17 | |||||
| 9.53 | 5.30 | 9.30 | 87.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 90.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | |||||
| 5.40 | 4.20 | 7.60 | 95.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.05 | |||||
| 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 105.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 110.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.05 | |||||
| 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 115.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 120.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 6.85 | 4.10 | 8.00 | 125.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 5.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 130.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1.92 | 0.05 | 2.20 | 145.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2.40 | 0.70 | 3.50 | 150.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 155.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 VAL put/call ratio?
For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the VAL put/call ratio based on open interest is 8.29 (481 puts vs 58 calls), and 6.88 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is VAL's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for VAL options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 0.8%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Valaris stock to move.
How many VAL option expiration dates are there?
VAL has 8 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.