VALE S.A. (VALE) Options Chain

NYSE: VALEBasic MaterialsMetal MiningUSD

13.62+0.20 (+1.49%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 30, 2026
Days to expiration: 19
Share price: $13.62
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.88
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.04
ATM implied volatility: 50.1%
Expected move: ±$1.56
Open interest (C / P): 4.53K / 3.98K

VALE options summary

The VALE options chain for the October 30, 2026 expiration lists 19 call and 15 put contracts, with 19 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 4,533 calls and 3,982 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.88, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $13.50 strike is 50.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$1.56 (11.4%) in VALE S.A. stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $14.50 call (994 contracts) and the $12.00 put (1.49K contracts).

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

VALE options chain · October 30, 2026

VALE 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
14	2	115.2%	4.65	4.25	5.15	9.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	115.6%	4.85	3.65	4.85	9.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	102.3%	4.36	3.35	3.75	10.00	0.00	0.25	0.03	101.6%	—	1
1	—	89.8%	4.25	2.67	3.25	10.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	1	71.9%	3.40	2.14	2.72	11.00	0.00	0.06	0.04	54.7%	2	13
1	—	90.6%	2.87	1.64	2.44	11.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
50	50	51.2%	1.66	1.50	1.97	12.00	0.04	0.36	0.06	62.5%	2	1,490
1	—	72.3%	2.00	0.83	1.55	12.50	0.02	0.35	0.15	64.7%	3	1,382
201	1	74.7%	0.83	0.66	1.27	13.00	0.12	0.30	0.27	44.7%	27	453
297	21	56.8%	0.52	0.33	0.78	13.50	0.22	0.49	0.49	43.4%	5	130
VALE $13.62
422	77	41.0%	0.31	0.33	0.36	14.00	0.60	0.75	0.77	41.8%	2	447
994	4	41.2%	0.17	0.18	0.21	14.50	0.76	1.23	0.98	53.7%	2	50
559	4	41.8%	0.10	0.09	0.12	15.00	0.91	2.04	1.13	92.2%	3	13
574	3	54.5%	0.06	0.00	0.15	15.50	1.26	2.69	2.23	116.4%	2	2
362	3	44.5%	0.02	0.01	0.04	16.00	2.13	2.60	2.52	71.5%	1	1
18	15	57.4%	0.04	0.00	0.07	16.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
981	941	50.0%	0.03	0.01	0.02	17.00	3.30	4.25	3.80	107.4%	—	0
50	—	87.1%	0.07	0.00	0.25	18.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	18.50	4.40	5.35	4.30	138.3%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	19.00	—	—	4.84	—	—	—
4	—	137.9%	0.02	0.00	0.25	23.00	—	—	8.90	—	—	—

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 VALE put/call ratio?

For the October 30, 2026 expiration, the VALE put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.88 (3,982 puts vs 4,533 calls), and 0.04 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is VALE's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for VALE options expiring October 30, 2026 is about 50.1%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects VALE S.A. stock to move.

How many VALE option expiration dates are there?

VALE has 14 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.