Valero Energy (VLO) Options Chain

NYSE: VLOEnergyIntegrated oil CompaniesUSD

443.04+18.93 (+4.46%)

Market open · Delayed 15 min · as of Oct 8, 3:51 PM ET

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 9, 2026
Days to expiration: 1
Share price: $443.35
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.08
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.26
ATM implied volatility: 42.4%
Expected move: ±$9.83
Open interest (C / P): 5.84K / 6.30K

VLO options summary

The VLO options chain for the October 9, 2026 expiration lists 86 call and 68 put contracts, with 1 day until expiration. Open interest stands at 5,843 calls and 6,296 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.08, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $442.50 strike is 42.4%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$9.83 (2.2%) in Valero Energy stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $435.00 call (788 contracts) and the $397.50 put (949 contracts).

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

VLO options chain · October 9, 2026

VLO 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
7	18	608.2%	239.70	257.80	261.40	185.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	44	591.2%	232.32	252.60	256.60	190.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	64	574.8%	227.51	247.60	251.60	195.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	80	551.1%	222.77	242.60	246.40	200.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	82	550.0%	217.80	237.80	241.60	205.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	210.00	0.00	2.15	0.05	514.5%	3	4
10	1	529.0%	225.00	228.10	231.60	215.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	220.00	0.00	2.15	0.05	485.4%	1	20
8	2	490.2%	197.51	217.80	221.60	225.00	0.00	2.15	0.04	471.5%	6	6
36	2	479.1%	192.52	213.00	216.50	230.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	10	448.6%	181.42	202.90	206.50	240.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	14	423.4%	173.59	197.50	201.50	245.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	10	425.0%	169.97	192.80	196.70	250.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	2	406.7%	165.00	187.80	191.50	255.00	0.00	2.15	0.05	393.4%	—	2
2	3	404.5%	167.00	183.10	186.60	260.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	265.00	0.00	2.15	0.26	369.2%	—	8
4	2	374.9%	151.54	172.80	176.70	270.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	369.8%	146.55	168.10	171.70	275.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	1	351.1%	139.32	162.80	166.70	280.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	2	339.4%	137.75	157.90	161.60	285.00	0.00	2.15	0.71	323.3%	10	12
11	1	323.4%	140.55	152.70	156.60	290.00	0.00	2.15	0.13	312.3%	1	17
10	27	310.1%	127.10	147.60	151.60	295.00	0.00	2.10	0.10	300.2%	10	10
4	2	307.6%	91.20	143.00	146.60	300.00	0.00	2.15	0.01	290.7%	1	109
5	1	292.5%	96.60	138.00	141.40	305.00	0.00	2.15	0.04	280.2%	3	17
2	2	275.5%	77.50	132.70	136.40	310.00	0.00	2.10	0.05	268.6%	1	9
1	—	276.7%	77.60	128.10	131.60	315.00	0.00	2.15	1.36	259.5%	1	11
2	2	256.7%	100.92	122.70	126.50	320.00	0.00	2.10	0.10	248.2%	1	139
1	2	246.4%	95.95	117.70	121.50	325.00	0.00	2.10	0.03	238.2%	1	16
6	8	241.3%	93.34	115.20	119.00	327.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	243.4%	33.50	113.10	116.50	330.00	0.00	2.15	0.80	229.3%	3	247
2	6	227.9%	87.52	107.70	111.60	335.00	0.00	2.15	0.05	219.5%	1	54
1	1	224.7%	64.40	105.30	109.10	337.50	0.00	2.15	1.65	214.6%	—	26
10	15	222.8%	95.44	103.10	106.50	340.00	0.00	0.45	0.25	162.7%	1	272
2	2	214.7%	79.25	100.30	104.10	342.50	0.00	1.00	0.60	178.8%	10	42
2	4	206.3%	63.26	97.70	101.50	345.00	0.00	2.15	0.10	200.1%	4	70
56	38	204.3%	68.85	93.20	96.50	350.00	0.00	0.50	0.39	149.1%	7	58
1	—	193.3%	33.50	90.20	94.10	352.50	0.00	0.60	0.44	149.1%	3	19
11	9	198.4%	82.85	88.20	91.80	355.00	0.00	2.15	0.10	181.1%	1	383
—	—	—	—	—	—	357.50	0.00	2.15	0.15	176.4%	11	53
5	1	187.1%	80.90	83.30	86.60	360.00	0.00	0.85	0.05	144.9%	2	165
1	—	178.1%	28.50	80.50	84.10	362.50	0.00	2.10	0.18	166.2%	1	63
8	1	175.9%	52.80	78.00	81.80	365.00	0.00	0.05	0.05	95.3%	2	75
9	4	164.4%	58.40	75.20	79.10	367.50	0.00	2.15	0.16	157.7%	6	14
141	10	170.8%	68.10	73.50	76.70	370.00	0.00	0.10	0.05	96.1%	7	364
67	30	162.3%	69.65	70.70	74.20	372.50	0.00	2.15	0.33	148.4%	1	71
61	30	148.8%	67.35	67.70	71.50	375.00	0.00	2.15	0.02	143.8%	47	250
1	1	147.8%	24.00	65.40	69.10	377.50	0.00	2.15	0.19	139.2%	4	229
20	8	141.8%	54.07	62.90	66.50	380.00	0.00	0.05	1.06	77.3%	15	183
13	1	139.4%	62.16	60.60	64.00	382.50	0.00	2.15	1.09	130.0%	1	27
28	4	137.9%	58.05	58.30	61.60	385.00	0.00	0.75	0.21	102.0%	21	284
14	1	135.1%	35.49	56.00	59.10	387.50	0.00	2.15	0.05	120.9%	1	49
114	9	127.1%	55.83	53.20	56.60	390.00	0.00	0.90	0.10	97.4%	5	378
25	2	124.2%	30.60	50.80	54.20	392.50	0.00	0.25	0.10	75.9%	13	89
82	4	113.3%	50.85	47.90	51.50	395.00	0.00	0.65	0.32	84.2%	42	128
74	1	111.5%	34.26	45.50	49.20	397.50	0.00	0.65	0.35	80.3%	6	949
75	2	105.8%	44.17	42.80	46.80	400.00	0.00	0.05	0.05	53.5%	148	412
58	2	100.0%	41.15	40.30	44.20	402.50	0.00	1.40	0.20	84.6%	1	119
73	7	99.6%	40.29	38.30	41.70	405.00	0.00	0.05	0.05	51.8%	32	153
63	6	92.1%	33.00	35.50	39.20	407.50	0.00	0.80	0.39	67.5%	15	71
353	18	92.7%	35.34	33.50	36.90	410.00	0.05	0.45	0.04	58.1%	25	151
62	3	84.6%	27.15	30.90	34.10	412.50	0.00	0.40	0.15	52.3%	23	53
149	32	80.2%	29.25	28.50	31.60	415.00	0.00	0.55	0.15	51.5%	27	129
274	26	70.7%	27.50	25.80	28.70	417.50	0.00	1.30	0.60	57.4%	12	45
356	120	68.5%	24.60	23.70	26.20	420.00	0.10	0.55	0.20	50.9%	257	72
161	8	66.6%	22.60	21.10	24.30	422.50	0.05	0.45	0.35	44.4%	34	63
219	50	67.0%	19.99	19.40	22.00	425.00	0.25	0.50	0.37	41.2%	272	30
98	48	58.5%	17.55	16.40	19.50	427.50	0.30	0.65	0.45	39.5%	82	16
292	300	55.3%	15.24	14.50	15.70	430.00	0.25	0.85	0.56	37.8%	74	18
81	32	61.3%	13.10	11.80	14.50	432.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
788	901	55.3%	11.42	10.20	12.10	435.00	0.85	1.90	1.00	38.6%	73	4
140	42	50.5%	7.50	8.20	9.90	437.50	1.25	2.65	2.40	38.8%	45	5
180	595	49.0%	7.46	6.60	8.20	440.00	1.85	3.10	2.20	35.1%	217	26
39	112	47.9%	5.50	5.00	6.70	442.50	2.55	4.40	3.90	36.8%	47	1
VLO $443.35
93	420	49.5%	5.32	4.00	5.70	445.00	4.50	5.40	5.20	34.5%	98	2
4	235	45.2%	4.12	2.85	4.10	447.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
246	566	41.7%	2.47	2.05	2.80	450.00	6.30	9.00	13.00	37.8%	54	1
40	233	44.9%	1.81	1.40	2.45	452.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
64	51	43.3%	1.55	0.95	1.70	455.00	9.60	12.00	11.70	25.8%	6	3
21	248	43.9%	0.82	0.70	1.30	457.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
250	2,073	41.1%	0.80	0.45	0.75	460.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	229	41.8%	0.53	0.35	0.55	462.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
55	65	42.4%	0.40	0.15	0.40	465.00	18.60	22.60	74.60	52.6%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	467.50	21.00	24.40	86.70	41.7%	—	0
209	19	46.8%	0.26	0.00	0.30	470.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	43	46.6%	0.05	0.00	0.20	472.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	—	71.1%	0.05	0.00	2.15	475.00	28.50	32.10	52.53	57.9%	22	0
1	1	67.5%	3.05	0.00	1.10	480.00	33.40	37.50	60.26	74.4%	12	0
319	50	51.6%	0.05	0.00	0.05	490.00	43.50	47.40	80.30	86.2%	1	0
16	1	60.9%	0.03	0.00	0.05	500.00	53.80	56.90	60.40	81.5%	1	0
1	1	91.4%	1.13	0.00	0.45	510.00	63.70	67.50	87.20	115.0%	1	0
106	9	78.1%	0.05	0.00	0.05	520.00	73.50	77.50	138.55	127.4%	—	0

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 VLO put/call ratio?

For the October 9, 2026 expiration, the VLO put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.08 (6,296 puts vs 5,843 calls), and 0.26 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is VLO's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for VLO options expiring October 9, 2026 is about 42.4%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Valero Energy stock to move.

How many VLO option expiration dates are there?

VLO 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.