Vistra (VST) Options Chain

NYSE: VSTUtilitiesElectric Utilities: CentralUSD

161.48+5.34 (+3.42%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $161.48
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.94
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.35
ATM implied volatility: 51.8%
Expected move: ±$9.79
Open interest (C / P): 51.30K / 48.19K

VST options summary

The VST options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 54 call and 50 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 51,296 calls and 48,194 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.94, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $162.50 strike is 51.8%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$9.79 (6.1%) in Vistra stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $160.00 call (9.71K contracts) and the $110.00 put (12.22K contracts).

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

VST options chain · October 16, 2026

VST 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
1	1	329.3%	92.00	91.00	92.75	70.00	0.00	1.51	0.32	368.2%	1	13
—	—	—	—	—	—	75.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	187.5%	6	210
3	2	359.2%	79.73	79.70	82.90	80.00	0.00	1.80	0.39	326.3%	1	27
1	1	332.3%	56.80	74.70	77.90	85.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	168.8%	1	9
0	1	—	53.27	0.00	0.00	90.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	153.1%	1	22
5	1	273.3%	56.90	64.70	67.70	95.00	0.00	1.00	0.03	228.5%	4	15
46	2	224.3%	61.40	59.70	62.20	100.00	0.00	0.01	0.02	118.8%	1	2,584
19	1	198.8%	56.59	54.70	57.10	105.00	0.00	1.75	0.02	213.4%	1	266
31	2	191.3%	46.72	49.90	52.30	110.00	0.00	0.05	0.04	113.3%	1	12,224
13	2	179.6%	48.37	44.70	47.45	115.00	0.00	0.05	0.06	101.6%	1	539
68	2	159.2%	41.85	39.90	42.40	120.00	0.01	0.06	0.04	93.0%	23	3,903
86	2	143.4%	31.77	35.35	37.45	125.00	0.02	0.06	0.04	82.8%	17	2,263
1	1	139.8%	19.42	33.75	36.45	126.00	0.00	0.28	0.08	95.7%	11	35
—	—	—	—	—	—	127.00	0.00	0.91	0.01	114.8%	20	128
3	1	132.9%	15.33	31.75	34.45	128.00	0.00	0.09	0.09	77.3%	11	278
2	1	129.4%	14.70	30.75	33.45	129.00	0.03	0.07	0.04	75.8%	21	164
266	2	115.1%	30.50	30.15	32.15	130.00	0.03	0.04	0.04	70.3%	38	5,187
1	1	109.9%	22.85	28.75	31.10	131.00	0.00	0.28	0.03	82.6%	9	225
8	1	120.7%	34.23	27.75	30.50	132.00	0.00	0.47	0.08	87.5%	11	263
9	3	131.3%	21.70	26.75	30.00	133.00	0.00	0.09	0.05	65.6%	11	210
21	1	100.3%	19.64	25.75	28.10	134.00	0.00	0.11	0.05	65.2%	11	136
448	2	74.8%	26.18	25.90	27.40	135.00	0.05	0.20	0.07	71.1%	115	3,243
432	1	97.6%	25.75	23.95	26.20	136.00	0.00	0.11	0.04	60.5%	26	730
40	14	102.0%	25.42	23.00	25.45	137.00	0.03	0.30	0.04	69.2%	44	196
201	3	97.2%	17.30	22.05	24.40	138.00	0.03	0.08	0.06	56.3%	43	262
595	1	67.6%	22.07	21.25	24.15	139.00	0.00	0.14	0.05	55.9%	31	148
3,706	29	81.5%	21.87	20.35	22.10	140.00	0.05	0.23	0.09	59.8%	188	4,390
84	3	87.2%	23.20	19.05	21.40	141.00	0.00	0.20	0.10	54.1%	25	121
164	5	79.7%	18.45	18.05	20.25	142.00	0.02	0.17	0.13	51.3%	29	49
755	6	79.2%	17.97	17.55	19.35	143.00	0.05	0.36	0.13	56.1%	62	128
198	1	85.3%	15.68	15.90	18.75	144.00	0.01	0.23	0.19	54.7%	33	294
1,654	20	77.3%	16.58	15.40	17.55	145.00	0.20	0.23	0.20	51.4%	166	1,882
241	6	50.0%	15.15	15.00	16.45	146.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
91	4	68.2%	15.01	13.45	15.45	147.00	0.23	0.36	0.32	51.7%	28	121
183	49	64.8%	13.76	12.95	14.45	148.00	0.35	0.45	0.41	50.1%	38	146
217	5	72.1%	12.44	11.95	14.00	149.00	0.42	0.52	0.49	50.6%	111	53
4,668	203	58.8%	11.80	11.40	12.50	150.00	0.47	0.66	0.61	51.0%	360	2,128
428	24	67.5%	9.20	8.15	11.05	152.50	0.90	1.09	1.00	51.2%	367	375
2,163	172	50.2%	8.00	7.65	8.55	155.00	1.35	1.59	1.57	49.8%	591	1,192
636	387	55.0%	6.63	5.95	6.75	157.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
9,713	2,633	50.4%	4.68	4.65	5.20	160.00	3.10	3.50	3.30	51.1%	1,307	3,230
VST $161.48
399	451	51.8%	3.60	3.50	3.80	162.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
2,671	2,332	50.5%	2.75	2.42	2.69	165.00	5.75	6.50	6.02	54.2%	34	380
3,222	2,662	50.2%	1.29	1.25	1.32	170.00	9.20	11.15	10.85	56.0%	2	229
2,080	832	52.7%	0.67	0.59	0.71	175.00	13.65	14.80	14.50	54.0%	5	170
2,963	435	55.5%	0.33	0.29	0.38	180.00	18.15	20.60	21.45	70.4%	10	10
2,671	54	58.0%	0.19	0.10	0.24	185.00	23.10	25.50	46.75	80.5%	1	0
738	8	63.3%	0.12	0.04	0.20	190.00	27.85	30.45	51.43	87.1%	6	0
606	25	67.6%	0.06	0.05	0.11	195.00	57.20	60.50	41.40	444.5%	—	16
4,584	262	71.5%	0.05	0.02	0.09	200.00	0.00	0.00	63.50	—	5	0
399	8	91.6%	0.03	0.00	0.19	210.00	48.00	50.40	69.85	127.3%	10	0
1,207	22	92.2%	0.01	0.00	0.06	220.00	0.00	0.00	57.40	—	1	0
225	199	175.4%	0.15	0.00	2.14	230.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
159	217	190.9%	0.12	0.00	2.13	240.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1,623	2	131.3%	0.51	0.00	0.10	250.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
548	3	182.2%	0.27	0.00	0.73	260.00	97.90	100.35	91.47	197.8%	1	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 VST put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the VST put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.94 (48,194 puts vs 51,296 calls), and 0.35 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is VST's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for VST options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 51.8%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Vistra stock to move.

How many VST option expiration dates are there?

VST has 17 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.