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: Jan 15, 2027
Days to expiration: 96
Share price: $161.48
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.87
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.67
ATM implied volatility: 48.5%
Expected move: ±$40.19
Open interest (C / P): 45.29K / 39.41K

VST options summary

The VST options chain for the January 15, 2027 expiration lists 60 call and 51 put contracts, with 96 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 45,294 calls and 39,413 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.87, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $160.00 strike is 48.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$40.19 (24.9%) in Vistra stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $200.00 call (4.79K contracts) and the $110.00 put (3.80K contracts).

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

VST options chain · January 15, 2027

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
66	1	118.1%	112.65	110.05	114.00	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.15	50.0%	12	0
0	3	—	84.16	0.00	0.00	55.00	0.00	2.13	0.05	123.2%	5	157
36	1	104.5%	97.55	100.20	104.10	60.00	0.00	2.13	0.16	114.0%	2	63
24	1	84.6%	75.93	95.30	98.25	65.00	0.00	0.20	0.02	73.2%	1	326
125	1	92.4%	72.90	90.25	94.30	70.00	0.00	0.51	0.08	76.6%	2,165	2,522
56	1	87.5%	83.70	85.35	89.40	75.00	0.03	2.15	0.08	91.1%	3	179
4	1	84.2%	77.65	83.20	86.55	77.50	0.00	0.35	0.10	64.5%	3	457
113	31	78.2%	87.65	80.75	83.70	80.00	0.00	0.38	0.15	62.6%	21	295
3	2	168.6%	83.47	89.15	92.75	82.50	0.00	0.39	0.29	60.4%	1	66
11	1	77.3%	56.00	75.85	79.20	85.00	0.00	0.62	0.38	62.1%	21	354
6	1	73.1%	52.40	73.40	76.50	87.50	0.00	0.64	0.40	59.9%	1	293
141	1	68.3%	71.00	71.00	73.65	90.00	0.00	0.44	0.20	54.2%	79	1,042
8	1	105.9%	72.00	72.25	76.15	92.50	0.00	0.52	0.26	53.2%	2	162
69	4	67.3%	52.04	66.15	69.15	95.00	0.14	0.32	0.32	50.0%	1	484
15	1	65.5%	58.40	63.60	66.85	97.50	0.06	0.56	0.36	50.1%	1	195
352	21	62.1%	62.83	61.70	63.65	100.00	0.01	0.67	0.42	55.0%	15	1,138
79	5	57.7%	56.69	56.50	59.00	105.00	0.27	0.93	1.11	53.8%	4	1,049
247	38	55.4%	52.28	51.90	54.20	110.00	0.66	1.09	0.95	50.7%	134	3,799
231	3	53.3%	49.30	47.25	49.60	115.00	1.19	1.60	1.30	50.6%	6	1,528
243	1	52.4%	44.45	42.85	45.25	120.00	1.54	2.30	2.00	50.6%	1	3,334
170	5	51.0%	38.50	38.50	40.95	125.00	2.45	2.92	2.69	49.1%	10	2,634
409	4	51.4%	35.80	34.55	37.30	130.00	3.05	3.85	3.50	48.5%	26	2,740
347	5	50.0%	32.18	30.60	33.30	135.00	4.00	4.80	4.78	47.2%	46	1,523
879	9	50.4%	28.95	27.80	29.40	140.00	5.50	6.15	5.81	46.7%	53	1,956
1,132	16	50.0%	25.50	24.55	26.05	145.00	7.10	8.05	7.48	47.3%	25	1,167
3,686	73	52.1%	22.40	21.05	23.00	150.00	8.65	9.80	9.86	46.5%	6	2,172
1,330	43	52.0%	19.52	18.55	20.30	155.00	11.00	12.00	11.90	46.3%	26	700
1,191	182	50.1%	17.35	16.85	17.70	160.00	13.30	14.75	14.87	46.9%	7	1,403
VST $161.48
1,799	69	50.3%	15.05	14.80	15.45	165.00	16.50	17.25	19.10	46.1%	14	346
1,660	70	50.4%	13.23	12.85	13.55	170.00	19.55	21.25	20.00	49.0%	2	2,347
1,798	55	50.5%	11.35	10.95	11.50	175.00	22.70	23.55	26.80	46.0%	26	171
2,900	228	50.3%	9.60	9.60	10.15	180.00	26.20	28.15	30.40	49.6%	21	93
1,047	20	50.2%	8.39	8.15	8.80	185.00	29.85	31.80	26.63	49.6%	9	396
1,339	99	50.7%	7.30	7.00	7.80	190.00	33.65	35.60	30.27	49.6%	1	846
3,311	91	51.9%	6.24	5.10	6.70	195.00	37.60	39.70	39.00	50.1%	2	1,865
4,789	294	50.6%	5.35	5.20	5.60	200.00	41.85	43.60	38.22	49.4%	2	733
1,526	198	50.3%	4.60	4.25	4.85	205.00	46.05	48.40	47.82	51.7%	2	545
1,658	15	50.7%	3.75	3.55	4.35	210.00	0.00	0.00	71.13	—	1	0
285	1	50.3%	3.05	2.89	3.65	215.00	52.65	56.20	58.97	47.4%	1	82
811	2	51.5%	2.53	2.80	3.20	220.00	82.60	85.10	68.80	128.6%	10	31
988	5	51.9%	2.71	2.15	3.10	225.00	67.95	71.35	83.85	68.1%	1	14
761	3	52.4%	2.30	1.93	2.70	230.00	83.95	86.70	78.46	108.3%	4	27
111	16	51.9%	1.75	1.45	2.34	235.00	97.95	100.50	72.35	138.9%	24	51
212	39	51.7%	1.46	1.13	2.03	240.00	0.00	0.00	96.99	—	1	0
71	1	52.2%	1.31	0.87	1.92	245.00	80.70	84.20	64.75	45.3%	2	5
2,071	5	52.8%	1.28	1.06	1.44	250.00	92.35	94.95	104.10	75.8%	1	101
866	1	53.7%	0.99	0.99	1.31	255.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
703	1	54.1%	0.89	0.70	1.33	260.00	0.00	0.00	117.69	—	2	0
29	1	52.6%	0.83	0.36	1.12	265.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
119	2	54.3%	1.17	0.48	1.03	270.00	121.80	124.65	114.89	121.5%	4	1
136	1	54.6%	0.80	0.41	0.92	275.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
65	2	55.3%	0.58	0.38	0.84	280.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
252	1	55.4%	0.57	0.27	0.79	285.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3,455	15	55.5%	0.44	0.24	0.68	290.00	121.00	126.00	119.60	—	40	19
35	2	58.0%	0.49	0.17	0.88	295.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
310	2	56.5%	0.37	0.13	0.64	300.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
654	4	58.1%	0.40	0.00	0.80	305.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
50	5	56.5%	1.31	0.00	0.56	310.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
57	3	57.7%	0.50	0.02	0.55	315.00	152.45	155.10	179.25	57.1%	—	0
453	2	60.8%	0.26	0.13	0.60	320.00	149.00	154.00	145.13	—	2	2

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 January 15, 2027 expiration, the VST put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.87 (39,413 puts vs 45,294 calls), and 1.67 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 January 15, 2027 is about 48.5%, 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.