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: Sep 17, 2027
Days to expiration: 341
Share price: $161.48
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.26
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.73
ATM implied volatility: 51.0%
Expected move: ±$79.67
Open interest (C / P): 6.53K / 8.22K

VST options summary

The VST options chain for the September 17, 2027 expiration lists 33 call and 28 put contracts, with 341 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 6,529 calls and 8,216 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.26, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $160.00 strike is 51.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$79.67 (49.3%) in Vistra stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $190.00 call (1.24K contracts) and the $150.00 put (1.94K contracts).

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

VST options chain · September 17, 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
29	3	70.1%	95.10	93.55	96.70	70.00	0.65	1.57	1.01	52.6%	19	32
18	1	67.5%	92.50	89.05	92.15	75.00	1.05	1.74	2.62	51.1%	1	21
30	2	67.8%	86.00	84.80	88.65	80.00	1.56	2.27	2.65	51.0%	2	81
17	1	64.5%	82.00	80.50	83.65	85.00	2.11	2.88	1.96	50.6%	1	77
32	1	62.5%	75.24	76.25	79.30	90.00	2.56	3.95	2.75	50.5%	3	62
21	1	61.0%	78.21	72.30	75.05	95.00	3.45	4.45	3.62	51.5%	2	113
218	2	60.2%	70.00	68.30	71.35	100.00	4.30	5.55	5.05	51.4%	5	558
27	2	59.5%	62.20	64.55	67.75	105.00	5.30	7.10	6.00	52.3%	1	222
81	2	58.6%	58.31	61.25	63.70	110.00	6.40	7.55	7.50	49.6%	11	704
36	10	57.2%	57.90	57.25	60.15	115.00	6.30	10.00	8.45	51.9%	2	92
78	2	56.7%	55.00	54.00	56.75	120.00	8.50	10.35	9.49	48.6%	3	1,354
22	1	56.3%	48.00	50.75	53.70	125.00	10.55	11.50	9.75	47.2%	1	159
177	9	55.9%	45.37	47.70	50.70	130.00	11.60	13.35	13.39	47.0%	1	808
114	1	54.9%	45.80	44.65	47.40	135.00	14.20	16.05	13.97	48.2%	7	104
138	3	55.2%	42.69	42.00	45.20	140.00	15.60	17.55	17.95	46.8%	21	161
113	4	54.4%	40.76	39.40	42.00	145.00	17.80	19.85	26.20	46.6%	4	149
648	10	53.9%	37.30	36.80	39.45	150.00	20.95	23.00	21.70	47.6%	9	1,935
161	5	53.8%	34.70	34.60	37.10	155.00	23.45	25.65	24.40	47.5%	10	104
314	25	55.1%	33.92	33.55	35.60	160.00	26.20	28.15	26.50	47.0%	5	1,094
VST $161.48
193	2	53.5%	30.50	30.20	33.00	165.00	28.90	30.15	26.95	45.4%	9	35
333	29	53.2%	26.74	28.30	30.90	170.00	31.75	33.00	30.42	45.0%	6	44
259	1	52.9%	27.10	26.30	28.95	175.00	34.80	36.10	35.45	44.8%	1	42
137	9	53.6%	25.80	24.60	28.30	180.00	37.80	39.35	42.70	44.6%	1	210
176	2	52.7%	23.50	23.00	25.65	185.00	41.10	43.95	40.77	46.5%	17	30
1,238	1	53.6%	26.80	22.55	24.30	190.00	44.70	47.10	47.45	45.8%	2	6
92	5	53.4%	19.10	21.25	22.60	195.00	48.15	50.60	60.74	45.6%	5	5
1,223	16	53.2%	20.26	18.90	22.10	200.00	51.85	54.25	60.50	45.4%	2	11
40	3	53.7%	18.20	17.25	19.70	210.00	59.30	62.00	72.00	45.4%	—	3
49	1	52.5%	16.15	14.20	17.10	220.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
237	5	53.0%	13.65	13.35	14.90	230.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
83	1	52.4%	11.70	11.15	13.25	240.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
140	2	53.2%	10.32	9.75	12.65	250.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
55	44	53.1%	9.02	9.00	10.75	260.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 VST put/call ratio?

For the September 17, 2027 expiration, the VST put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.26 (8,216 puts vs 6,529 calls), and 0.73 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 September 17, 2027 is about 51.0%, 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.