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: Dec 17, 2027
Days to expiration: 432
Share price: $161.48
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.39
Put/call ratio (volume): 21.25
ATM implied volatility: 50.1%
Expected move: ±$88.08
Open interest (C / P): 5.15K / 7.15K

VST options summary

The VST options chain for the December 17, 2027 expiration lists 51 call and 41 put contracts, with 432 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 5,152 calls and 7,153 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.39, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $160.00 strike is 50.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$88.08 (54.5%) in Vistra stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $175.00 call (1.04K contracts) and the $195.00 put (3.12K contracts).

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

VST options chain · December 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
132	2	67.6%	83.00	94.50	98.05	70.00	1.02	2.19	1.57	50.6%	5	47
21	2	66.7%	98.25	90.50	93.95	75.00	3.10	4.40	4.00	58.4%	1	24
43	7	65.1%	69.30	86.50	89.60	80.00	2.32	3.05	3.77	51.2%	1	10
4	2	64.0%	87.50	82.50	85.70	85.00	3.15	3.95	3.40	51.2%	3	20
21	5	63.3%	80.00	78.50	82.15	90.00	3.90	4.90	4.20	50.9%	2	42
0	2	—	65.15	0.00	0.00	95.00	3.90	6.15	7.33	51.2%	2	33
61	3	59.9%	71.00	71.00	73.60	100.00	5.85	7.05	5.60	50.0%	2	123
17	1	59.9%	72.00	67.50	70.70	105.00	5.00	8.85	7.50	50.9%	4	33
14	3	58.8%	66.50	64.00	67.05	110.00	7.95	9.50	8.10	48.7%	2	873
29	10	57.7%	59.65	60.50	63.45	115.00	9.50	11.80	10.10	50.0%	3	90
62	1	57.0%	56.10	57.50	60.05	120.00	11.20	12.55	12.12	47.7%	2	94
47	12	57.0%	56.24	54.50	57.50	125.00	11.85	15.60	12.90	49.8%	2	72
40	4	56.8%	53.00	51.50	55.00	130.00	13.95	16.90	14.90	48.2%	2	751
89	2	55.8%	51.07	48.50	51.75	135.00	15.10	20.00	17.00	49.6%	1	125
238	4	55.4%	48.00	46.25	48.70	140.00	18.30	21.00	19.70	47.2%	1	95
102	1	55.2%	42.75	43.50	46.55	145.00	20.50	23.60	29.00	47.4%	1	211
145	5	55.0%	43.00	41.00	44.35	150.00	23.80	25.45	23.18	46.1%	4	351
106	3	55.3%	40.13	39.00	42.55	155.00	26.35	28.70	32.16	46.8%	1	111
91	5	55.5%	38.35	37.60	40.20	160.00	29.05	30.25	27.90	44.8%	8	121
VST $161.48
71	10	54.3%	40.67	34.50	37.90	165.00	31.80	34.50	40.50	46.6%	1	211
133	2	53.8%	32.40	32.60	35.60	170.00	34.60	37.20	35.50	46.0%	1	40
1,041	9	54.0%	29.45	31.00	34.10	175.00	0.00	0.00	48.50	—	2	0
185	5	53.4%	30.00	29.00	32.00	180.00	39.00	43.45	51.87	45.5%	1	127
121	1	53.3%	28.50	27.50	30.25	185.00	55.50	60.00	53.41	61.0%	1	113
93	1	54.1%	27.50	26.00	29.90	190.00	49.25	52.45	51.77	48.4%	2	134
68	1	53.6%	15.65	24.50	28.00	195.00	49.75	53.50	64.55	44.7%	14,400	3,118
280	446	53.9%	24.30	24.30	25.95	200.00	53.90	56.50	65.17	43.6%	12	67
43	3	53.1%	22.28	22.00	24.60	205.00	61.45	64.00	61.70	49.0%	2	21
276	5	52.8%	21.50	20.50	23.40	210.00	60.35	64.40	77.80	43.9%	30	34
45	1	52.8%	20.00	19.50	22.20	215.00	65.60	68.10	81.30	43.5%	13	21
60	40	52.9%	11.78	18.50	21.20	220.00	0.00	0.00	82.54	—	1	0
26	5	52.7%	20.68	17.30	20.15	225.00	65.55	69.85	60.63	32.7%	2	2
56	1	52.8%	15.95	16.50	19.20	230.00	68.55	72.35	63.45	28.7%	1	1
10	1	52.8%	19.12	15.50	18.35	235.00	0.00	0.00	86.03	—	1	0
103	8	53.0%	15.67	15.00	17.40	240.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	1	69.3%	24.99	25.00	27.75	245.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
140	16	52.9%	13.80	13.40	15.80	250.00	94.00	98.50	91.58	45.3%	5	2
5	1	53.5%	9.83	12.65	15.85	255.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1	52.8%	7.44	11.95	14.40	260.00	0.00	0.00	111.71	—	2	0
15	1	52.9%	12.04	11.40	13.75	265.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
154	7	52.9%	14.00	10.80	13.10	270.00	110.65	114.45	132.62	41.6%	1	17
7	1	53.9%	12.60	10.80	13.10	275.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	2	53.3%	6.05	9.40	12.75	280.00	0.00	0.00	129.27	—	2	0
0	1	12.5%	16.69	0.00	0.00	285.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	2	53.0%	5.50	8.70	11.05	290.00	128.50	132.00	138.10	39.1%	2	15
28	22	53.9%	10.95	8.30	11.45	295.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	4	53.1%	8.75	7.90	10.10	300.00	138.50	142.50	148.50	42.0%	4	2
5	3	53.3%	7.86	7.50	9.90	305.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
85	1	54.0%	4.85	7.85	9.45	310.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
126	7	50.6%	11.60	3.60	6.65	315.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
597	1	53.5%	6.70	6.70	8.50	320.00	152.50	157.00	151.60	—	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 December 17, 2027 expiration, the VST put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.39 (7,153 puts vs 5,152 calls), and 21.25 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 December 17, 2027 is about 50.1%, 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.