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 21, 2028
Days to expiration: 468
Share price: $161.48
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.13
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.73
ATM implied volatility: 50.0%
Expected move: ±$91.44
Open interest (C / P): 13.58K / 15.31K

VST options summary

The VST options chain for the January 21, 2028 expiration lists 39 call and 38 put contracts, with 468 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 13,582 calls and 15,315 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.13, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $160.00 strike is 50.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$91.44 (56.6%) in Vistra stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $200.00 call (1.58K contracts) and the $120.00 put (2.35K contracts).

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

VST options chain · January 21, 2028

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
1,160	1	66.4%	93.22	95.00	98.25	70.00	1.36	2.10	2.31	51.8%	3	283
32	1	65.6%	97.68	91.00	94.25	75.00	1.66	2.82	3.50	51.8%	4	29
88	3	64.1%	89.90	87.00	90.05	80.00	2.63	3.60	3.70	51.5%	1	664
26	2	63.6%	82.50	83.00	86.60	85.00	3.30	4.35	3.60	50.7%	1	55
85	1	61.6%	73.00	79.00	82.25	90.00	4.35	5.25	4.38	50.1%	3	271
41	1	61.1%	76.80	75.50	78.60	95.00	5.20	6.10	5.85	49.0%	130	406
493	8	60.1%	73.60	72.00	74.75	100.00	6.40	7.25	6.28	48.6%	1	1,770
179	1	61.1%	68.00	68.50	72.90	105.00	7.50	8.80	10.51	48.8%	63	869
186	2	59.2%	72.10	65.00	68.60	110.00	8.00	10.70	9.00	49.4%	2	1,627
70	3	57.7%	69.50	61.50	64.75	115.00	10.35	12.60	10.70	49.7%	402	1,424
239	6	57.4%	58.50	58.90	61.40	120.00	12.05	13.50	13.56	47.7%	3	2,346
100	3	57.5%	56.60	55.50	59.55	125.00	13.80	15.65	14.08	47.9%	2	162
143	2	56.4%	50.90	53.00	55.55	130.00	15.35	18.00	14.92	48.2%	8	1,630
247	2	56.1%	47.50	50.00	53.25	135.00	17.20	19.75	16.85	47.3%	6	1,167
731	10	56.4%	49.43	48.35	50.55	140.00	19.55	21.20	20.40	45.7%	1	662
268	6	55.5%	47.00	45.70	47.60	145.00	22.25	23.85	21.60	45.9%	26	324
1,254	188	55.2%	45.00	43.05	45.45	150.00	24.60	26.40	25.93	45.7%	30	321
234	5	56.0%	39.48	40.50	45.00	155.00	27.35	29.00	29.20	45.4%	5	373
477	59	55.0%	40.20	38.90	41.25	160.00	29.90	31.65	30.20	45.0%	6	108
VST $161.48
221	6	54.4%	36.75	36.75	38.90	165.00	32.40	35.05	43.25	45.6%	2	119
997	1	54.0%	33.28	34.10	37.30	170.00	35.50	38.05	35.00	45.4%	1	37
352	5	53.7%	31.75	32.50	35.15	175.00	0.00	0.00	47.35	—	6	0
730	1	54.2%	30.15	30.50	34.65	180.00	41.65	43.75	40.10	44.1%	2	60
42	3	53.4%	29.65	29.00	31.90	185.00	44.70	47.50	53.20	44.6%	1	359
289	1	53.2%	27.77	27.50	30.20	190.00	46.50	51.00	60.07	44.5%	2	5
84	1	53.1%	18.56	26.00	28.80	195.00	51.45	53.75	60.87	43.3%	1	11
1,583	23	53.7%	26.81	25.50	27.60	200.00	55.20	57.50	55.50	43.3%	2	105
143	2	53.5%	21.81	23.10	24.85	210.00	61.95	65.00	68.32	43.1%	7	22
208	4	52.7%	23.93	19.85	22.55	220.00	69.95	73.00	72.85	43.1%	1	47
72	2	52.4%	16.72	17.50	20.55	230.00	78.00	80.55	93.98	42.1%	1	3
198	38	52.7%	16.83	16.25	18.65	240.00	94.30	97.10	101.29	52.4%	2	1
731	2	52.8%	15.94	14.95	16.90	250.00	93.75	96.90	101.50	40.7%	4	49
377	1	52.5%	14.23	13.10	15.45	260.00	112.50	116.50	120.00	55.2%	2	0
115	1	52.5%	13.20	11.70	14.25	270.00	0.00	0.00	117.15	—	1	0
109	1	52.8%	13.01	10.80	13.15	280.00	120.50	123.80	141.59	40.3%	1	1
114	1	52.6%	11.87	9.65	12.00	290.00	141.00	143.50	141.92	57.5%	1	0
180	4	52.8%	10.04	8.85	11.10	300.00	139.25	142.35	161.14	40.0%	3	0
149	2	53.0%	9.65	8.20	10.25	310.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
835	24	52.8%	8.40	7.35	9.30	320.00	153.50	157.50	161.25	—	1	5

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 21, 2028 expiration, the VST put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.13 (15,315 puts vs 13,582 calls), and 1.73 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 January 21, 2028 is about 50.0%, 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.