iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) Options Chain

CBOE: VXXUSD

16.99-0.25 (-1.45%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 7
Share price: $16.99
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.26
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.30
ATM implied volatility: 35.2%
Expected move: ±$0.8273
Open interest (C / P): 90.47K / 23.78K

VXX options summary

The VXX options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 44 call and 41 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 90,475 calls and 23,777 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.26, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $17.00 strike is 35.2%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.8273 (4.9%) in iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $20.00 call (20.37K contracts) and the $17.00 put (13.64K contracts).

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

VXX options chain · October 16, 2026

VXX 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
3	3	196.9%	6.85	4.95	9.10	10.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	11.00	0.00	0.24	0.01	210.9%	2	4
2	1	129.7%	4.78	2.93	7.10	12.00	0.00	0.62	0.01	228.9%	4	2
4	1	212.9%	3.85	2.74	6.10	13.00	0.00	0.02	0.06	90.6%	7	38
17	10	121.5%	3.00	2.80	3.15	14.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	62.5%	14	199
—	—	—	—	—	—	14.50	0.00	0.19	0.01	90.2%	10	80
96	2	78.9%	2.05	1.84	2.10	15.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	46.9%	3	269
—	—	—	—	—	—	15.50	0.00	0.07	0.01	55.5%	253	107
1,421	128	52.7%	0.99	0.78	1.13	16.00	0.01	0.05	0.04	37.1%	773	1,305
189	160	38.1%	0.58	0.53	0.65	16.50	0.03	0.10	0.09	30.1%	501	1,278
VXX $16.99
8,066	2,744	38.9%	0.30	0.30	0.36	17.00	0.26	0.30	0.32	31.4%	2,303	13,639
1,582	2,403	42.6%	0.15	0.14	0.20	17.50	0.50	0.73	0.64	44.9%	10	667
11,084	6,824	45.9%	0.10	0.08	0.11	18.00	1.07	1.13	1.07	47.5%	174	1,056
6,565	818	51.2%	0.04	0.01	0.07	18.50	1.38	1.76	1.55	80.1%	21	39
4,866	702	57.0%	0.04	0.04	0.06	19.00	1.91	2.14	2.07	74.2%	4	348
63	1	63.3%	0.05	0.03	0.05	19.50	2.46	2.69	2.65	71.1%	12	30
20,366	1,395	72.7%	0.05	0.03	0.05	20.00	2.90	3.15	3.05	60.9%	401	3,137
103	7	73.4%	0.02	0.01	0.04	20.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
3,920	207	86.7%	0.04	0.02	0.05	21.00	3.70	4.15	3.85	117.6%	2	202
41	8	100.8%	0.03	0.00	0.10	21.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
5,152	417	98.4%	0.03	0.02	0.04	22.00	4.95	5.10	4.90	89.1%	1	180
47	8	108.6%	0.02	0.00	0.07	22.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
684	17	132.8%	0.04	0.01	0.14	23.00	5.35	6.10	6.03	137.5%	19	207
63	19	151.6%	0.02	0.01	0.21	23.50	6.40	6.65	6.50	106.3%	3	14
5,372	37	146.9%	0.02	0.02	0.13	24.00	6.95	7.10	6.96	112.5%	19	220
3,754	3	128.1%	0.02	0.00	0.04	25.00	7.30	8.10	8.00	165.6%	15	197
609	4	128.1%	0.02	0.00	0.02	26.00	8.30	9.80	9.00	154.7%	44	228
157	13	159.4%	0.03	0.00	0.06	27.00	9.80	10.25	9.90	143.8%	4	38
909	1	165.6%	0.02	0.00	0.05	28.00	10.20	11.80	10.97	346.5%	67	104
1,057	13	244.1%	0.02	0.00	0.36	29.00	11.25	12.70	11.79	345.3%	3	15
3,501	23	196.1%	0.02	0.00	0.08	30.00	12.80	13.30	12.65	196.1%	10	23
246	1	341.4%	0.22	0.00	1.03	31.00	13.40	14.60	14.00	354.7%	1	3
427	1	273.4%	0.01	0.00	0.34	32.00	14.55	15.50	15.25	187.5%	2	3
23	1	336.3%	0.01	0.00	0.75	33.00	15.25	16.70	15.97	395.3%	5	32
51	1	215.6%	0.01	0.00	0.05	34.00	15.65	18.30	16.92	494.7%	4	7
1,423	1	242.2%	0.02	0.00	0.09	35.00	17.15	18.70	17.31	417.0%	86	88
3,315	1	245.3%	0.01	0.00	0.08	36.00	17.90	18.85	14.62	—	—	3
43	1	496.1%	0.01	0.00	2.13	37.00	19.25	19.70	15.55	—	—	2
340	1	313.3%	0.01	0.00	0.27	38.00	0.00	0.00	18.50	—	—	0
13	3	515.6%	0.13	0.00	2.13	39.00	21.00	22.95	21.97	496.9%	1	0
2,220	6	281.3%	0.01	0.00	0.10	40.00	21.45	25.05	22.27	365.6%	1	10
33	10	534.0%	0.08	0.00	2.13	41.00	23.00	24.95	23.97	514.8%	1	1
26	2	542.8%	0.01	0.00	2.13	42.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
235	2	551.2%	0.01	0.00	2.13	43.00	0.00	0.00	23.11	—	—	0
24	6	501.9%	0.10	0.00	1.43	44.00	0.00	0.00	24.03	—	—	0
163	2	380.9%	0.04	0.00	0.36	45.00	27.50	28.95	28.21	393.0%	40	2
2,200	1	361.7%	0.03	0.00	0.24	46.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 VXX put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the VXX put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.26 (23,777 puts vs 90,475 calls), and 0.30 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is VXX's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for VXX options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 35.2%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN stock to move.

How many VXX option expiration dates are there?

VXX has 11 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.