John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Options Chain
NYSE: WLYConsumer DiscretionaryBooksUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Dec 18, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 68
- Share price
- $49.64
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.96
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.64
- Expected move
- ±$13.63
- Open interest (C / P)
- 544 / 520
WLY options summary
The WLY options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 9 call and 6 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 544 calls and 520 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.96, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $50.00 strike is 63.6%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$13.63 (27.5%) in John Wiley & Sons stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $55.00 call (506 contracts) and the $45.00 put (500 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
WLY options chain · December 18, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 20.59 | 19.80 | 23.60 | 22.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | 30.00 | 0.00 | 2.35 | 1.30 | |||||
| 12.87 | 14.00 | 16.80 | 35.00 | 0.05 | 3.50 | 2.45 | |||||
| 9.50 | 9.30 | 13.30 | 40.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 | |||||
| 5.50 | 5.70 | 8.20 | 45.00 | 0.45 | 3.40 | 2.25 | |||||
| 3.07 | 2.75 | 5.30 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | |||||
| 1.45 | 0.70 | 3.60 | 55.00 | 5.40 | 8.20 | 7.68 | |||||
| 2.10 | 0.70 | 1.40 | 60.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1.63 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 65.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.65 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 70.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 WLY put/call ratio?
For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the WLY put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.96 (520 puts vs 544 calls), and 0.64 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is WLY's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for WLY options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 63.6%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects John Wiley & Sons stock to move.
How many WLY option expiration dates are there?
WLY has 4 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Mar 19, 2027.
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.