Waste Management (WM) Options Chain

NYSE: WMUtilitiesEnvironmental ServicesUSD

208.83-1.27 (-0.60%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 15, 2028
Days to expiration: 796
Share price: $208.83
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.15
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.23
ATM implied volatility: 24.0%
Expected move: ±$74.14
Open interest (C / P): 1.52K / 227

WM options summary

The WM options chain for the December 15, 2028 expiration lists 29 call and 17 put contracts, with 796 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 1,523 calls and 227 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.15, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $210.00 strike is 24.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$74.14 (35.5%) in Waste Management stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $110.00 call (663 contracts) and the $170.00 put (88 contracts).

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

WM options chain · December 15, 2028

WM 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
663	32	43.0%	103.15	101.50	106.50	110.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	2	39.9%	99.40	97.50	101.10	115.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
117	25	39.0%	94.52	93.00	96.80	120.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	52	39.6%	90.02	89.00	93.50	125.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	130.00	0.50	3.10	3.10	25.6%	—	1
81	—	37.3%	81.58	81.00	84.90	135.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—	—	—	140.00	1.50	4.50	4.10	25.1%	—	1
112	114	36.5%	72.07	73.00	77.50	145.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	2	35.5%	70.25	69.00	73.50	150.00	3.20	6.00	4.35	24.2%	1	19
1	1	35.1%	68.80	65.00	70.00	155.00	0.00	0.00	4.53	3.1%	4	0
31	26	33.2%	60.02	61.50	65.20	160.00	0.00	0.00	5.70	3.1%	1	0
0	1	—	73.76	0.00	0.00	165.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	14	33.0%	55.37	54.50	59.00	170.00	7.00	10.00	9.08	22.3%	51	88
—	—	—	—	—	—	175.00	8.00	11.40	8.55	22.0%	2	3
56	18	31.5%	46.82	48.20	52.00	180.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
151	8	31.2%	44.47	45.20	49.00	185.00	11.00	14.50	11.93	21.3%	14	34
22	9	30.7%	44.00	42.10	46.00	190.00	12.70	15.90	12.72	20.7%	10	59
4	9	30.2%	41.05	39.20	43.00	195.00	12.00	16.30	14.63	19.0%	—	2
21	1	29.9%	38.79	36.50	40.40	200.00	16.10	20.00	16.90	20.1%	1	6
WM $208.83
51	4	29.0%	33.00	31.30	35.00	210.00	20.30	24.00	23.31	19.1%	1	6
16	2	28.5%	26.36	26.50	30.50	220.00	25.50	29.00	25.27	18.3%	1	3
16	1	28.1%	22.20	22.40	26.50	230.00	31.00	35.00	27.60	17.8%	—	3
50	50	27.4%	18.50	18.50	22.50	240.00	37.40	41.00	35.43	16.7%	1	1
0	—	26.8%	22.10	15.70	19.00	250.00	44.00	48.00	41.92	15.9%	1	1
—	—	—	11.50	—	—	260.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
61	1	26.4%	14.50	10.60	14.00	270.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	1	26.2%	12.79	8.60	12.00	280.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	1	26.3%	10.78	6.80	10.50	290.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	1	26.2%	7.76	5.50	9.00	300.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	—	6.3%	8.60	0.00	0.00	320.00	109.00	113.50	112.60	19.8%	—	0
5	1	26.1%	3.50	2.80	5.80	330.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	26.9%	3.10	0.80	4.20	360.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 WM put/call ratio?

For the December 15, 2028 expiration, the WM put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.15 (227 puts vs 1,523 calls), and 0.23 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is WM's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for WM options expiring December 15, 2028 is about 24.0%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Waste Management stock to move.

How many WM option expiration dates are there?

WM has 12 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.