Xcel Energy (XEL) Options Chain
NASDAQ: XELUtilitiesPower GenerationUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 7
- Share price
- $73.36
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 1.92
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 1.37
- Expected move
- ±$0.318
- Open interest (C / P)
- 2.22K / 4.26K
XEL options summary
The XEL options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 7 call and 8 put contracts, with 7 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,223 calls and 4,258 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.92, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $75.00 strike is 3.1%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.318 (0.4%) in Xcel Energy stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $80.00 call (1.51K contracts) and the $60.00 put (1.98K contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
XEL options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| — | — | — | 45.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |||||
| — | — | — | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | |||||
| — | — | — | 55.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | |||||
| — | — | — | 60.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | |||||
| 8.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 65.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | |||||
| 3.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 70.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | |||||
| 0.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 75.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | |||||
| 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 80.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 85.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.40 | |||||
| 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 90.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 110.00 | — | — | — | |||||
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 XEL put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the XEL put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.92 (4,258 puts vs 2,223 calls), and 1.37 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is XEL's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for XEL options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 3.1%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Xcel Energy stock to move.
How many XEL option expiration dates are there?
XEL has 10 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.