BeStock  
$245.00 −$2.11 (-0.85%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $245.70 +0.29%
Open$242.92
Prev close$247.11
Day range$240.35 – $246.34
Volume3.49M
Market cap$231.55B
P/E (TTM)20.9
Dividend yield2.75%

Average implied volatility across the listed chain right now: 45%. Implied volatility measures how big a price swing the options market is pricing in — there is no fixed “normal” level, it varies a lot by stock.

Open interest by strike

120155190210228245263280298325CallsPuts

Nearest listed expiry only. Calls above the line, puts below — clusters mark strikes where the market has built up the most open positions.

Implied volatility by strike

-16%47%110%173%120235325CallsPuts

The “volatility smile”: strikes far from the current price often price in richer implied volatility than at-the-money strikes.

Calls

ExpiryStrikeLastBid/AskVolumeOpen interestIV
13 Nov 2026 $245.00 $3.91 $3.65/$4.45 337 164 33%
13 Nov 2026 $242.50 $5.25 $4.95/$6.00 592 4 33%
13 Nov 2026 $247.50 $3.05 $2.69/$3.30 81 62 33%
13 Nov 2026 $240.00 $6.78 $6.40/$7.35 115 180 31%
13 Nov 2026 $250.00 $1.98 $1.98/$2.37 401 334 34%
13 Nov 2026 $237.50 $12.18 $8.10/$9.30 0 1 31%
13 Nov 2026 $252.50 $1.55 $1.43/$1.71 123 155 34%
13 Nov 2026 $235.00 $10.58 $9.75/$11.05 37 66 24%
13 Nov 2026 $255.00 $0.95 $0.97/$1.21 691 432 35%
13 Nov 2026 $232.50 $10.45 $11.90/$13.40 27 3 0%
13 Nov 2026 $257.50 $0.83 $0.66/$0.80 130 434 35%
13 Nov 2026 $230.00 $15.70 $13.95/$16.25 12 27 0%
13 Nov 2026 $260.00 $0.53 $0.48/$0.58 237 853 36%
13 Nov 2026 $227.50 $14.70 $16.40/$18.90 2 1 17%
13 Nov 2026 $262.50 $0.46 $0.33/$0.41 28 84 37%

Puts

ExpiryStrikeLastBid/AskVolumeOpen interestIV
13 Nov 2026 $245.00 $5.34 $5.45/$6.30 122 403 49%
13 Nov 2026 $242.50 $4.41 $4.25/$5.30 582 81 49%
13 Nov 2026 $247.50 $7.25 $6.90/$7.80 84 96 50%
13 Nov 2026 $240.00 $3.43 $3.40/$3.85 111 342 48%
13 Nov 2026 $250.00 $8.55 $8.30/$9.80 29 612 51%
13 Nov 2026 $237.50 $2.79 $2.49/$3.20 67 300 49%
13 Nov 2026 $252.50 $10.35 $10.40/$11.80 15 85 55%
13 Nov 2026 $235.00 $2.01 $1.89/$2.15 169 635 48%
13 Nov 2026 $255.00 $13.10 $11.90/$13.85 12 312 55%
13 Nov 2026 $232.50 $1.57 $1.40/$1.81 36 103 50%
13 Nov 2026 $257.50 $15.80 $14.05/$15.90 13 25 57%
13 Nov 2026 $230.00 $1.20 $1.03/$1.19 282 313 49%
13 Nov 2026 $260.00 $18.17 $16.70/$19.10 3 68 68%
13 Nov 2026 $227.50 $0.87 $0.75/$0.91 16 47 50%
13 Nov 2026 $262.50 $17.37 $18.30/$21.25 0 2 67%

Open interest = contracts currently outstanding (not yet closed out). Higher open interest generally means a strike/expiry is more actively traded and easier to get in and out of.

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