Verizon VZ
$45.69 −$0.43 (-0.93%)
Market closed · Nov 7, 9:50 pm ET · Last extended-hours $45.61 -0.17%
Open$45.13
Prev close$46.12
Day range$45.00 – $46.35
Volume24.16M
Market cap$189.37B
P/E (TTM)11.7
Dividend yield6.16%
Average implied volatility across the listed chain right now: 37%. 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
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
The “volatility smile”: strikes far from the current price often price in richer implied volatility than at-the-money strikes.
Calls
| Expiry | Strike | Last | Bid/Ask | Volume | Open interest | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | $45.50 | $0.94 | $0.75/$0.91 | 211 | 582 | 31% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $46.00 | $0.56 | $0.52/$0.63 | 1,331 | 2,005 | 31% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $45.00 | $1.21 | $1.06/$1.38 | 784 | 947 | 36% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $46.50 | $0.40 | $0.32/$0.41 | 993 | 5,599 | 30% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $44.50 | $1.52 | $1.42/$1.87 | 57 | 69 | 40% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $47.00 | $0.23 | $0.18/$0.25 | 2,652 | 1,685 | 29% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $44.00 | $2.27 | $1.77/$2.21 | 96 | 537 | 39% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $47.50 | $0.14 | $0.11/$0.16 | 273 | 493 | 30% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $43.50 | $2.42 | $1.69/$2.84 | 4 | 94 | 27% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $48.00 | $0.09 | $0.06/$0.09 | 313 | 2,462 | 29% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $43.00 | $2.99 | $2.69/$3.30 | 110 | 381 | 53% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $48.50 | $0.04 | $0.03/$0.07 | 94 | 74 | 31% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $42.50 | $3.73 | $3.10/$4.00 | 0 | 0 | 63% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $49.00 | $0.02 | $0.00/$0.05 | 210 | 239 | 29% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $42.00 | $4.05 | $3.65/$4.45 | 1 | 72 | 70% |
Puts
| Expiry | Strike | Last | Bid/Ask | Volume | Open interest | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | $45.50 | $0.54 | $0.52/$0.60 | 291 | 795 | 29% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $46.00 | $0.81 | $0.74/$0.88 | 294 | 436 | 29% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $45.00 | $0.37 | $0.34/$0.40 | 5,337 | 5,131 | 30% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $46.50 | $0.81 | $0.80/$1.32 | 6 | 49 | 26% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $44.50 | $0.16 | $0.20/$0.26 | 128 | 99 | 30% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $47.00 | $1.23 | $1.21/$1.79 | 63 | 33 | 29% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $44.00 | $0.11 | $0.04/$0.19 | 5,279 | 1,355 | 29% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $47.50 | $1.88 | $1.18/$2.08 | 27 | 7 | 0% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $43.50 | $0.10 | $0.07/$0.14 | 49 | 100 | 33% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $48.00 | $1.84 | $1.38/$3.35 | 17 | 2 | 30% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $43.00 | $0.06 | $0.04/$0.07 | 58 | 1,405 | 33% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $48.50 | $2.44 | $2.06/$3.85 | 0 | 15 | 43% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $42.50 | $0.03 | $0.00/$0.05 | 9 | 73 | 33% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $49.00 | $2.91 | $2.52/$3.95 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 13 Nov 2026 | $42.00 | $0.03 | $0.02/$0.04 | 52 | 725 | 38% |
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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