McDonald's Corp. options tape
Read from CBOE's delayed chain on 23 September 2026, with McDonald's Corp. at $251.17: open interest within 90 days was 97,320 call and 72,622 put contracts, a put/call ratio of 0.75; the day's volume was 20,143 calls and 12,184 puts (0.6). The most call open interest sits at the $300.00 strike (15,323 contracts) and the most put open interest at $250.00 (11,277). The at-the-money straddle for 25 September 2026, 2 days out, was priced at 2.6% of spot. For 16 October 2026, implied volatility was 22.8% at the put 5% below spot and 22.5% at the call 5% above, +0.2 points.
Where the open interest sits
| Side | Strike | Open interest |
|---|---|---|
| Calls | $300.00 | 15,323 |
| Puts | $250.00 | 11,277 |
The strike with the most open interest on each side, across expiries within 90 days.
Strikes where the day's volume was at least twice the open interest
| Contract | Volume | Open interest before | Premium traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 October 2026 call at $260.00 | 347 | 166 | $115,378 |
Volume of at least 200 contracts and at least twice the open interest, with at least $25,000 of premium at the mid; contracts expiring the same day are left out. Premium is mid price times volume times 100.
Open interest built since 22 September 2026
| Contract | Open interest now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 20 November 2026 put at $250.00 | 2,840 | +1,621 |
| 25 September 2026 call at $247.50 | 1,525 | +1,454 |
| 20 November 2026 call at $250.00 | 2,096 | +1,339 |
| 25 September 2026 put at $245.00 | 2,205 | +1,085 |
| 25 September 2026 call at $300.00 | 1,066 | +999 |
| 25 September 2026 put at $247.50 | 1,380 | +982 |
| 16 October 2026 put at $250.00 | 4,233 | +940 |
| 25 September 2026 call at $250.00 | 1,702 | +556 |
Contracts whose open interest rose by 250 or more against the previous day's snapshot.
Source
CBOE delayed quotes for MCD, the free 15-minute-delayed chain, read once a day. Figures describe positioning; they are not a forecast.
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