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Charles Schwab Corp. options tape

Charles Schwab closed at $91.81. Option traders hold the most calls at $105 and the most puts at $90, and the options price a move of about 3.5% either way by 13 November 2026.

Put/call, open contracts0.81more calls open than puts
Priced move±3.5%by 13 Nov 2026
30-day implied volatility27.9%a yearly rate
Most calls · most puts$105 · $90+14% and -2% from the price
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  1. Open contracts (open interest) are option contracts bought and not yet closed. A call gains if the price rises past its strike; a put gains if it falls below.
  2. Put/call above 1 means more puts are open than calls. Many holders buy puts as insurance, so a high ratio is not always a bet against the stock.
  3. Priced move is how far the options say the price could move, up or down, by an expiry date.
  4. These describe positions people hold today. They are not a forecast.

Where the open contracts sit

next 90 days

Most calls sit at $105, 14% above the price; most puts at $90, 2% below it.

PutsCallsPrice $91.81

Each row is a strike price, highest at the top. Calls to the right, puts to the left, every expiry in the next 90 days added up. The dashed line is the price; the darkest bars hold the most contracts.

Expiry by expiry

nearest first

The options price a move of about ±3.5% by 13 Nov 2026 and ±6.2% by 4 Dec 2026.

13 Nov±3.5%in 7 daysIV 30% · 11.2K open
20 Nov±4.7%in 14 daysIV 30% · 53.3K open
27 Nov±5.2%in 21 daysIV 27% · 6.4K open
4 Dec±6.2%in 28 daysIV 28% · 2.3K open
11 Dec±6.9%in 35 daysIV 28% · 688 open
18 Dec±7.4%in 42 daysIV 27% · 124K open
24 Dec±7.6%in 48 daysIV 26% · 17 open
15 Jan±9.9%in 70 daysIV 28% · 130K open

Each box is one expiry date. The large figure is the move the options price by then: the at-the-money call and put together as a share of the price. The bar splits the open contracts into calls (blue) and puts (orange); the outlined box holds the most.

Contracts that traded far more than usual

2 contracts traded at least twice the contracts open before the day. The largest: $81,829 on the 11 December 2026 call at $95.00.

Call15.3 times the open contracts
11 December 2026 call at $95.00$81,829

473 traded against 31 open before the day

Call16.7 times the open contracts
24 December 2026 call at $95.00$63,616

284 traded against 17 open before the day

A contract appears when the day's volume was at least twice the open contracts before the day, with at least $25,000 traded. Fresh buying of this size is one way to spot a new bet.

How it compares

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    The day's figures as tables

    Where the open interest sits

    SideStrikeOpen interest
    Calls$105.0031,950
    Puts$90.0023,749

    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

    ContractVolumeOpen interest beforePremium traded
    11 December 2026 call at $95.0047331$81,829
    24 December 2026 call at $95.0028417$63,616
    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.
    Read morePremium is mid price times volume times 100.

    Updated after each US market close. Figures describe positioning; they are not a forecast.