Verizon Communications Inc. options tape
Read from CBOE's delayed chain on 23 September 2026, with Verizon Communications Inc. at $46.56: open interest within 90 days was 201,277 call and 145,938 put contracts, a put/call ratio of 0.73; the day's volume was 28,683 calls and 24,935 puts (0.87). The most call open interest sits at the $50.00 strike (35,613 contracts) and the most put open interest at $42.00 (17,894). The at-the-money straddle for 25 September 2026, 2 days out, was priced at 2.0% of spot. For 16 October 2026, implied volatility was 23.7% at the put 5% below spot and 23.5% at the call 5% above, +0.3 points.
Where the open interest sits
| Side | Strike | Open interest |
|---|---|---|
| Calls | $50.00 | 35,613 |
| Puts | $42.00 | 17,894 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 November 2026 call at $46.00 | 1,980 | 154 | $381,150 |
| 25 September 2026 put at $46.50 | 3,537 | 148 | $166,239 |
| 25 September 2026 call at $46.50 | 2,458 | 4 | $111,839 |
| 25 September 2026 call at $47.00 | 2,918 | 303 | $70,032 |
| 9 October 2026 put at $45.00 | 1,054 | 116 | $56,389 |
| 2 October 2026 call at $47.50 | 1,203 | 42 | $39,699 |
| 16 October 2026 put at $46.50 | 205 | 25 | $29,520 |
| 25 September 2026 put at $45.50 | 1,984 | 154 | $28,768 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 October 2026 call at $48.50 | 2,120 | +2,120 |
| 25 September 2026 put at $47.50 | 2,313 | +2,107 |
| 9 October 2026 put at $42.00 | 1,186 | +1,155 |
| 16 October 2026 call at $50.00 | 12,014 | +708 |
| 25 September 2026 call at $47.50 | 764 | +694 |
| 25 September 2026 put at $48.00 | 1,003 | +400 |
| 25 September 2026 call at $49.00 | 1,429 | +351 |
| 2 October 2026 put at $43.00 | 348 | +318 |
Contracts whose open interest rose by 250 or more against the previous day's snapshot.
Source
CBOE delayed quotes for VZ, the free 15-minute-delayed chain, read once a day. Figures describe positioning; they are not a forecast.
The same record on your computer
GreekSoup is also a free program for your own computer. It reads these same filings for the names you follow, refreshed as they land, with no account. One pasted line installs it.