Options Skew Analytics

FCX option chain

Strikes around the forward, as they were quoted at the close

Data as of 6 November 2026 (end of day)

2026-11-13(7 days)ATM 53.78%±4.44skew +6.05
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
—————$50.0071.21%$0.06$0.1016129
—————$53.0063.31%$0.16$0.25336
07$5.55$6.65—$54.00—————
19$4.85$5.65—$55.0058.24%$0.31$0.469437
—————$56.0057.64%$0.51$0.636554
37143$3.30$3.60—$57.0056.59%$0.72$0.8948381
627$2.62$2.86—$58.0055.39%$1.02$1.198929
101140$2.00$2.26—$59.0054.39%$1.38$1.60124295
20673$1.47$1.7053.65%$60.00—$1.86$2.08222178
16741$1.04$1.2953.23%$61.00—$2.41$2.7019474
2,189138$0.72$0.8751.62%$62.00—$3.05$3.3583241
3,23775$0.48$0.5750.54%$63.00—$3.45$4.101782
293405$0.30$0.3950.29%$64.00—$4.40$5.003274
112237$0.18$0.2549.79%$65.00—$5.00$5.9527111
98193$0.11$0.1850.73%$66.00—$5.40$7.601440
—————$67.00—$7.00$7.70806
—————$68.00—$7.45$8.95232
113,203$0.02$0.0551.75%$69.00—$8.40$9.9083
83839$0.02$0.0353.32%$70.00—————
—————$75.00—$14.10$16.5520

Forward $59.61. The 25-delta put carries +6.05 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-11-20(14 days)ATM 52.22%±6.10skew +4.96
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
0169$8.95$11.35—$50.0067.46%$0.27$0.3412,16073
—————$51.0064.22%$0.29$0.42284
—————$52.0062.08%$0.37$0.5188
200$6.35$8.35—$53.0058.44%$0.39$0.6280
21,252$5.35$5.70—$55.0056.42%$0.77$0.945,252307
1641$3.60$3.90—$57.5053.83%$1.43$1.6586151
109135$2.70$2.92—$59.0052.57%$2.03$2.231,39797
193857$2.17$2.3452.22%$60.00—$2.53$2.724,393238
43193$1.73$2.0953.92%$61.00—$3.00$3.30535100
60397$1.36$1.6953.45%$62.00—$3.65$4.005525
32143$1.12$1.5052.19%$62.50—$3.95$4.3072114
92809$1.01$1.3051.95%$63.00—$4.30$4.704281
2571,445$0.80$0.9751.47%$64.00—$4.80$5.357594
8236,185$0.59$0.6850.07%$65.00—$5.80$6.104,865158
242669$0.41$0.5349.79%$66.00—$6.05$7.055625
109290$0.30$0.4150.06%$67.00—$6.80$7.951163
873,706$0.26$0.4251.62%$67.50—$7.30$8.508609
1231,363$0.22$0.2849.54%$68.00—$7.70$9.153630
—————$69.00—$9.05$9.955855
1575,154$0.12$0.1550.06%$70.00—$9.95$10.703,05233
—————$71.00—$10.20$12.60150

Forward $59.63. The 25-delta put carries +4.96 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-11-27(21 days)ATM 50.26%±7.20skew +4.50
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
—————$52.0056.93%$0.48$0.7401
—————$54.0053.02%$0.67$1.0761
01$4.85$7.20—$55.0052.70%$0.99$1.23862
—————$56.0052.07%$1.28$1.48110
—————$57.0051.51%$1.57$1.831,10711
115$3.65$4.05—$58.0051.51%$1.98$2.22802
—————$59.0051.95%$2.40$2.76794
246$2.54$2.9750.29%$60.00—$2.84$3.159419
0299$2.12$2.5150.20%$61.00—$3.40$3.752462
1129$1.73$2.1149.96%$62.00—$4.00$4.3512226
012$1.39$1.7549.61%$63.00—$4.35$4.95991
108100$1.11$1.3548.48%$64.00—$5.35$5.85353
3373$0.89$1.0748.20%$65.00—$5.50$6.501390
653$0.69$0.8648.01%$66.00—$6.40$7.30322
133,071$0.53$0.7548.74%$67.00—$6.80$8.60240
14167$0.42$0.6749.94%$68.00—$7.70$9.85960
—————$69.00—$8.60$10.75350
45105$0.24$0.3347.87%$70.00—$9.35$11.65451
—————$71.00—$10.35$12.7010
—————$72.00—$11.25$13.10160
7459$0.11$0.1748.97%$73.00—$12.20$14.602058

Forward $59.76. The 25-delta put carries +4.50 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-12-04(28 days)ATM 50.60%±8.39skew +4.10
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
—————$52.0055.27%$0.64$1.0124
11$7.30$9.00—$53.00—————
—————$54.0053.09%$1.07$1.3161
—————$55.0051.95%$1.22$1.61393
016$5.30$5.90—$56.0052.30%$1.60$1.925625
—————$57.0049.72%$1.65$2.30471
03$4.05$4.80—$58.0051.52%$2.34$2.66807
—————$59.0048.70%$2.36$3.206224
439$2.90$3.6550.78%$60.00—$3.25$3.601316
12$2.54$3.0550.18%$61.00—$3.80$4.153525
0145$2.02$2.7049.55%$62.00—$4.15$4.751920
10322$1.81$2.1148.74%$63.00—$5.00$5.453200
0196$1.49$2.0450.58%$64.00—$5.20$6.251400
1274$1.16$1.5147.81%$65.00—$6.40$7.00594
028$0.95$1.2747.84%$66.00—$6.40$7.75520
114$0.81$1.2249.86%$67.00—$7.20$9.1520
—————$68.00—$7.90$10.2550
—————$69.00—$8.80$11.2020
—————$70.00—$9.70$11.6520
—————$71.00—$10.50$13.1010
—————$72.00—$11.30$13.7010

Forward $59.85. The 25-delta put carries +4.10 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-12-18(42 days)ATM 48.66%±9.88skew +3.15
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
0516$24.40$25.75—$35.00—————
11,537$19.00$21.10—$40.00—————
—————$42.5060.39%$0.16$0.2402
312,463$14.70$16.25—$45.0057.53%$0.27$0.372,23071
—————$47.5055.03%$0.46$0.566923
52,126$10.50$11.65—$50.0053.67%$0.79$0.896,753109
0—$8.55$9.50—$52.5051.66%$1.21$1.35—13
442,212$6.70$7.35—$55.0050.36%$1.87$2.0014,58932
33156$5.10$5.40—$57.5049.83%$2.77$2.961,04671
4399,150$3.75$4.0048.82%$60.00—$3.90$4.1014,745254
116331$2.69$2.9248.30%$62.50—$5.30$5.554,70642
5814,173$1.90$1.9647.28%$65.00—$7.00$7.205,26144
5721,225$1.26$1.4047.21%$67.50—$8.85$9.151,2120
28210,047$0.81$0.8746.11%$70.00—$10.15$11.256,4566
302,170$0.52$0.6346.76%$72.50—$12.30$13.457101
4,03112,450$0.30$0.4146.29%$75.00—$14.65$15.8573213
16487$0.19$0.2846.80%$77.50—$17.25$18.40680
—————$80.00—$19.35$21.00500
—————$82.50—$21.55$23.70100
—————$85.00—$24.30$26.50280
—————$87.50—$26.65$29.0560

Forward $59.87. The 25-delta put carries +3.15 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-12-24(48 days)ATM 50.73%±11.02skew +3.73
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
0—$18.80$22.10—$40.00—————
0—$14.35$17.35—$45.00—————
05$7.85$11.30—$52.00—————
011$7.05$10.50—$53.0053.73%$1.46$2.0501
23$6.90$7.65—$55.0050.02%$1.73$2.5520
14$4.85$5.80—$58.0052.01%$3.15$3.9052
10$4.30$5.35—$59.00—————
104$4.00$4.7051.07%$60.00—$4.10$4.8012
10$2.41$3.0050.01%$64.00—$6.50$6.9503
122$2.08$2.7750.34%$65.00—————
20$1.51$2.2049.83%$67.00—$8.20$9.3020
40$1.17$1.7150.00%$69.00—————
10$0.63$1.0349.98%$73.00—$12.70$14.50070
—————$75.00—$14.60$17.00—0
—————$80.00—$19.30$21.80—0
—————$85.00—$24.20$26.95—0
—————$90.00—$29.25$31.85—0

Forward $59.90. The 25-delta put carries +3.73 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2027-01-15(70 days)ATM 47.43%±12.47skew +3.27
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
02,664$24.60$26.00—$35.00—————
04,538$21.80$23.00—$38.00—————
18,195$19.35$21.15—$40.0057.50%$0.23$0.327,5148
01,091$17.90$19.45—$42.00—————
72,936$15.35$16.30—$45.0053.63%$0.58$0.7024,049121
51,849$13.70$14.45—$47.0053.20%$0.79$1.0610,0921
208,536$11.25$11.85—$50.0050.96%$1.33$1.4814,81322
0—$8.45$10.55—$52.5049.67%$1.89$2.08—7
2616,440$7.65$8.10—$55.0048.84%$2.68$2.8513,434221
17114$6.15$6.35—$57.5048.22%$3.65$3.8541512
4510,066$4.85$5.10—$60.0047.79%$4.85$5.0515,23088
132396$3.75$4.0047.24%$62.50—$6.25$6.501,718101
1,1177,712$2.90$3.1547.35%$65.00—$7.85$8.0518,71214
66458$2.15$2.6047.86%$67.50—$9.60$9.951,8060
16014,808$1.60$1.7846.40%$70.00—$11.00$11.9511,5848
1072,032$1.17$1.3546.38%$72.50—$12.85$13.951,68723
36410,926$0.90$1.0246.84%$75.00—$15.25$16.301,9335
8477$0.62$0.7746.64%$77.50—$17.55$18.501253
8124,092$0.45$0.5546.51%$80.00—$19.45$21.204930
—————$82.50—$21.75$23.6080
3415,565$0.22$0.3347.10%$85.00—$24.20$26.051770

Forward $60.03. The 25-delta put carries +3.27 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2027-02-19(105 days)ATM 47.15%±15.24skew +2.03
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
025$24.05$26.35—$35.00—————
0—$21.70$24.00—$37.50—————
439$20.25$20.85—$40.00—————
—————$42.5053.84%$0.60$0.98100
0105$15.05$17.35—$45.0052.29%$0.99$1.222575
30$13.05$15.25—$47.5050.65%$1.40$1.6039686
089$11.95$13.05—$50.0050.02%$2.01$2.162,27656
0—$9.75$11.35—$52.5048.47%$2.50$2.93—9
1592$8.70$9.55—$55.0048.47%$3.55$3.752,011237
780$7.30$7.50—$57.5048.03%$4.60$4.8021617
40359$6.05$6.25—$60.0047.51%$5.75$6.054,5484
42107$4.95$5.1547.10%$62.50—$7.15$7.504008
2557$4.00$4.2046.69%$65.00—$8.50$9.051,0200
14170$3.25$3.4546.77%$67.50—$10.45$10.751510
151,834$2.59$2.7646.43%$70.00—$12.30$13.201,1270
0222$2.07$2.2346.43%$72.50—$13.55$15.202000
126999$1.63$1.7946.35%$75.00—$15.60$17.252511
16154$1.19$1.4545.90%$77.50—$17.65$19.401850
19560$1.01$1.2647.14%$80.00—$19.80$21.40510
1119$0.76$1.0247.00%$82.50—$22.15$23.90520
2426$0.52$0.8646.80%$85.00—$24.40$26.25251

Forward $60.25. The 25-delta put carries +2.03 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

How to read this

Calls on the left, puts on the right, the strike between them — the layout every chain uses. Each block is one expiration, and the heading carries its days to expiry, the at-the-money implied volatility, and the one-standard-deviation move that volatility implies over that time.

Only the 21 strikes nearest the forward are stored, which is the part of the board that carries the volume. The shaded side is in the money: below the forward for calls, above it for puts.

Implied volatility is shown on the out-of-the-money side only. An in-the-money option is nearly all intrinsic value quoted on a wide market, so a volatility solved from it would look authoritative and mean very little. The price is still shown, because the price is real; the blank is deliberate.