Options Skew Analytics

VZ 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 26.67%±1.70skew +1.18
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
110$6.55$7.55—$39.00—————
018$5.10$6.55—$40.00—————
0154$3.65$5.60—$41.00—————
172$3.85$4.45—$42.0035.04%$0.02$0.0372552
—————$42.5031.20%$0.01$0.04739
110381$2.81$3.40—$43.0029.95%$0.02$0.061,40558
494$1.98$3.10—$43.50—————
96537$2.04$2.49—$44.0028.88%$0.09$0.151,3555,279
5769$1.50$1.87—$44.5027.99%$0.16$0.2299128
784947$1.24$1.34—$45.0027.19%$0.26$0.335,1315,337
211582$0.88$1.01—$45.5027.04%$0.42$0.50795291
1,3312,005$0.63$0.73—$46.0026.68%$0.62$0.73436294
9935,599$0.42$0.5026.59%$46.50—$0.91$1.00496
2,6521,685$0.25$0.3226.01%$47.00—$1.25$1.373363
273493$0.14$0.2126.14%$47.50—$1.38$1.76727
3132,462$0.07$0.1326.08%$48.00—$1.78$2.85217
9474$0.04$0.0726.15%$48.50—————
210239$0.01$0.0425.54%$49.00—————
—————$50.00—$3.40$5.5502
—————$51.00—$4.05$6.5010
—————$52.00—$5.45$6.3501

Forward $46.01. The 25-delta put carries +1.18 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-11-20(14 days)ATM 25.70%±2.32skew -0.12
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
2316$5.90$6.50—$40.0035.68%$0.02$0.037,90376
01$4.25$6.15—$40.50—————
0843$4.95$5.60—$41.0032.04%$0.03$0.047,87018
11$4.15$5.05—$41.5030.61%$0.02$0.0724511
261,700$3.85$4.50—$42.0029.86%$0.05$0.087,04434
—————$42.5029.25%$0.08$0.112,4623
8823,033$3.05$3.45—$43.0028.53%$0.12$0.1510,012229
48184$2.66$3.10—$43.5027.32%$0.15$0.2137442
301,972$2.23$2.60—$44.0026.93%$0.22$0.305,478227
572,595$1.85$1.98—$44.5026.64%$0.34$0.4099354
1898,793$1.50$1.62—$45.0027.03%$0.49$0.583,480275
96696$1.18$1.32—$45.5025.96%$0.64$0.741830
1,0484,578$0.90$0.96—$46.0025.63%$0.86$0.961,922721
7242,904$0.69$0.7926.62%$46.50—$1.11$1.246727
1,6277,735$0.51$0.5225.44%$47.00—$1.43$1.581,362134
39686$0.36$0.4626.76%$47.50—$1.79$1.96100
1677,101$0.25$0.3326.62%$48.00—$1.84$2.3292536
63203$0.16$0.2626.97%$48.50—————
464,085$0.11$0.1726.75%$49.00—————
1146$0.07$0.1226.87%$49.50—$3.10$4.7005
3605,799$0.05$0.0827.15%$50.00—$3.50$5.10332

Forward $46.02. The 25-delta put carries -0.12 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-12-04(28 days)ATM 24.19%±3.09skew +0.52
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
08$22.45$26.15—$22.00—————
010$11.50$15.20—$33.00—————
02$10.50$14.20—$34.00—————
06$9.55$13.20—$35.00—————
022$8.55$12.20—$36.00—————
07$7.55$11.20—$37.00—————
016$6.75$10.25—$38.00—————
26$5.80$8.25—$39.00—————
020$5.20$6.90—$40.00—————
074$3.85$5.90—$41.00—————
019$3.15$4.95—$42.00—————
2023$3.00$3.90—$43.0025.95%$0.25$0.3253317
047$2.50$3.30—$44.0025.02%$0.43$0.511146
3849$1.80$2.10—$45.0025.04%$0.72$0.861409
26535$1.20$1.33—$46.0024.15%$1.13$1.2433439
13539$0.81$0.9024.60%$47.00—$1.68$1.801672
1,099398$0.48$0.5924.50%$48.00—$2.37$3.6540
4294$0.26$0.3724.37%$49.00—$2.80$3.551144
—————$50.00—$3.60$4.95410
—————$51.00—$4.35$5.9510

Forward $46.08. The 25-delta put carries +0.52 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-12-11(35 days)ATM 24.51%±3.50skew +0.65
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
05$22.50$26.15—$22.00—————
012$21.50$25.15—$23.00—————
01$19.50$23.15—$25.00—————
050$4.85$7.10—$40.00—————
01$3.85$5.95—$41.00—————
—————$42.0027.87%$0.21$0.327512
045$2.65$4.05—$43.0026.93%$0.34$0.48674
054$2.65$2.92—$44.0025.91%$0.55$0.6858407
1042$1.96$2.25—$45.0024.79%$0.84$0.95763
3799$1.38$1.54—$46.0024.50%$1.26$1.38540
1118$0.93$1.1124.55%$47.00—$1.80$2.06620
1234$0.59$0.7924.68%$48.00—$2.46$2.7040
5564$0.37$0.5725.25%$49.00—$2.80$3.5002
—————$50.00—$3.65$4.75600

Forward $46.14. The 25-delta put carries +0.65 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-12-18(42 days)ATM 24.38%±3.82skew +1.40
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
032$15.35$17.35—$30.0053.69%$0.01$0.035,5141
07$11.95$14.50—$33.00—————
0541$9.90$12.55—$35.00—————
011$7.85$9.75—$37.00—————
01,637$6.85$8.70—$38.0032.88%$0.06$0.094,43225
3045$6.10$7.75—$39.0030.63%$0.08$0.1132426
11,241$6.10$6.75—$40.0029.31%$0.13$0.1511,635114
11,146$5.00$5.80—$41.0027.99%$0.19$0.223,927153
454,950$4.40$4.55—$42.0026.71%$0.28$0.3224,73495
1562,288$3.55$4.00—$43.0025.90%$0.43$0.487,167205
2081,581$2.79$3.05—$44.0025.12%$0.64$0.7114,3531,589
15116,851$2.13$2.29—$45.0025.21%$1.01$1.045,058223
2256,460$1.56$1.70—$46.0024.66%$1.37$1.501,699257
5577,566$1.11$1.1724.01%$47.00—$1.90$2.032,035129
1016,041$0.76$0.8524.27%$48.00—$2.55$2.741,0546
2143,857$0.49$0.5423.72%$49.00—$3.30$3.701,2000
39514,704$0.33$0.3824.32%$50.00—$3.70$4.501,48220
53513,730$0.10$0.1124.30%$52.50—$6.05$7.90120
117,941$0.03$0.0425.48%$55.00—$8.00$10.5530
31,622$0.01$0.0630.79%$57.50—————
383,284$0.01$0.0434.12%$60.00—————

Forward $46.20. The 25-delta put carries +1.40 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-12-24(48 days)ATM 24.13%±4.05skew +3.84
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
0—$19.35$23.20—$25.00—————
0—$14.40$18.25—$30.00—————
0—$10.45$14.30—$34.00—————
0—$9.45$13.30—$35.00—————
—————$43.0027.94%$0.48$0.7406
—————$44.0027.07%$0.69$1.0006
—————$45.0025.16%$1.01$1.16015
113$1.62$1.99—$46.0024.86%$1.40$1.6153
101$1.14$1.3623.44%$47.00—$1.97$2.332150
12$0.69$1.1223.75%$48.00—————
150$0.51$0.7824.10%$49.00—————
90$0.36$0.5424.40%$50.00—————
201$0.22$0.3624.20%$51.00—————
—————$57.00—$9.80$12.80—0
—————$58.00—$10.85$14.10—0
—————$60.00—$12.45$16.00—6

Forward $46.30. The 25-delta put carries +3.84 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2027-01-15(70 days)ATM 25.52%±5.14skew +3.74
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
01$12.65$15.65—$32.00—————
01,576$11.85$14.10—$33.00—————
02,104$10.05$12.15—$35.0033.35%$0.05$0.0916,85214
03$7.95$9.90—$37.00—————
01,250$7.70$8.95—$38.0029.43%$0.14$0.1913,30121
03$6.35$7.90—$39.0028.82%$0.19$0.298481,151
367,531$6.30$6.95—$40.0027.89%$0.30$0.3616,25855
0360$4.95$6.20—$41.0027.18%$0.42$0.504,1081
126,112$4.65$4.85—$42.0026.82%$0.62$0.689,8201,552
3788$3.80$4.15—$43.0026.82%$0.89$0.953,51330
625,910$3.15$3.50—$44.0026.16%$1.17$1.252,95475
9335,103$2.44$2.61—$45.0026.38%$1.61$1.669,631215
1423,585$1.90$2.1725.77%$46.00—$1.99$2.151,44244
2,47111,148$1.46$1.5824.73%$47.00—$2.55$2.853,9549
3317,351$1.06$1.2124.37%$48.00—$3.20$3.551,3071
853,260$0.75$0.8123.37%$49.00—$3.95$4.808820
41425,756$0.53$0.5623.08%$50.00—$4.40$5.004,4381
248,529$0.21$0.2523.44%$52.50—$6.50$7.704830
3414,627$0.05$0.1023.00%$55.00—$8.85$10.102260
—————$57.50—$10.75$13.55640
05,705$0.01$0.0426.89%$60.00—$12.60$15.65540

Forward $45.96. The 25-delta put carries +3.74 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2027-03-19(133 days)ATM 26.08%±7.24skew +1.44
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
08$14.85$17.05—$30.00—————
02$14.10$15.45—$32.00—————
0793$10.20$11.90—$35.00—————
023$8.20$10.15—$37.0030.57%$0.37$0.512931
104$7.95$9.15—$38.00—————
254$6.45$8.35—$39.0028.37%$0.60$0.6826884
272,550$6.40$7.40—$40.0027.20%$0.62$0.915,72034
010$5.25$6.50—$41.0028.65%$0.90$1.353320
026$4.95$5.60—$42.0026.39%$0.99$1.466930
10845$4.45$4.95—$43.0026.29%$1.49$1.61903124
76795$3.80$4.25—$44.0025.53%$1.74$1.981,09640
432,763$3.25$3.55—$45.0026.00%$2.30$2.407,09637
59351$2.75$2.9426.25%$46.00—$2.77$2.987722
772,044$2.30$2.4425.86%$47.00—$3.20$3.706930
159706$1.74$2.1625.50%$48.00—$3.75$4.704830
135572$1.41$1.7024.87%$49.00—$4.35$4.801581
259,352$1.24$1.3525.09%$50.00—$5.15$5.451,2860
1266,245$0.68$0.8324.95%$52.50—$6.90$8.25660
112,333$0.36$0.4524.59%$55.00—$9.05$10.5060
03,361$0.17$0.2724.69%$57.50—$11.25$13.10880
11,168$0.08$0.1324.35%$60.00—$13.65$15.70210

Forward $45.97. The 25-delta put carries +1.44 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.