MRK Option Chain
Merck & Co., Inc.
$146.17
-$1.88(-1.27%)
69
Overall
80
Value
66
Tech
63
Quality
Market Cap
$360.34B
Volume
1.63M
52W Range
$85.80 - $156.92
Target Price
$162.30
Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Options Chain Summary
MRK option chain: Merck & Co., Inc. has 15 listed option expirations and 1,190 contracts. In the latest session, traders exchanged 6,071 calls and 4,502 puts, a put/call volume ratio of 0.74. Open interest stands at 289,336 calls and 237,617 puts. Max pain for the nearest expiration, Nov 13, 2026, is $145.00, 2% below the last close of $147.96.
- Expirations
- 15
- Contracts
- 1,190
- Call volume
- 6,071
- Put volume
- 4,502
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.74
- Call open interest
- 289,336
- Put open interest
- 237,617
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 0.82
MRK Options Volume, Open Interest and Max Pain by Expiration
| Expiration | Call Volume | Put Volume | Call OI | Put OI | Put/Call OI | Max Pain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2026 | 1,792 | 895 | 7,538 | 4,279 | 0.57 | $145.00 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 1,205 | 1,003 | 49,027 | 40,903 | 0.83 | $145.00 |
| Nov 27, 2026 | 101 | 110 | 3,187 | 1,990 | 0.62 | $144.00 |
| Dec 4, 2026 | 351 | 200 | 2,144 | 503 | 0.23 | $147.00 |
| Dec 11, 2026 | 32 | 32 | 956 | 1,038 | 1.09 | $145.00 |
| Dec 18, 2026 | 1,524 | 616 | 58,470 | 35,684 | 0.61 | $135.00 |
| Dec 24, 2026 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 0.87 | $140.00 |
| Jan 15, 2027 | 262 | 275 | 65,229 | 71,326 | 1.09 | $125.00 |
| Mar 19, 2027 | 169 | 230 | 36,104 | 17,393 | 0.48 | $120.00 |
| Apr 16, 2027 | 52 | 139 | 3,427 | 6,595 | 1.92 | $140.00 |
| Jun 17, 2027 | 213 | 47 | 34,636 | 23,696 | 0.68 | $100.00 |
| Sep 17, 2027 | 82 | 646 | 2,243 | 4,279 | 1.91 | $150.00 |
End-of-day options data. Max pain is the expiration price at which open calls and puts would pay out the least in total.
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| 1 | Symbol | Price | Change | Vol |
| 2 | MRK | $146.17 | -1.3% | 1.63M |
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