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COST Options Chain – 2026-12-18

Detailed COST options chain for 2026-12-18 – real-time call and put contracts with last price, bid/ask, volume, open interest, implied volatility, and in-the-money status.

Tip: Use this page together with the price chart, short-term prediction, and multi-expiry options overview to build a complete view of positioning and risk for COST.

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COST Call Options — 2026-12-18 Expiration

This page focuses on a single options expiration date for COST – 2026-12-18 – and lists every available call and put contract in a clean chain view. Each row shows the contract symbol, last trade, bid/ask quotes, daily change, percentage change, trading volume, open interest, implied volatility (IV), and whether the option is currently in-the-money (ITM).

Traders often use a specific expiry’s options chain to identify key strike levels, unusual activity, and risk hedging behavior. High open interest around certain strikes or sudden spikes in volume can reveal where large traders and market makers are concentrating their positions for COST into 2026-12-18.

This COST 2026-12-18 options chain provides a complete strike-by-strike breakdown of pricing, liquidity and volatility. By comparing changes in volume, open interest distribution and IV across calls and puts, traders can understand where the market is positioning ahead of this specific expiration date.

COST Call Options — 2026-12-18 Expiration

The table below shows all call options on COST expiring on 2026-12-18. You can quickly compare strikes, pricing, liquidity (volume and open interest), and implied volatility to spot popular strike zones and potential directional bets.

Contract Strike Last Bid Ask Volume Open Int. Implied Vol ITM
COST 261218C01600000 1600.00 0.32 0 0.29 12 872 33.52%
COST 261218C01040000 1040.00 24.86 24.25 25.7 15 570 25.66%
COST 261218C01100000 1100.00 12.6 12.5 13.6 4 541 25.59%
COST 261218C01200000 1200.00 4.65 4.35 5.15 16 507 26.84%
COST 261218C01120000 1120.00 10.3 9.9 10.95 4 341 25.65%
COST 261218C01580000 1580.00 0.79 0 1.16 50 328 38.66%
COST 261218C01500000 1500.00 1.17 0.15 1.17 5 297 35.36%
COST 261218C00980000 980.00 47.74 43.05 46.9 2 297 26.47%
COST 261218C01060000 1060.00 20 19.5 20.7 8 285 25.50%
COST 261218C01080000 1080.00 15.8 14.95 16.8 24 264 25.53%
COST 261218C01000000 1000.00 35.8 35.85 38.6 3 251 26.09%
COST 261218C01020000 1020.00 32.26 28.7 31.75 2 250 25.91%
COST 261218C01240000 1240.00 3.38 2.62 3.85 1 247 27.86%
COST 261218C00860000 860.00 113.45 118.45 123.25 1 233 31.62% YES
COST 261218C01140000 1140.00 8.72 7.5 9 3 207 25.90%
COST 261218C00960000 960.00 60 52.5 57.2 11 186 27.28%
COST 261218C00880000 880.00 104.26 102 106.95 2 185 29.98% YES
COST 261218C00840000 840.00 133.5 133.05 138.85 1 184 32.56% YES
COST 261218C00900000 900.00 96.5 86.8 92.55 3 184 29.00% YES
COST 261218C00940000 940.00 65.25 62.3 67.1 16 177 27.44% YES
COST 261218C01560000 1560.00 0.72 0.03 0.36 2 169 32.86%
COST 261218C01220000 1220.00 4.8 3.6 4.5 1 163 27.43%
COST 261218C01520000 1520.00 0.7 0 1.23 10 155 36.46%
COST 261218C01280000 1280.00 2.23 2 3.1 3 147 29.17%
COST 261218C01180000 1180.00 8.48 5.2 6.05 1 145 26.37%
COST 261218C01160000 1160.00 8.49 6.4 7.5 1 122 26.25%
COST 261218C01300000 1300.00 1.9 1.22 2.61 19 117 29.43%
COST 261218C00920000 920.00 77 74.85 80.5 11 104 28.76% YES
COST 261218C01260000 1260.00 4.65 2.12 3.15 25 99 28.03%
COST 261218C01380000 1380.00 1.6 0.02 4 2 86 36.56%
COST 261218C00600000 600.00 361.2 357.1 366.85 2 71 56.01% YES
COST 261218C00780000 780.00 180.3 186.65 192.6 1 67 38.31% YES
COST 261218C00800000 800.00 170.85 168.45 174 1 64 36.08% YES
COST 261218C01460000 1460.00 1.6 0 1.81 2 61 35.80%
COST 261218C00580000 580.00 446.98 402 411 1 52 88.34% YES
COST 261218C01400000 1400.00 1.51 0.07 2.24 15 51 34.03%
COST 261218C01360000 1360.00 1.82 0.48 3 1 50 33.60%
COST 261218C00700000 700.00 264.75 262 268.25 2 43 47.49% YES
COST 261218C00680000 680.00 304.65 279.65 288 2 42 50.52% YES
COST 261218C00560000 560.00 366.01 397.35 405.35 1 41 61.71% YES
COST 261218C00820000 820.00 151.95 150.75 156.4 1 36 34.40% YES
COST 261218C01540000 1540.00 0.48 0 1.03 2 34 36.44%
COST 261218C01420000 1420.00 1.27 0 5.6 15 34 41.34%
COST 261218C00760000 760.00 201 204.05 210.65 1 34 40.00% YES
COST 261218C00500000 500.00 523 479.4 488 1 34 104.79% YES
COST 261218C01320000 1320.00 2.09 1.1 2.16 1 22 29.58%
COST 261218C00720000 720.00 265.5 247 255.25 1 21 50.48% YES
COST 261218C01340000 1340.00 1.6 1.11 2.13 1 20 30.61%
COST 261218C00740000 740.00 247.6 223.6 229.8 2 19 42.48% YES
COST 261218C00480000 480.00 471.3 422 432 20 18 0.00% YES
COST 261218C00660000 660.00 291.55 298.7 307.5 1 17 53.31% YES
COST 261218C00620000 620.00 343.01 338.2 347 1 16 53.69% YES
COST 261218C00520000 520.00 430.5 436 444.8 1 14 66.94% YES
COST 261218C00540000 540.00 456.5 390.55 398.8 1 14 0.00% YES
COST 261218C00490000 490.00 470.1 413 423 6 11 0.00% YES
COST 261218C00460000 460.00 521.15 554.4 561.8 5 7 153.29% YES
COST 261218C00470000 470.00 482.1 432 443 2 7 0.00% YES
COST 261218C00450000 450.00 550 563.25 571.35 3 4 156.08% YES
COST 261218C00640000 640.00 323.83 318.2 327.65 1 4 50.93% YES
COST 261218C00440000 440.00 529.48 0 0 1 0 0.00% YES
COST 261218C01480000 1480.00 4.4 0 0 1 0 12.50%
COST 261218C01440000 1440.00 2.25 0 0 6 0 12.50%

COST Put Options Chain – 2026-12-18

The table below lists all put options on COST expiring on 2026-12-18. Use it to track downside protection demand, hedge activity, and deep out-of-the-money puts that may indicate tail-risk hedging or speculation.

Contract Strike Last Bid Ask Volume Open Int. Implied Vol ITM
COST 261218P00820000 820.00 8.6 7.45 8.35 10 1348 23.66%
COST 261218P00840000 840.00 10.57 10.2 10.95 11 1299 23.01%
COST 261218P00900000 900.00 25 22.85 24.8 17 665 21.81%
COST 261218P00740000 740.00 2.67 2.1 3.15 1 641 27.41%
COST 261218P00860000 860.00 14.61 13.35 14.45 10 557 22.51%
COST 261218P00800000 800.00 6.02 5.6 6.2 13 547 24.20%
COST 261218P00880000 880.00 19.36 17.8 18.95 3 512 22.08%
COST 261218P00720000 720.00 1.84 1.42 2.44 2 477 28.34%
COST 261218P00920000 920.00 29.61 30.1 31.95 10 380 21.60%
COST 261218P00760000 760.00 3.3 2.95 3.75 4 320 26.03%
COST 261218P00940000 940.00 39.8 38.25 40.15 38 301 21.27%
COST 261218P00660000 660.00 0.85 0.07 1.36 1 275 32.18%
COST 261218P00980000 980.00 59.9 57.45 61.9 2 252 21.23% YES
COST 261218P00440000 440.00 0.05 0.1 0.3 8 247 51.64%
COST 261218P00780000 780.00 4.52 3.95 4.7 10 244 24.94%
COST 261218P00960000 960.00 50.1 45.65 50 7 238 21.09% YES
COST 261218P01000000 1000.00 71.57 68 73.3 28 217 20.53% YES
COST 261218P00700000 700.00 1.9 1.27 1.9 7 214 29.32%
COST 261218P01040000 1040.00 110.53 96.2 102.75 4 178 20.61% YES
COST 261218P01020000 1020.00 94.87 83.15 85.95 2 166 19.77% YES
COST 261218P00480000 480.00 0.2 0.1 0.9 8 155 52.83%
COST 261218P00600000 600.00 1.2 0.01 1.75 1 141 40.99%
COST 261218P00640000 640.00 0.78 0.1 1.6 9 119 35.43%
COST 261218P00500000 500.00 0.26 0 0.55 2 91 46.86%
COST 261218P00580000 580.00 0.43 0.02 1.29 4 91 41.58%
COST 261218P00620000 620.00 0.85 0.5 0.95 6 71 34.97%
COST 261218P00540000 540.00 0.2 0.2 0.7 1 71 43.04%
COST 261218P01080000 1080.00 136.55 129.2 135.05 2 71 20.05% YES
COST 261218P01180000 1180.00 176.24 192.1 198.75 62 63 0.00% YES
COST 261218P00460000 460.00 0.18 0 6.85 21 58 68.57%
COST 261218P00450000 450.00 0.22 0.03 7 2 53 70.74%
COST 261218P00470000 470.00 1.57 0 6 16 51 65.23%
COST 261218P00680000 680.00 1.2 0.92 1.66 1 49 30.91%
COST 261218P01100000 1100.00 152.3 146.05 152.55 2 43 19.85% YES
COST 261218P00490000 490.00 0.6 0 4.8 1 31 59.50%
COST 261218P00520000 520.00 0.45 0 1.11 12 22 48.58%
COST 261218P01060000 1060.00 125.2 111.55 117.65 1 21 19.82% YES
COST 261218P00560000 560.00 0.65 0 1.22 10 20 43.82%
COST 261218P01140000 1140.00 200.22 182.15 191.45 2 3 22.11% YES
COST 261218P01320000 1320.00 386 400.05 406.2 2 0 60.08% YES
COST 261218P01260000 1260.00 260.8 340 347.95 2 0 55.51% YES
COST 261218P01380000 1380.00 410.99 460 466.45 2 0 64.82% YES
COST 261218P01460000 1460.00 447.75 458 468 2 0 0.00% YES
COST 261218P01360000 1360.00 384 440 446.05 2 0 63.18% YES
COST 261218P01340000 1340.00 401.5 420 427.8 2 0 62.15% YES
COST 261218P01300000 1300.00 312.25 380.1 388 2 0 58.99% YES
COST 261218P01280000 1280.00 343.63 360 367.9 0 0 57.24% YES
COST 261218P01240000 1240.00 298.97 281.65 291 2 0 28.85% YES
COST 261218P01220000 1220.00 222 0 0 1 0 0.00% YES
COST 261218P01200000 1200.00 249.85 241.65 251 1 0 26.08% YES
COST 261218P01160000 1160.00 180.45 0 0 1 0 0.00% YES
COST 261218P01560000 1560.00 582.23 0 0 0 0 0.00% YES
COST 261218P01120000 1120.00 180 0 0 2 0 0.00% YES

COST 2026-12-18 Options Chain FAQ

1. What does this COST options chain for 2026-12-18 show?

This page displays the full COST options chain for contracts expiring on 2026-12-18. Both call and put tables include contract symbols, last trade price, bid/ask quotes, daily change and percentage change, trading volume, open interest, implied volatility, and an in-the-money (ITM) flag. It is designed to give you a complete snapshot of how the market is pricing risk and direction for this specific expiry.

2. How can I use this COST options chain around key events?

Around earnings, macro data releases, or company-specific news, traders often focus on a single expiration such as 2026-12-18. By monitoring changes in implied volatility, volume, and open interest for each strike, you can see where traders are concentrating their bets and hedges. Large shifts in activity on out-of-the-money calls or puts can be early signs of expected volatility or directional moves in COST.

3. What is the difference between in-the-money and out-of-the-money options here?

The ITM column highlights whether a contract is currently in-the-money for COST: call options are ITM when their strike is below the current stock price, while put options are ITM when their strike is above the current stock price. ITM contracts have intrinsic value, while out-of-the-money options are purely time and volatility value. This distinction helps you quickly identify which strikes are already “in the money” for this expiry.

4. How should I read implied volatility (IV) in this COST options table?

Implied volatility reflects how much movement the market expects for COST between now and 2026-12-18. Higher IV typically means options are more expensive and the market is pricing in larger potential moves. You can compare IV across strikes and between calls and puts to identify skew – for example, expensive downside puts may indicate demand for crash protection, while rich upside calls can signal speculative interest.

5. Can this single-expiry chain replace a full multi-expiry options overview?

No. This 2026-12-18 options chain gives a granular view for one maturity only. For a complete picture of positioning in COST, you should also review the multi-expiry options overview where you can compare put/call ratios, total open interest and volume across different expiration dates. Combining both perspectives helps you understand whether traders are focused on very short-term moves or longer-dated themes.

6. How often is this COST options chain for 2026-12-18 updated?

The COST options data on this page is refreshed regularly during market hours to reflect the latest trades, mid-market quotes, and open interest updates. Intraday changes in volume, open interest, and implied volatility can provide important signals about how sentiment and risk pricing are evolving as 2026-12-18 approaches.