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QQQ Options Chain – 2026-04-30

Detailed QQQ options chain for 2026-04-30 – 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 QQQ.

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QQQ Call Options — 2026-04-30 Expiration

This page focuses on a single options expiration date for QQQ – 2026-04-30 – 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 QQQ into 2026-04-30.

This QQQ 2026-04-30 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.

QQQ Put Options — 2026-04-30 Expiration

The table below shows all call options on QQQ expiring on 2026-04-30. 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
QQQ 260430C00640000 640.00 11.81 11.17 11.34 77 516 19.98%
QQQ 260430C00625000 625.00 17.26 17.82 18 172 454 21.49%
QQQ 260430C00650000 650.00 7.35 7.78 7.93 173 403 19.10%
QQQ 260430C00669000 669.00 3.07 3.52 3.64 10 389 17.84%
QQQ 260430C00610000 610.00 27.47 26.02 27.18 37 383 23.87%
QQQ 260430C00730000 730.00 0.26 0.24 0.29 2 358 17.58%
QQQ 260430C00600000 600.00 32.35 32.42 33.68 37 300 25.17% YES
QQQ 260430C00700000 700.00 0.91 0.83 0.9 29 277 17.01%
QQQ 260430C00620000 620.00 20.87 20.46 20.62 153 229 22.04%
QQQ 260430C00660000 660.00 5.54 5.21 5.33 5 222 18.35%
QQQ 260430C00695000 695.00 1.11 1.05 1.12 57 187 17.02%
QQQ 260430C00630000 630.00 15.57 15.41 15.59 29 178 20.98%
QQQ 260430C00657000 657.00 5.76 5.9 6.03 8 175 18.57%
QQQ 260430C00680000 680.00 2.05 2.12 2.21 13 171 17.33%
QQQ 260430C00690000 690.00 1.36 1.33 1.4 3 168 17.08%
QQQ 260430C00635000 635.00 13.11 13.17 13.36 20 157 20.47%
QQQ 260430C00615000 615.00 23.16 23.04 24.23 28 145 23.31%
QQQ 260430C00638000 638.00 11.64 11.95 12.12 1 143 20.17%
QQQ 260430C00641000 641.00 11.39 10.79 10.96 6 120 19.89%
QQQ 260430C00653000 653.00 7.17 6.93 7.07 2 110 18.87%
QQQ 260430C00590000 590.00 39.96 39.37 41.66 7 109 27.38% YES
QQQ 260430C00645000 645.00 9.21 9.37 9.52 1 109 19.52%
QQQ 260430C00663000 663.00 4.47 4.59 4.7 3 107 18.16%
QQQ 260430C00654000 654.00 5.77 6.66 6.8 5 106 18.79%
QQQ 260430C00639000 639.00 19.59 11.55 11.72 5 103 20.07%
QQQ 260430C00656000 656.00 6.37 6.14 6.28 7 87 18.64%
QQQ 260430C00604000 604.00 31 29.78 31.06 57 86 24.69% YES
QQQ 260430C00642000 642.00 10.16 10.42 10.58 1 85 19.79%
QQQ 260430C00675000 675.00 2.35 2.68 2.77 5 83 17.52%
QQQ 260430C00613000 613.00 24.11 24.22 25.41 103 82 23.55%
QQQ 260430C00619000 619.00 18.29 20.99 21.17 1 78 22.16%
QQQ 260430C00666000 666.00 3.41 4.03 4.13 1 78 17.97%
QQQ 260430C00661000 661.00 4.95 4.99 5.11 1 72 18.28%
QQQ 260430C00670000 670.00 3.09 3.37 3.47 29 67 17.76%
QQQ 260430C00595000 595.00 31.8 35.82 36.85 9 65 25.57% YES
QQQ 260430C00673000 673.00 2.6 2.94 3.03 2 65 17.61%
QQQ 260430C00621000 621.00 20.09 19.9 20.08 3 64 21.93%
QQQ 260430C00618000 618.00 18.31 20.75 22.6 1 63 23.04%
QQQ 260430C00637000 637.00 10.7 12.35 12.52 23 62 20.26%
QQQ 260430C00659000 659.00 5.65 5.43 5.56 1 58 18.43%
QQQ 260430C00606000 606.00 28.91 28.5 29.77 62 55 24.44% YES
QQQ 260430C00685000 685.00 1.62 1.68 1.76 5 55 17.19%
QQQ 260430C00622000 622.00 19.56 19.37 19.55 5 54 21.82%
QQQ 260430C00598000 598.00 31.2 32.77 36.04 1 53 26.32% YES
QQQ 260430C00628000 628.00 13.44 16.34 16.54 5 52 21.19%
QQQ 260430C00646000 646.00 7.36 9.03 9.19 0 51 19.44%
QQQ 260430C00651000 651.00 7.72 7.49 7.63 7 49 19.02%
QQQ 260430C00658000 658.00 5.5 5.66 5.79 7 48 18.49%
QQQ 260430C00614000 614.00 21.22 23.62 24.84 60 44 23.45%
QQQ 260430C00662000 662.00 9.2 4.79 4.9 3 43 18.22%
QQQ 260430C00633000 633.00 12.05 14.05 14.23 1 39 20.67%
QQQ 260430C00636000 636.00 25.99 12.77 12.94 0 39 20.37%
QQQ 260430C00623000 623.00 16.22 18.85 19.03 35 38 21.71%
QQQ 260430C00605000 605.00 30 28.98 31.43 16 37 25.46% YES
QQQ 260430C00597000 597.00 35.46 33.45 36.73 3 34 26.45% YES
QQQ 260430C00655000 655.00 6.1 6.4 6.53 9 34 18.71%
QQQ 260430C00632000 632.00 13.5 14.48 14.67 11 31 20.77%
QQQ 260430C00649000 649.00 7.87 8.08 8.23 1 31 19.18%
QQQ 260430C00612000 612.00 22.1 24.2 26.09 1 27 23.74%
QQQ 260430C00629000 629.00 14.1 15.88 16.06 12 26 21.08%
QQQ 260430C00710000 710.00 0.59 0.54 0.59 603 26 17.05%
QQQ 260430C00665000 665.00 3.4 4.21 4.33 20 26 18.06%
QQQ 260430C00667000 667.00 3.96 3.85 3.96 21 25 17.92%
QQQ 260430C00720000 720.00 0.41 0.36 0.4 16 24 17.24%
QQQ 260430C00705000 705.00 0.73 0.67 0.72 174 24 16.99%
QQQ 260430C00603000 603.00 29.57 30.27 31.73 2 24 24.83% YES
QQQ 260430C00627000 627.00 27.17 16.83 17 8 24 21.27%
QQQ 260430C00631000 631.00 15.54 14.95 15.13 3 23 20.87%
QQQ 260430C00634000 634.00 12.4 13.61 13.79 1 20 20.57%
QQQ 260430C00672000 672.00 4.83 3.08 3.17 7 19 17.66%
QQQ 260430C00624000 624.00 16.42 18.33 18.51 88 19 21.60%
QQQ 260430C00648000 648.00 8.13 8.38 8.55 6 18 19.28%
QQQ 260430C00580000 580.00 47.5 45.64 48.19 24 18 27.88% YES
QQQ 260430C00609000 609.00 26.32 26.62 27.86 5 17 24.05% YES
QQQ 260430C00668000 668.00 3.1 3.69 3.79 2 17 17.87%
QQQ 260430C00644000 644.00 8.58 9.71 9.87 3 16 19.61%
QQQ 260430C00540000 540.00 74.14 78.82 82.09 0 15 34.68% YES
QQQ 260430C00652000 652.00 5.65 7.2 7.35 1 14 18.95%
QQQ 260430C00608000 608.00 26.93 27.3 28.48 45 14 24.17% YES
QQQ 260430C00643000 643.00 9.76 10.06 10.22 2 12 19.70%
QQQ 260430C00500000 500.00 109 114.46 118.32 8 11 41.39% YES
QQQ 260430C00576000 576.00 70.87 48.99 52.2 0 10 29.33% YES
QQQ 260430C00607000 607.00 27.62 27.26 29.18 5 10 24.36% YES
QQQ 260430C00664000 664.00 3.81 4.39 4.5 10 9 18.09%
QQQ 260430C00602000 602.00 31 31.08 32.39 6 9 24.95% YES
QQQ 260430C00671000 671.00 3.75 3.22 3.33 8 9 17.73%
QQQ 260430C00585000 585.00 37.55 41.46 45.34 7 8 28.07% YES
QQQ 260430C00570000 570.00 60.59 53.72 56.9 3 8 30.16% YES
QQQ 260430C00525000 525.00 90.45 91.84 95.42 6 8 37.12% YES
QQQ 260430C00470000 470.00 148.74 143.42 146.7 8 8 47.14% YES
QQQ 260430C00674000 674.00 4.48 2.81 2.9 1 7 17.57%
QQQ 260430C00565000 565.00 55.68 57.59 60.95 1 7 30.90% YES
QQQ 260430C00520000 520.00 93.65 96.38 99.9 0 7 37.90% YES
QQQ 260430C00589000 589.00 33.69 38.7 42.39 0 6 27.52% YES
QQQ 260430C00725000 725.00 0.82 0.29 0.34 0 6 17.41%
QQQ 260430C00560000 560.00 59.87 61.23 65.04 1 6 31.62% YES
QQQ 260430C00591000 591.00 32.73 37.58 40.94 0 6 27.24% YES
QQQ 260430C00617000 617.00 20.05 21.31 23.17 1 5 23.16%
QQQ 260430C00601000 601.00 30.56 30.21 34.04 1 5 25.95% YES
QQQ 260430C00626000 626.00 25.02 17.32 17.5 5 5 21.38%
QQQ 260430C00550000 550.00 66.37 69.54 73.46 0 5 33.14% YES
QQQ 260430C00647000 647.00 7.62 8.71 8.87 34 5 19.36%
QQQ 260430C00475000 475.00 139.22 138.64 141.93 3 4 46.16% YES
QQQ 260430C00611000 611.00 23.68 24.8 26.7 0 4 23.87%
QQQ 260430C00735000 735.00 0.23 0.2 0.25 0 4 17.77%
QQQ 260430C00495000 495.00 115.58 119.76 123 2 3 42.32% YES
QQQ 260430C00545000 545.00 70.47 74.5 77.75 0 3 33.91% YES
QQQ 260430C00596000 596.00 35.09 34.26 37.42 2 3 26.58% YES
QQQ 260430C00599000 599.00 33.75 32.18 34.49 7 3 25.41% YES
QQQ 260430C00616000 616.00 22.36 22.57 23.66 26 2 23.20%
QQQ 260430C00579000 579.00 47.8 45.99 49.89 1 2 28.92% YES
QQQ 260430C00575000 575.00 56.97 49.72 52.98 0 2 29.47% YES
QQQ 260430C00715000 715.00 0.49 0.43 0.49 478 2 17.16%
QQQ 260430C00555000 555.00 63.33 65.31 69.21 0 1 32.36% YES
QQQ 260430C00582000 582.00 64.12 43.71 47.58 0 1 28.48% YES
QQQ 260430C00510000 510.00 131.27 105.38 109.05 0 1 39.62% YES
QQQ 260430C00581000 581.00 63.62 44.47 48.36 0 1 28.64% YES
QQQ 260430C00561000 561.00 61.69 60.49 64.2 0 1 31.46% YES
QQQ 260430C00485000 485.00 152.07 129.12 132.42 0 1 44.20% YES
QQQ 260430C00593000 593.00 49.01 36.25 39.52 1 1 26.98% YES
QQQ 260430C00566000 566.00 53.2 56.84 60.14 0 1 30.76% YES
QQQ 260430C00460000 460.00 155.32 152.91 156.3 2 0 49.19% YES

QQQ Put Options Chain – 2026-04-30

The table below lists all put options on QQQ expiring on 2026-04-30. 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
QQQ 260430P00550000 550.00 8.44 8.27 8.37 347 8266 26.59%
QQQ 260430P00575000 575.00 12.79 12.65 12.81 11 3884 23.94%
QQQ 260430P00525000 525.00 5.18 5.41 5.5 34 3877 29.25%
QQQ 260430P00600000 600.00 19.33 19.32 19.5 65 604 21.14%
QQQ 260430P00535000 535.00 6.08 6.41 6.5 81 495 28.18%
QQQ 260430P00615000 615.00 26 24.97 25.15 17 485 19.46% YES
QQQ 260430P00560000 560.00 9.58 9.8 9.91 27 437 25.52%
QQQ 260430P00540000 540.00 6.76 6.98 7.07 328 435 27.65%
QQQ 260430P00500000 500.00 3.5 3.56 3.65 65 414 31.98%
QQQ 260430P00625000 625.00 34.73 29.24 30.57 3 361 19.02% YES
QQQ 260430P00585000 585.00 15.14 14.99 15.15 14 321 22.83%
QQQ 260430P00627000 627.00 39.57 28.72 32.35 1 290 19.49% YES
QQQ 260430P00510000 510.00 5.15 4.21 4.29 1 275 30.87%
QQQ 260430P00495000 495.00 3.93 3.28 3.37 1 267 32.54%
QQQ 260430P00580000 580.00 13.94 13.77 13.91 23 209 23.37%
QQQ 260430P00589000 589.00 16.7 16.03 16.21 1 201 22.39%
QQQ 260430P00460000 460.00 3.02 1.89 1.96 47 195 36.62%
QQQ 260430P00590000 590.00 16.6 16.31 16.46 98 192 22.26%
QQQ 260430P00595000 595.00 17.35 17.75 17.92 28 185 21.70%
QQQ 260430P00465000 465.00 3.1 2.04 2.12 17 179 36.05%
QQQ 260430P00630000 630.00 35.75 30.32 34.23 1 171 19.43% YES
QQQ 260430P00570000 570.00 11.4 11.61 11.76 108 162 24.47%
QQQ 260430P00470000 470.00 2.66 2.21 2.28 11 161 35.43%
QQQ 260430P00610000 610.00 23.04 22.93 23.11 56 147 20.02% YES
QQQ 260430P00505000 505.00 5 3.86 3.95 1 144 31.41%
QQQ 260430P00620000 620.00 26.5 26.89 28.03 21 118 19.47% YES
QQQ 260430P00475000 475.00 3.03 2.38 2.46 13 116 34.83%
QQQ 260430P00490000 490.00 4.15 3.02 3.11 3 115 33.10%
QQQ 260430P00596000 596.00 19.9 18.05 18.23 36 105 21.60%
QQQ 260430P00480000 480.00 2.62 2.58 2.66 66 90 34.25%
QQQ 260430P00545000 545.00 7.4 7.6 7.7 4 87 27.13%
QQQ 260430P00605000 605.00 20.25 21.06 21.22 12 86 20.58%
QQQ 260430P00565000 565.00 10.83 10.67 10.81 15 73 25.01%
QQQ 260430P00563000 563.00 13.99 10.31 10.46 6 68 25.24%
QQQ 260430P00601000 601.00 19.71 19.65 19.83 39 61 21.03%
QQQ 260430P00606000 606.00 22.56 21.42 21.6 51 56 20.48%
QQQ 260430P00611000 611.00 31 23.32 23.5 1 53 19.91% YES
QQQ 260430P00578000 578.00 13.26 13.31 13.47 10 53 23.61%
QQQ 260430P00612000 612.00 28.7 23.72 23.9 7 48 19.79% YES
QQQ 260430P00520000 520.00 5.3 4.96 5.06 30 46 29.78%
QQQ 260430P00624000 624.00 33.45 27.2 30.69 8 45 19.68% YES
QQQ 260430P00613000 613.00 24.46 24.13 24.31 100 44 19.68% YES
QQQ 260430P00619000 619.00 31.73 25.09 28.12 6 43 20.06% YES
QQQ 260430P00622000 622.00 25.01 26.5 29.61 3 43 19.81% YES
QQQ 260430P00582000 582.00 17.38 14.24 14.41 13 43 23.17%
QQQ 260430P00573000 573.00 13.78 12.22 12.39 32 43 24.16%
QQQ 260430P00572000 572.00 17.46 12.02 12.18 25 42 24.27%
QQQ 260430P00609000 609.00 22.88 22.54 22.72 1 42 20.14%
QQQ 260430P00588000 588.00 16.5 15.76 15.94 15 42 22.50%
QQQ 260430P00597000 597.00 25.05 18.36 18.54 2 39 21.49%
QQQ 260430P00599000 599.00 24.62 18.99 19.19 6 38 21.27%
QQQ 260430P00628000 628.00 39.84 29.25 32.93 3 37 19.43% YES
QQQ 260430P00607000 607.00 29.71 21.76 21.95 3 37 20.35%
QQQ 260430P00587000 587.00 17.24 15.5 15.67 4 34 22.61%
QQQ 260430P00604000 604.00 23.22 20.68 20.88 1 32 20.71%
QQQ 260430P00626000 626.00 38.64 28.2 31.67 1 31 19.44% YES
QQQ 260430P00602000 602.00 20.23 19.99 20.17 20 31 20.92%
QQQ 260430P00603000 603.00 26.78 20.33 20.53 1 30 20.82%
QQQ 260430P00555000 555.00 9.59 9 9.14 19 29 26.09%
QQQ 260430P00623000 623.00 29.31 26.99 30.21 1 27 19.80% YES
QQQ 260430P00598000 598.00 21.33 18.67 18.85 12 27 21.37%
QQQ 260430P00515000 515.00 4.64 4.56 4.66 14 27 30.33%
QQQ 260430P00592000 592.00 21.71 16.87 17.04 3 27 22.05%
QQQ 260430P00635000 635.00 44.1 33.17 37.02 1 26 18.89% YES
QQQ 260430P00561000 561.00 10.15 9.97 10.11 2 26 25.45%
QQQ 260430P00632000 632.00 44.11 31.43 35.3 2 26 19.19% YES
QQQ 260430P00579000 579.00 17.22 13.54 13.7 2 25 23.50%
QQQ 260430P00530000 530.00 5.95 5.89 5.98 23 24 28.71%
QQQ 260430P00618000 618.00 30.56 25.37 27.33 1 24 19.88% YES
QQQ 260430P00569000 569.00 14.95 11.43 11.57 14 20 24.59%
QQQ 260430P00591000 591.00 20.4 16.58 16.76 2 20 22.16%
QQQ 260430P00594000 594.00 18.36 17.45 17.62 10 20 21.82%
QQQ 260430P00455000 455.00 2.22 1.76 1.82 1 19 37.23%
QQQ 260430P00566000 566.00 16.44 10.85 11 1 18 24.91%
QQQ 260430P00633000 633.00 28.88 32 35.86 4 17 19.08% YES
QQQ 260430P00617000 617.00 34.1 24.93 26.88 4 15 19.98% YES
QQQ 260430P00631000 631.00 30 30.88 34.75 1 14 19.30% YES
QQQ 260430P00608000 608.00 22.64 22.16 22.34 48 14 20.25%
QQQ 260430P00584000 584.00 10.7 14.73 14.9 0 13 22.95%
QQQ 260430P00450000 450.00 1.76 1.63 1.7 6 12 37.89%
QQQ 260430P00586000 586.00 15.96 15.24 15.41 10 12 22.72%
QQQ 260430P00614000 614.00 27.04 24.54 24.73 2 12 19.57% YES
QQQ 260430P00485000 485.00 4.32 2.79 2.87 0 12 33.66%
QQQ 260430P00577000 577.00 17.35 13.09 13.25 2 11 23.72%
QQQ 260430P00650000 650.00 53.16 43.12 46.93 1 10 17.62% YES
QQQ 260430P00621000 621.00 28.59 27.18 29.01 2 9 19.81% YES
QQQ 260430P00571000 571.00 17.35 11.81 11.98 7 9 24.38%
QQQ 260430P00634000 634.00 32.97 32.58 36.43 11 9 18.98% YES
QQQ 260430P00568000 568.00 7.79 11.23 11.37 5 8 24.69%
QQQ 260430P00593000 593.00 18.3 17.16 17.33 5 7 21.93%
QQQ 260430P00567000 567.00 11.11 11.04 11.19 4 7 24.81%
QQQ 260430P00440000 440.00 1.49 1.41 1.47 5 5 39.14%
QQQ 260430P00680000 680.00 72.72 68.94 72.82 1 5 17.88% YES
QQQ 260430P00640000 640.00 39.35 36.24 39.67 3 5 18.00% YES
QQQ 260430P00583000 583.00 10.67 14.49 14.65 0 5 23.06%
QQQ 260430P00660000 660.00 61.47 50.9 54.21 0 5 16.40% YES
QQQ 260430P00636000 636.00 23.23 33.76 37.04 0 4 18.24% YES
QQQ 260430P00576000 576.00 13.29 12.87 13.03 0 4 23.83%
QQQ 260430P00562000 562.00 7.48 10.14 10.28 0 4 25.34%
QQQ 260430P00629000 629.00 27.62 29.78 33.63 1 3 19.48% YES
QQQ 260430P00638000 638.00 43.58 34.98 38.28 4 3 18.06% YES
QQQ 260430P00665000 665.00 66.69 55.12 58.68 6 3 16.61% YES
QQQ 260430P00646000 646.00 30.28 40.27 44.14 0 3 17.98% YES
QQQ 260430P00564000 564.00 10.25 10.49 10.63 0 2 25.12%
QQQ 260430P00637000 637.00 36.75 34.37 37.61 1 2 18.10% YES
QQQ 260430P00675000 675.00 66.69 64.17 67.57 1 1 16.52% YES
QQQ 260430P00652000 652.00 55.52 44.6 48.45 0 1 17.53% YES
QQQ 260430P00581000 581.00 12.05 14.01 14.17 0 1 23.28%
QQQ 260430P00435000 435.00 1.4 1.31 1.37 5 0 39.78%
QQQ 260430P00430000 430.00 1.23 1.23 1.28 5 0 40.45%
QQQ 260430P00425000 425.00 1.14 1.15 1.2 24 0 41.14%
QQQ 260430P00690000 690.00 64.12 78.86 82.39 0 0 18.67% YES
QQQ 260430P00616000 616.00 25.79 25.39 25.58 25 0 19.34% YES
QQQ 260430P00645000 645.00 49.93 39.59 42.89 1 0 17.46% YES
QQQ 260430P00685000 685.00 61.95 73.86 77.62 0 0 18.33% YES
QQQ 260430P00672000 672.00 66.44 61.38 64.67 0 0 16.19% YES

QQQ 2026-04-30 Options Chain FAQ

1. What does this QQQ options chain for 2026-04-30 show?

This page displays the full QQQ options chain for contracts expiring on 2026-04-30. 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 QQQ options chain around key events?

Around earnings, macro data releases, or company-specific news, traders often focus on a single expiration such as 2026-04-30. 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 QQQ.

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 QQQ: 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 QQQ options table?

Implied volatility reflects how much movement the market expects for QQQ between now and 2026-04-30. 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 2026-04-30 options chain gives a granular view for one maturity only. For a complete picture of positioning in QQQ, 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 QQQ options chain for 2026-04-30 updated?

The QQQ 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 2026-04-30 approaches.