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QQQ Options Chain – 2026-11-20

Detailed QQQ options chain for 2026-11-20 – 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 — 2026-11-20 Expiration

This page focuses on a single options expiration date for QQQ – 2026-11-20 – 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 2026-11-20.

This QQQ 2026-11-20 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 Call Options — 2026-11-20 Expiration

The table below shows all call options on QQQ expiring on 2026-11-20. 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 261120C01085000 1085.00 0.05 0.01 0.08 4577 18700 26.76%
QQQ 261120C00745000 745.00 28.16 28.17 28.46 175 12000 22.94%
QQQ 261120C01000000 1000.00 0.12 0.1 0.17 94 10688 23.56%
QQQ 261120C00800000 800.00 9.14 9.06 9.23 742 5964 20.75%
QQQ 261120C00720000 720.00 42.16 42.28 43.2 25 5159 24.95% YES
QQQ 261120C00725000 725.00 39.5 39.16 40.09 71 3475 24.58% YES
QQQ 261120C00835000 835.00 4.09 3.94 4.07 205 3354 20.34%
QQQ 261120C00770000 770.00 17.59 17.47 17.68 300 3134 21.68%
QQQ 261120C00730000 730.00 36.56 36.17 36.79 209 3001 24.02% YES
QQQ 261120C00825000 825.00 5.82 5 5.17 3000 2989 20.41%
QQQ 261120C00775000 775.00 15.71 15.72 15.95 552 2493 21.48%
QQQ 261120C00740000 740.00 30.23 30.73 31.07 88 2350 23.26%
QQQ 261120C00820000 820.00 5.68 5.66 5.81 26 2316 20.44%
QQQ 261120C00950000 950.00 0.3 0.28 0.35 54 2308 22.00%
QQQ 261120C00760000 760.00 21.28 21.32 21.57 184 1739 22.14%
QQQ 261120C00780000 780.00 14.13 14.16 14.36 100 1721 21.31%
QQQ 261120C00845000 845.00 3.04 3.05 3.21 196 1708 20.33%
QQQ 261120C00805000 805.00 8 8.04 8.24 105 1667 20.65%
QQQ 261120C01080000 1080.00 0.06 0.02 0.09 337 1636 26.76%
QQQ 261120C00710000 710.00 49.58 48.88 49.94 19 1586 25.86% YES
QQQ 261120C00735000 735.00 33.04 33.45 33.79 140 1547 23.58%
QQQ 261120C00790000 790.00 11.31 11.34 11.57 61 1498 21.01%
QQQ 261120C00750000 750.00 25.74 25.77 26.02 441 1473 22.65%
QQQ 261120C00900000 900.00 0.9 0.83 0.91 13 1207 20.85%
QQQ 261120C00700000 700.00 55.96 55.9 56.7 23 1185 26.53% YES
QQQ 261120C00890000 890.00 1.03 1.05 1.13 124 1039 20.69%
QQQ 261120C00910000 910.00 1 0.67 0.74 10 1028 21.05%
QQQ 261120C00970000 970.00 0.2 0.19 0.26 127 889 22.63%
QQQ 261120C00785000 785.00 12.59 12.67 12.92 42 851 21.16%
QQQ 261120C00795000 795.00 9.93 10.11 10.34 14 708 20.87%
QQQ 261120C00695000 695.00 59.93 59.47 60.74 4 657 27.26% YES
QQQ 261120C00690000 690.00 64.7 63.21 64.5 1 635 27.74% YES
QQQ 261120C00985000 985.00 0.18 0.14 0.21 39 616 23.10%
QQQ 261120C00715000 715.00 45.24 45.47 46.59 1 611 25.45% YES
QQQ 261120C00995000 995.00 0.15 0.11 0.18 50 602 23.39%
QQQ 261120C00755000 755.00 23.46 23.42 23.72 77 577 22.38%
QQQ 261120C00705000 705.00 51.74 52.27 53.46 2 567 26.32% YES
QQQ 261120C00765000 765.00 18.85 19.27 19.58 30 551 21.92%
QQQ 261120C00680000 680.00 70.33 69.44 72.27 2 508 28.74% YES
QQQ 261120C00675000 675.00 77.34 73.42 76.26 1 493 29.25% YES
QQQ 261120C00880000 880.00 1.35 1.32 1.41 11 481 20.55%
QQQ 261120C00850000 850.00 2.78 2.71 2.85 37 440 20.34%
QQQ 261120C00905000 905.00 0.81 0.75 0.82 6 435 20.95%
QQQ 261120C00840000 840.00 3.39 3.5 3.62 7 417 20.34%
QQQ 261120C00965000 965.00 0.22 0.21 0.28 11 413 22.49%
QQQ 261120C00960000 960.00 0.25 0.23 0.3 94 392 22.32%
QQQ 261120C00810000 810.00 7.29 7.19 7.34 36 391 20.57%
QQQ 261120C00990000 990.00 0.16 0.12 0.19 50 319 23.19%
QQQ 261120C00870000 870.00 1.67 1.68 1.77 2 309 20.43%
QQQ 261120C00685000 685.00 68.23 65.53 68.35 11 295 28.24% YES
QQQ 261120C00980000 980.00 0.17 0.15 0.22 203 274 22.90%
QQQ 261120C00860000 860.00 2.1 2.12 2.24 2 273 20.37%
QQQ 261120C00815000 815.00 6.93 6.39 6.54 1 271 20.51%
QQQ 261120C00885000 885.00 1.23 1.18 1.26 13 219 20.61%
QQQ 261120C00955000 955.00 0.34 0.26 0.33 1 203 22.22%
QQQ 261120C00855000 855.00 2.95 2.4 2.53 3 199 20.36%
QQQ 261120C00670000 670.00 81.68 77.47 80.32 52 194 29.78% YES
QQQ 261120C00660000 660.00 88.29 85.78 88.64 17 193 30.88% YES
QQQ 261120C00920000 920.00 0.55 0.54 0.61 80 144 21.28%
QQQ 261120C00930000 930.00 0.64 0.44 0.51 2 113 21.55%
QQQ 261120C00830000 830.00 5.19 4.45 4.59 6 100 20.37%
QQQ 261120C00650000 650.00 95.85 94.31 97.17 2 88 32.03% YES
QQQ 261120C00895000 895.00 0.99 0.93 1.01 97 83 20.76%
QQQ 261120C00480000 480.00 248.41 254.76 258.64 164 81 56.05% YES
QQQ 261120C00665000 665.00 78.29 81.59 84.45 3 77 30.33% YES
QQQ 261120C00915000 915.00 0.81 0.6 0.67 66 76 21.16%
QQQ 261120C00940000 940.00 0.37 0.35 0.42 60 72 21.77%
QQQ 261120C00945000 945.00 0.41 0.32 0.39 1 65 21.94%
QQQ 261120C01070000 1070.00 0.08 0.02 0.09 2 62 26.22%
QQQ 261120C00875000 875.00 1.87 1.48 1.58 3 59 20.49%
QQQ 261120C00935000 935.00 0.49 0.39 0.46 1 58 21.63%
QQQ 261120C00610000 610.00 125.14 130.15 133.03 1 48 37.15% YES
QQQ 261120C00640000 640.00 104.77 104.51 105.54 2 35 32.88% YES
QQQ 261120C00635000 635.00 104.09 107.46 110.34 19 29 33.86% YES
QQQ 261120C00865000 865.00 2.42 1.88 1.99 1 27 20.39%
QQQ 261120C00540000 540.00 200.37 196.47 200.12 7 26 49.01% YES
QQQ 261120C00485000 485.00 241.52 249.88 253.51 36 25 54.90% YES
QQQ 261120C00550000 550.00 190.87 186.84 190.49 1 22 47.33% YES
QQQ 261120C00975000 975.00 0.19 0.17 0.24 239 21 22.78%
QQQ 261120C00645000 645.00 100.46 98.65 101.52 1 20 32.63% YES
QQQ 261120C00655000 655.00 90.87 90.02 92.88 5 20 31.45% YES
QQQ 261120C00620000 620.00 117.94 120.98 123.86 6 20 35.80% YES
QQQ 261120C00925000 925.00 1.65 0.48 0.55 1 18 21.38%
QQQ 261120C00600000 600.00 139.85 139.41 142.3 10 17 38.55% YES
QQQ 261120C00590000 590.00 144.5 148.77 151.66 1 15 39.99% YES
QQQ 261120C00630000 630.00 106.6 111.93 114.81 2 14 34.49% YES
QQQ 261120C00570000 570.00 135.2 167.7 171.57 1 11 44.36% YES
QQQ 261120C00580000 580.00 162.17 158.2 161.88 1 11 42.51% YES
QQQ 261120C01060000 1060.00 0.1 0.03 0.1 2 10 25.88%
QQQ 261120C00500000 500.00 235.94 235.26 238.88 1 8 52.39% YES
QQQ 261120C00625000 625.00 119.45 116.44 119.32 2 8 35.14% YES
QQQ 261120C00435000 435.00 295.15 298.83 302.51 1 7 63.78% YES
QQQ 261120C01050000 1050.00 0.11 0.03 0.11 2 7 25.54%
QQQ 261120C00605000 605.00 125.52 134.77 137.65 4 6 37.84% YES
QQQ 261120C01055000 1055.00 0.11 0.03 0.1 5 6 25.64%
QQQ 261120C00380000 380.00 325 352.91 356.52 0 6 74.19% YES
QQQ 261120C01005000 1005.00 0.18 0.09 0.16 1 5 23.73%
QQQ 261120C01020000 1020.00 0.13 0.07 0.13 10 4 24.17%
QQQ 261120C01030000 1030.00 0.09 0.05 0.12 1 4 24.56%
QQQ 261120C00430000 430.00 241.67 303.74 307.62 0 3 65.00% YES
QQQ 261120C00575000 575.00 159.21 162.94 166.81 1 3 43.55% YES
QQQ 261120C00585000 585.00 146.4 153.48 156.37 0 3 40.73% YES
QQQ 261120C00420000 420.00 294.62 313.56 317.24 0 2 66.55% YES
QQQ 261120C00400000 400.00 295 333.23 337.11 0 2 70.75% YES
QQQ 261120C00530000 530.00 172.22 206.13 209.77 2 2 50.72% YES
QQQ 261120C01010000 1010.00 0.16 0.08 0.15 1 2 23.88%
QQQ 261120C00465000 465.00 265.08 269.43 273.04 2 2 58.32% YES
QQQ 261120C01065000 1065.00 0.14 0.02 0.1 0 2 26.17%
QQQ 261120C00615000 615.00 79.15 125.55 128.43 2 2 36.47% YES
QQQ 261120C00560000 560.00 172.2 177.25 180.93 1 2 45.72% YES
QQQ 261120C00565000 565.00 129.42 172.47 176.33 0 2 45.16% YES
QQQ 261120C00510000 510.00 207.2 225.53 229.15 1 2 50.75% YES
QQQ 261120C00490000 490.00 184.47 245 248.64 0 1 54.07% YES
QQQ 261120C00545000 545.00 141 191.65 195.31 0 1 48.18% YES
QQQ 261120C00515000 515.00 191 220.67 224.29 1 1 53.33% YES
QQQ 261120C00535000 535.00 144.01 201.3 204.93 0 1 49.84% YES
QQQ 261120C00410000 410.00 278.43 323.39 327.27 1 1 68.79% YES
QQQ 261120C00360000 360.00 316.78 372.61 376.2 1 1 78.20% YES
QQQ 261120C00370000 370.00 334.01 362.76 366.42 0 1 76.32% YES
QQQ 261120C00525000 525.00 203.02 210.97 214.6 2 0 51.58% YES
QQQ 261120C00595000 595.00 138.33 144.08 146.97 2 0 39.27% YES
QQQ 261120C00555000 555.00 176.72 182.04 185.69 4 0 46.50% YES

QQQ Put Options Chain – 2026-11-20

The table below lists all put options on QQQ expiring on 2026-11-20. 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 261120P00725000 725.00 26.79 26.65 26.94 172 12291 19.87%
QQQ 261120P00680000 680.00 13.82 13.75 13.96 431 7369 22.98%
QQQ 261120P00600000 600.00 4.6 4.52 4.61 158 5552 29.40%
QQQ 261120P00620000 620.00 5.95 5.88 5.97 112 5056 27.64%
QQQ 261120P00630000 630.00 6.89 6.73 6.85 144 4530 26.83%
QQQ 261120P00650000 650.00 9 8.93 9.05 1023 4382 25.23%
QQQ 261120P00700000 700.00 18.68 18.47 18.71 427 4164 21.56%
QQQ 261120P00720000 720.00 24.9 24.77 25.03 112 3409 20.18%
QQQ 261120P00670000 670.00 12.06 11.88 12.03 75 3256 23.68%
QQQ 261120P00685000 685.00 15.15 14.8 15.04 429 3221 22.64%
QQQ 261120P00640000 640.00 7.78 7.73 7.86 80 3208 26.01%
QQQ 261120P00625000 625.00 6.41 6.29 6.41 93 3157 27.26%
QQQ 261120P00690000 690.00 16 15.94 16.14 4774 3048 22.25%
QQQ 261120P00645000 645.00 8.36 8.28 8.45 50 2372 25.64%
QQQ 261120P00635000 635.00 7.53 7.21 7.34 33 2306 26.43%
QQQ 261120P00655000 655.00 9.94 9.56 9.72 85 2156 24.85%
QQQ 261120P00675000 675.00 13.12 12.77 12.94 112 2110 23.32%
QQQ 261120P00660000 660.00 10.55 10.27 10.43 148 1404 24.45%
QQQ 261120P00580000 580.00 3.72 3.51 3.61 3 1373 31.24%
QQQ 261120P00615000 615.00 5.6 5.5 5.63 30 1333 28.13%
QQQ 261120P00710000 710.00 22.5 21.39 21.67 115 1194 20.88%
QQQ 261120P00695000 695.00 17.55 17.15 17.41 580 1193 21.93%
QQQ 261120P00665000 665.00 11.12 11.04 11.21 545 1161 24.08%
QQQ 261120P00800000 800.00 77.93 71.14 73.63 914 1075 16.29% YES
QQQ 261120P00460000 460.00 0.94 0.92 0.99 2 988 43.77%
QQQ 261120P00575000 575.00 3.38 3.3 3.42 60 960 31.76%
QQQ 261120P00820000 820.00 91.12 88.23 91.16 1 945 15.70% YES
QQQ 261120P00805000 805.00 81.2 75.23 77.84 501 895 16.09% YES
QQQ 261120P00570000 570.00 3.28 3.11 3.21 1 891 32.20%
QQQ 261120P00730000 730.00 29.09 28.66 28.95 233 882 19.54%
QQQ 261120P00715000 715.00 24.09 23.02 23.33 90 838 20.56%
QQQ 261120P00500000 500.00 1.44 1.41 1.48 80 822 39.30%
QQQ 261120P00595000 595.00 4.38 4.24 4.37 59 751 29.92%
QQQ 261120P00610000 610.00 5.39 5.15 5.26 13 726 28.54%
QQQ 261120P00795000 795.00 72.62 68.24 69.53 160 645 16.49% YES
QQQ 261120P00590000 590.00 4.08 3.98 4.08 159 621 30.32%
QQQ 261120P00790000 790.00 65.74 64.31 65.54 2 568 16.68% YES
QQQ 261120P00550000 550.00 2.52 2.45 2.54 9 512 34.13%
QQQ 261120P00445000 445.00 0.85 0.79 0.86 1 509 45.57%
QQQ 261120P00825000 825.00 95.05 92.85 95.81 2 490 15.68% YES
QQQ 261120P00735000 735.00 32.21 30.78 31.16 83 425 19.25% YES
QQQ 261120P00560000 560.00 2.81 2.76 2.84 47 412 33.12%
QQQ 261120P00440000 440.00 1 0.75 0.82 1 403 46.17%
QQQ 261120P00470000 470.00 1.05 1.02 1.08 303 370 42.54%
QQQ 261120P00810000 810.00 84.53 79.46 82.18 6 364 15.94% YES
QQQ 261120P00585000 585.00 3.79 3.74 3.84 37 354 30.79%
QQQ 261120P00705000 705.00 20.31 19.88 20.14 62 351 21.22%
QQQ 261120P00510000 510.00 1.61 1.57 1.64 1 313 38.21%
QQQ 261120P00350000 350.00 0.38 0.28 0.35 41 277 57.28%
QQQ 261120P00785000 785.00 63.55 58.92 61.71 2 272 16.90% YES
QQQ 261120P00780000 780.00 55.75 56.84 57.61 1 247 16.79% YES
QQQ 261120P00815000 815.00 90.2 83.81 86.62 8 240 15.80% YES
QQQ 261120P00530000 530.00 2 1.95 2.03 30 214 36.12%
QQQ 261120P00540000 540.00 2.23 2.18 2.27 1 201 35.12%
QQQ 261120P00565000 565.00 2.98 2.92 3.02 31 198 32.67%
QQQ 261120P00475000 475.00 1.13 1.08 1.14 1 197 42.00%
QQQ 261120P00750000 750.00 39.02 38.12 38.53 71 196 18.34% YES
QQQ 261120P00555000 555.00 2.63 2.6 2.69 16 191 33.64%
QQQ 261120P00400000 400.00 0.52 0.49 0.56 2 183 50.73%
QQQ 261120P00455000 455.00 0.98 0.87 0.94 167 178 44.34%
QQQ 261120P00410000 410.00 0.68 0.54 0.62 1 146 49.93%
QQQ 261120P00740000 740.00 33.45 33.11 33.46 30 133 18.94% YES
QQQ 261120P00425000 425.00 0.75 0.64 0.71 1 130 48.00%
QQQ 261120P00535000 535.00 2.1 2.06 2.15 1 117 35.63%
QQQ 261120P00360000 360.00 0.36 0.32 0.38 1 116 55.91%
QQQ 261120P00515000 515.00 1.7 1.65 1.73 2 112 37.69%
QQQ 261120P00525000 525.00 1.93 1.85 1.93 1 111 36.66%
QQQ 261120P00480000 480.00 1.2 1.14 1.21 10 111 41.50%
QQQ 261120P00605000 605.00 5.05 4.82 4.94 254 104 29.00%
QQQ 261120P00370000 370.00 0.46 0.35 0.42 1 103 54.54%
QQQ 261120P00430000 430.00 0.71 0.67 0.74 100 93 47.34%
QQQ 261120P00450000 450.00 0.9 0.83 0.9 2 86 44.96%
QQQ 261120P00485000 485.00 1.26 1.2 1.27 2 75 40.94%
QQQ 261120P00545000 545.00 2.42 2.31 2.4 10 69 34.62%
QQQ 261120P00365000 365.00 0.36 0.33 0.4 2 62 55.18%
QQQ 261120P00520000 520.00 1.72 1.75 1.83 11 55 37.18%
QQQ 261120P00380000 380.00 0.49 0.39 0.47 1 51 53.30%
QQQ 261120P00355000 355.00 0.4 0.3 0.36 1 45 56.54%
QQQ 261120P00760000 760.00 44.6 43.78 44.26 10 42 17.80% YES
QQQ 261120P00390000 390.00 0.48 0.44 0.51 1 41 52.00%
QQQ 261120P00385000 385.00 0.46 0.42 0.49 11 37 52.69%
QQQ 261120P00465000 465.00 1.19 0.97 1.04 30 31 43.19%
QQQ 261120P00745000 745.00 36.27 35.52 35.92 8 31 18.64% YES
QQQ 261120P00495000 495.00 1.4 1.33 1.4 75 30 39.81%
QQQ 261120P00755000 755.00 45.29 40.87 41.34 2 28 18.08% YES
QQQ 261120P00505000 505.00 1.52 1.48 1.56 50 27 38.76%
QQQ 261120P00395000 395.00 0.63 0.46 0.53 1 25 51.29%
QQQ 261120P00415000 415.00 0.73 0.57 0.64 1 23 49.18%
QQQ 261120P00770000 770.00 50 48.67 50.86 5 22 17.46% YES
QQQ 261120P00490000 490.00 1.58 1.26 1.34 2 20 40.41%
QQQ 261120P00435000 435.00 0.75 0.71 0.78 70 17 46.75%
QQQ 261120P00420000 420.00 0.75 0.6 0.68 1 13 48.65%
QQQ 261120P00765000 765.00 47.77 46.84 47.33 1 13 17.51% YES
QQQ 261120P00375000 375.00 0.52 0.37 0.44 1 13 53.88%
QQQ 261120P00405000 405.00 0.68 0.52 0.59 1 7 50.12%
QQQ 261120P00775000 775.00 64.03 51.74 54.4 1 6 17.32% YES
QQQ 261120P01045000 1045.00 355.82 312.21 316.09 0 0 37.49% YES
QQQ 261120P01075000 1075.00 386.23 342.21 346.08 0 0 39.80% YES
QQQ 261120P00965000 965.00 276.13 232.5 236.08 0 0 30.68% YES
QQQ 261120P00970000 970.00 281.48 237.5 241.08 0 0 31.13% YES
QQQ 261120P00980000 980.00 291.54 247.5 251.08 0 0 32.02% YES
QQQ 261120P00990000 990.00 301.47 257.5 261.08 0 0 32.89% YES
QQQ 261120P01005000 1005.00 316.81 272.21 276.08 0 0 34.17% YES
QQQ 261120P01010000 1010.00 322.09 277.21 281.08 0 0 34.60% YES
QQQ 261120P01025000 1025.00 335.52 292.21 296.08 0 0 35.84% YES
QQQ 261120P01035000 1035.00 345.8 302.21 306.09 0 0 36.69% YES
QQQ 261120P00935000 935.00 246.65 202.49 206.08 0 0 27.91% YES
QQQ 261120P01065000 1065.00 376.15 332.21 336.08 0 0 39.03% YES
QQQ 261120P01070000 1070.00 380.87 337.21 341.08 0 0 39.42% YES
QQQ 261120P00945000 945.00 256.16 212.5 216.08 0 0 28.85% YES
QQQ 261120P00845000 845.00 121.09 112.23 116.09 4 0 18.56% YES
QQQ 261120P00850000 850.00 120.44 117.22 121.09 2 0 19.13% YES
QQQ 261120P00955000 955.00 266.02 222.5 226.08 80 0 29.77% YES
QQQ 261120P00940000 940.00 231.02 207.5 211.08 0 0 28.38% YES
QQQ 261120P00905000 905.00 191.2 172.5 176.09 0 0 25.00% YES
QQQ 261120P00840000 840.00 120.17 107.28 111.15 2 0 18.09% YES
QQQ 261120P00950000 950.00 261.65 217.5 221.08 40 0 29.31% YES
QQQ 261120P00900000 900.00 205.7 167.5 171.09 8 0 24.49% YES
QQQ 261120P00880000 880.00 158.69 147.5 151.08 1680 0 22.39% YES

QQQ 2026-11-20 Options Chain FAQ

1. What does this QQQ options chain for 2026-11-20 show?

This page displays the full QQQ options chain for contracts expiring on 2026-11-20. 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 2026-11-20. 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 2026-11-20. 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 2026-11-20 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 2026-11-20 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 2026-11-20 approaches.