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SPY Options Chain – 2026-08-31

Detailed SPY options chain for 2026-08-31 – 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 SPY.

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SPY Call Options — 2026-08-31 Expiration

This page focuses on a single options expiration date for SPY – 2026-08-31 – 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 SPY into 2026-08-31.

This SPY 2026-08-31 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.

SPY Call Options — 2026-08-31 Expiration

The table below shows all call options on SPY expiring on 2026-08-31. 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
SPY 260831C00700000 700.00 16.25 16.35 16.42 1 2819 18.88%
SPY 260831C00680000 680.00 26.33 26.45 26.52 1 860 21.01%
SPY 260831C00825000 825.00 0.23 0.2 0.23 3 763 14.73%
SPY 260831C00810000 810.00 0.37 0.31 0.33 3 759 14.38%
SPY 260831C00740000 740.00 4.37 4.24 4.3 5 727 15.51%
SPY 260831C00710000 710.00 12.88 12.26 12.33 1 715 17.89%
SPY 260831C00685000 685.00 23.5 23.71 23.79 2 591 20.47%
SPY 260831C00690000 690.00 21.5 21.11 21.17 1 539 19.92%
SPY 260831C00720000 720.00 9.43 8.88 8.95 1 535 16.98%
SPY 260831C00711000 711.00 21.3 11.89 11.96 4 501 17.80%
SPY 260831C00750000 750.00 3.42 2.84 2.89 209 466 14.98%
SPY 260831C00709000 709.00 20.89 12.64 12.71 14 440 17.99%
SPY 260831C00795000 795.00 0.94 0.49 0.52 1 439 14.20%
SPY 260831C00677000 677.00 35.08 28.15 28.24 406 406 21.35%
SPY 260831C00683000 683.00 31.67 24.79 24.87 364 370 20.69%
SPY 260831C00800000 800.00 0.48 0.42 0.44 1 342 14.22%
SPY 260831C00679000 679.00 30.18 27.01 27.1 20 328 21.13%
SPY 260831C00545000 545.00 128.97 126.95 130.46 3 283 37.00% YES
SPY 260831C00678000 678.00 34.46 27.58 27.66 250 251 21.24%
SPY 260831C00716000 716.00 10.48 10.15 10.21 84 248 17.33%
SPY 260831C00670000 670.00 32.57 32.28 32.37 253 232 22.11%
SPY 260831C00681000 681.00 33.01 25.89 25.97 198 214 20.91%
SPY 260831C00730000 730.00 6.49 6.22 6.28 33 210 16.17%
SPY 260831C00725000 725.00 7.76 7.47 7.53 12 204 16.57%
SPY 260831C00675000 675.00 30.49 29.31 29.4 25 184 21.57%
SPY 260831C00705000 705.00 15.5 14.22 14.28 1 183 18.37%
SPY 260831C00701000 701.00 27.5 15.91 15.98 4 183 18.78%
SPY 260831C00785000 785.00 0.77 0.7 0.73 1 171 14.17%
SPY 260831C00550000 550.00 124.43 122.52 126.04 1 170 36.38% YES
SPY 260831C00770000 770.00 1.23 1.25 1.29 25 168 14.33%
SPY 260831C00703000 703.00 20.37 15.05 15.12 60 155 18.58%
SPY 260831C00715000 715.00 10.75 10.48 10.55 1 152 17.42%
SPY 260831C00712000 712.00 12.67 11.53 11.6 5 141 17.70%
SPY 260831C00668000 668.00 32.38 33.5 33.58 4 136 22.32%
SPY 260831C00713000 713.00 19.78 11.17 11.24 30 127 17.61%
SPY 260831C00650000 650.00 47.46 43.41 46.93 2 126 25.27% YES
SPY 260831C00693000 693.00 34.63 19.61 19.69 117 117 19.61%
SPY 260831C00775000 775.00 1.11 1.03 1.07 2 113 14.27%
SPY 260831C00682000 682.00 25.8 25.34 25.42 8 113 20.80%
SPY 260831C00805000 805.00 0.42 0.36 0.38 5 108 14.30%
SPY 260831C00645000 645.00 50.7 47.24 50.34 1 103 25.80% YES
SPY 260831C00735000 735.00 5.08 5.15 5.22 1 91 15.83%
SPY 260831C00745000 745.00 3.59 3.48 3.53 3 85 15.23%
SPY 260831C00676000 676.00 29.91 28.73 28.81 5 83 21.45%
SPY 260831C00790000 790.00 0.7 0.59 0.61 1 78 14.16%
SPY 260831C00686000 686.00 23.14 23.18 23.26 4 75 20.37%
SPY 260831C00665000 665.00 35.22 35.35 35.44 26 73 22.65%
SPY 260831C00707000 707.00 14.27 13.41 13.48 1 70 18.18%
SPY 260831C00708000 708.00 19.03 13.02 13.09 1 67 18.08%
SPY 260831C00671000 671.00 31.73 31.68 31.76 62 67 22.00%
SPY 260831C00760000 760.00 2.17 1.88 1.93 1 64 14.60%
SPY 260831C00610000 610.00 73.81 72.95 76.09 5 64 29.53% YES
SPY 260831C00555000 555.00 120.01 118.14 121.66 2 61 35.77% YES
SPY 260831C00706000 706.00 18.96 13.81 13.88 61 59 18.28%
SPY 260831C00664000 664.00 36.56 35.98 36.07 58 59 22.76%
SPY 260831C00765000 765.00 1.61 1.53 1.58 2 56 14.46%
SPY 260831C00669000 669.00 35.41 32.89 32.97 50 55 22.22%
SPY 260831C00661000 661.00 36.78 36.19 39.71 49 49 24.09%
SPY 260831C00815000 815.00 0.33 0.26 0.29 3 47 14.48%
SPY 260831C00780000 780.00 0.87 0.84 0.88 7 45 14.20%
SPY 260831C00687000 687.00 29.18 22.65 22.73 27 42 20.26%
SPY 260831C00696000 696.00 18.76 18.18 18.25 65 41 19.30%
SPY 260831C00702000 702.00 15.56 15.47 15.55 10 41 18.68%
SPY 260831C00695000 695.00 17.7 18.65 18.73 1 41 19.40%
SPY 260831C00692000 692.00 26.37 20.1 20.18 19 37 19.72%
SPY 260831C00820000 820.00 0.24 0.23 0.25 1 34 14.55%
SPY 260831C00560000 560.00 115.66 113.8 117.32 4 32 35.17% YES
SPY 260831C00691000 691.00 21.22 20.6 20.68 3 32 19.83%
SPY 260831C00704000 704.00 19.9 14.63 14.7 30 30 18.47%
SPY 260831C00694000 694.00 17.74 19.13 19.21 4 28 19.51%
SPY 260831C00755000 755.00 4.01 2.31 2.36 1 28 14.77%
SPY 260831C00674000 674.00 32.01 29.9 29.98 21 28 21.67%
SPY 260831C00580000 580.00 109.8 96.81 100.3 0 26 32.84% YES
SPY 260831C00689000 689.00 20.06 21.62 21.7 4 26 20.04%
SPY 260831C00655000 655.00 42.45 40.08 43.6 6 25 24.73% YES
SPY 260831C00660000 660.00 39.23 37.13 40.13 11 25 24.07%
SPY 260831C00653000 653.00 43.75 41.4 44.93 0 24 24.95% YES
SPY 260831C00684000 684.00 31.12 24.25 24.33 11 22 20.58%
SPY 260831C00688000 688.00 21.41 22.13 22.21 1 22 20.15%
SPY 260831C00673000 673.00 32.51 30.49 30.57 1 18 21.78%
SPY 260831C00565000 565.00 122.7 109.49 113.01 16 16 34.58% YES
SPY 260831C00625000 625.00 58 61.57 64.68 20 12 27.93% YES
SPY 260831C00699000 699.00 22.67 16.8 16.87 2 12 18.98%
SPY 260831C00570000 570.00 106.53 105.22 108.73 0 10 33.99% YES
SPY 260831C00633000 633.00 63.49 55.68 58.82 0 10 27.08% YES
SPY 260831C00648000 648.00 67.99 45.18 48.29 0 10 25.48% YES
SPY 260831C00667000 667.00 33.16 34.11 34.2 4 9 22.44%
SPY 260831C00600000 600.00 86.31 80.45 83.97 1 9 30.62% YES
SPY 260831C00626000 626.00 69.55 60.48 63.94 1 9 27.82% YES
SPY 260831C00658000 658.00 40.24 38.22 41.64 78 9 24.41%
SPY 260831C00714000 714.00 12.22 10.82 10.89 1 9 17.51%
SPY 260831C00575000 575.00 113.95 101.04 104.5 7 8 33.41% YES
SPY 260831C00635000 635.00 63.23 54.28 57.38 1 8 26.87% YES
SPY 260831C00615000 615.00 70.86 68.79 72.23 1 8 29.00% YES
SPY 260831C00663000 663.00 37.83 36.61 36.69 7 8 22.86%
SPY 260831C00620000 620.00 64.8 65.29 68.43 1 8 28.46% YES
SPY 260831C00718000 718.00 10.05 9.5 9.57 1 6 17.16%
SPY 260831C00605000 605.00 81.78 76.67 80 2 6 30.07% YES
SPY 260831C00717000 717.00 21.5 9.82 9.89 7 5 17.25%
SPY 260831C00657000 657.00 41.55 38.77 42.29 3 5 24.52%
SPY 260831C00654000 654.00 41.31 40.74 44.27 1 5 24.85% YES
SPY 260831C00719000 719.00 14.14 9.19 9.25 1 4 17.06%
SPY 260831C00618000 618.00 66.4 66.82 69.94 2 4 28.68% YES
SPY 260831C00652000 652.00 41.59 42.07 45.59 1 4 25.06% YES
SPY 260831C00500000 500.00 170.16 167.86 171.38 1 4 43.06% YES
SPY 260831C00640000 640.00 48.96 50.31 53.83 1 4 26.34% YES
SPY 260831C00651000 651.00 44.96 42.74 46.27 2 4 25.17% YES
SPY 260831C00647000 647.00 43 45.86 48.97 8 4 25.59% YES
SPY 260831C00672000 672.00 34 31.08 31.17 8 3 21.90%
SPY 260831C00585000 585.00 98.17 92.64 96.16 1 3 32.28% YES
SPY 260831C00590000 590.00 93.62 88.57 92.05 0 3 31.72% YES
SPY 260831C00662000 662.00 37.57 35.55 39.07 2 3 23.98%
SPY 260831C00698000 698.00 27.26 17.25 17.33 40 3 19.09%
SPY 260831C00630000 630.00 60.65 57.48 61 2 3 27.40% YES
SPY 260831C00595000 595.00 89.87 84.8 87.99 1 2 31.17% YES
SPY 260831C00656000 656.00 41.03 39.42 42.95 8 2 24.63% YES
SPY 260831C00622000 622.00 73.5 63.41 66.92 1 2 28.25% YES
SPY 260831C00649000 649.00 45.94 44.09 47.61 1 2 25.38% YES
SPY 260831C00646000 646.00 50.2 46.92 49.65 1 1 25.69% YES
SPY 260831C00505000 505.00 174.99 163.23 166.75 0 1 42.35% YES
SPY 260831C00659000 659.00 40.08 37.8 40.99 2 1 24.30%
SPY 260831C00697000 697.00 27.81 17.71 17.79 40 1 19.19%
SPY 260831C00495000 495.00 173.95 172.51 176.02 0 1 43.77% YES
SPY 260831C00666000 666.00 31.86 34.73 34.82 1 1 22.55%
SPY 260831C00485000 485.00 197.23 181.85 185.37 0 1 45.24% YES
SPY 260831C00619000 619.00 87.65 65.67 69.19 1 1 28.57% YES
SPY 260831C00624000 624.00 87.68 62.27 65.43 0 0 28.04% YES

SPY Put Options Chain – 2026-08-31

The table below lists all put options on SPY expiring on 2026-08-31. 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
SPY 260831P00680000 680.00 42.16 40.95 41.09 1 532 15.92% YES
SPY 260831P00660000 660.00 32.06 32.82 32.94 4 384 18.09% YES
SPY 260831P00600000 600.00 16.85 16.79 16.88 14 322 23.53%
SPY 260831P00610000 610.00 18.48 18.8 18.89 3 304 22.69%
SPY 260831P00575000 575.00 13.28 12.64 12.71 20 298 25.58%
SPY 260831P00695000 695.00 50.75 47.21 50.32 3 294 15.22% YES
SPY 260831P00545000 545.00 9.19 9.04 9.1 3 286 28.09%
SPY 260831P00665000 665.00 34.82 34.68 34.81 6 285 17.57% YES
SPY 260831P00635000 635.00 26.1 24.89 24.99 2 277 20.50%
SPY 260831P00630000 630.00 24.1 23.54 23.64 1 275 20.95%
SPY 260831P00659000 659.00 32.37 32.46 32.58 9 274 18.19% YES
SPY 260831P00662000 662.00 31.18 33.55 33.68 2 272 17.89% YES
SPY 260831P00550000 550.00 9.7 9.55 9.61 4 244 27.66%
SPY 260831P00650000 650.00 29.35 29.39 29.51 7 241 19.09%
SPY 260831P00585000 585.00 15.3 14.16 14.24 2 211 24.77%
SPY 260831P00580000 580.00 14.48 13.38 13.46 2 197 25.18%
SPY 260831P00685000 685.00 46.82 41.58 45.11 1 193 16.36% YES
SPY 260831P00620000 620.00 21.43 21.05 21.14 24 171 21.83%
SPY 260831P00683000 683.00 44.86 41 44.15 2 168 16.58% YES
SPY 260831P00684000 684.00 45.36 41.1 44.62 2 167 16.47% YES
SPY 260831P00690000 690.00 47 44.49 47.63 1 163 15.80% YES
SPY 260831P00636000 636.00 21.71 25.17 25.27 3 161 20.41%
SPY 260831P00694000 694.00 40.88 46.82 49.76 158 159 15.33% YES
SPY 260831P00647000 647.00 28.66 28.43 28.55 6 151 19.38%
SPY 260831P00480000 480.00 5.19 4.69 4.74 2 147 34.21%
SPY 260831P00450000 450.00 4.05 3.6 3.64 33 145 37.42%
SPY 260831P00590000 590.00 14.67 14.99 15.07 1 131 24.36%
SPY 260831P00625000 625.00 22.64 22.26 22.36 10 127 21.40%
SPY 260831P00675000 675.00 40.14 38.74 38.87 1 125 16.49% YES
SPY 260831P00679000 679.00 41.54 40.5 40.63 108 121 16.03% YES
SPY 260831P00440000 440.00 3.33 3.31 3.35 8 120 38.54%
SPY 260831P00666000 666.00 32.9 35.07 35.2 10 114 17.47% YES
SPY 260831P00530000 530.00 7.3 7.69 7.75 1 112 29.41%
SPY 260831P00678000 678.00 41.87 40.05 40.19 44 107 16.15% YES
SPY 260831P00475000 475.00 4.54 4.48 4.53 1 104 34.73%
SPY 260831P00645000 645.00 27.05 27.81 27.93 3 102 19.57%
SPY 260831P00510000 510.00 6.5 6.26 6.32 1 93 31.26%
SPY 260831P00485000 485.00 4.95 4.92 4.96 115 91 33.70%
SPY 260831P00652000 652.00 31.86 30.05 30.17 3 87 18.90%
SPY 260831P00653000 653.00 30.65 30.38 30.5 6 80 18.79%
SPY 260831P00640000 640.00 25.66 26.31 26.42 1 76 20.04%
SPY 260831P00500000 500.00 5.64 5.67 5.73 8 75 32.22%
SPY 260831P00648000 648.00 30.15 28.75 28.87 4 72 19.29%
SPY 260831P00692000 692.00 40.04 45.41 48.68 71 72 15.56% YES
SPY 260831P00673000 673.00 39.6 37.89 38.02 65 71 16.71% YES
SPY 260831P00555000 555.00 10.24 10.09 10.16 3 71 27.25%
SPY 260831P00560000 560.00 10.75 10.67 10.74 3 62 26.83%
SPY 260831P00672000 672.00 34.12 37.47 37.6 41 60 16.82% YES
SPY 260831P00693000 693.00 39.98 46.05 49.22 57 59 15.45% YES
SPY 260831P00689000 689.00 44 44.11 47.11 3 59 15.91% YES
SPY 260831P00667000 667.00 34.45 35.46 35.59 20 56 17.36% YES
SPY 260831P00677000 677.00 41.44 39.59 39.74 44 51 16.26% YES
SPY 260831P00700000 700.00 52.55 50.31 53.22 6 50 14.67% YES
SPY 260831P00655000 655.00 30.93 31.06 31.18 2 49 18.60%
SPY 260831P00615000 615.00 21.31 19.9 19.99 2 45 22.26%
SPY 260831P00654000 654.00 33.96 30.72 30.84 10 45 18.70%
SPY 260831P00570000 570.00 13 11.94 12.02 1 44 26.00%
SPY 260831P00681000 681.00 35.3 41.41 41.55 32 40 15.81% YES
SPY 260831P00505000 505.00 6.5 5.96 6.01 48 38 31.73%
SPY 260831P00682000 682.00 44.46 40.15 43.68 1 37 16.70% YES
SPY 260831P00470000 470.00 4.24 4.28 4.33 1 35 35.25%
SPY 260831P00490000 490.00 5 5.15 5.2 1 34 33.19%
SPY 260831P00670000 670.00 35.7 36.65 36.78 1 33 17.04% YES
SPY 260831P00696000 696.00 40.95 47.36 50.89 0 32 15.12% YES
SPY 260831P00565000 565.00 10.93 11.28 11.36 1 32 26.41%
SPY 260831P00540000 540.00 10.65 8.56 8.62 1 31 28.53%
SPY 260831P00520000 520.00 7.95 6.93 6.99 2 30 30.32%
SPY 260831P00688000 688.00 44.75 43.08 46.6 1 30 16.02% YES
SPY 260831P00656000 656.00 30.66 31.41 31.53 36 29 18.50%
SPY 260831P00605000 605.00 17.87 17.77 17.86 3 29 23.11%
SPY 260831P00525000 525.00 8.23 7.3 7.36 13 28 29.87%
SPY 260831P00649000 649.00 27.08 29.07 29.19 7 21 19.19%
SPY 260831P00663000 663.00 34.79 33.92 34.05 24 20 17.78% YES
SPY 260831P00515000 515.00 6.82 6.59 6.64 1 19 30.78%
SPY 260831P00455000 455.00 3.98 3.75 3.8 2 19 36.87%
SPY 260831P00644000 644.00 29.69 27.51 27.62 8 19 19.67%
SPY 260831P00595000 595.00 16.38 15.86 15.95 4 17 23.94%
SPY 260831P00705000 705.00 51.12 52.8 56.32 0 15 14.11% YES
SPY 260831P00706000 706.00 52.88 53.45 56.97 4 15 14.00% YES
SPY 260831P00460000 460.00 4.05 3.92 3.97 1 15 36.33%
SPY 260831P00637000 637.00 18.15 25.45 25.56 0 13 20.32%
SPY 260831P00691000 691.00 39.44 44.63 48.14 0 13 15.67% YES
SPY 260831P00621000 621.00 22.38 21.28 21.38 2 12 21.75%
SPY 260831P00687000 687.00 39.07 42.57 46.09 1 10 16.13% YES
SPY 260831P00445000 445.00 3.31 3.45 3.49 9 10 37.97%
SPY 260831P00699000 699.00 34.71 49.1 52.62 0 8 14.78% YES
SPY 260831P00619000 619.00 20.4 20.81 20.91 1 7 21.92%
SPY 260831P00465000 465.00 4.52 4.1 4.14 1 7 35.78%
SPY 260831P00669000 669.00 39.06 36.25 36.38 1 6 17.15% YES
SPY 260831P00686000 686.00 35.73 42.07 45.6 2 5 16.25% YES
SPY 260831P00658000 658.00 32.39 32.11 32.23 8 5 18.30% YES
SPY 260831P00626000 626.00 17.69 22.51 22.61 0 4 21.31%
SPY 260831P00641000 641.00 24.4 26.6 26.72 0 4 19.95%
SPY 260831P00674000 674.00 37.2 38.31 38.44 1 4 16.60% YES
SPY 260831P00671000 671.00 35.28 37.06 37.19 2 4 16.93% YES
SPY 260831P00495000 495.00 5.39 5.41 5.46 1 4 32.71%
SPY 260831P00664000 664.00 33.35 34.3 34.43 5 3 17.68% YES
SPY 260831P00661000 661.00 36.8 33.19 33.31 1 3 17.99% YES
SPY 260831P00535000 535.00 8.18 8.11 8.17 1 3 28.96%
SPY 260831P00668000 668.00 34.07 35.85 35.98 19 2 17.25% YES
SPY 260831P00618000 618.00 24.49 20.58 20.67 1 2 22.00%
SPY 260831P00622000 622.00 21.67 21.52 21.62 1 2 21.66%
SPY 260831P00704000 704.00 39.94 52.16 55.68 0 2 14.22% YES
SPY 260831P00720000 720.00 64.96 63.58 67.04 1 2 12.60% YES
SPY 260831P00715000 715.00 65.93 59.73 63.18 1 2 13.03% YES
SPY 260831P00730000 730.00 73.27 72.1 75.61 2 2 12.18% YES
SPY 260831P00676000 676.00 33.84 39.17 39.3 1 2 16.37% YES
SPY 260831P00701000 701.00 54.5 50.54 53.82 1 1 14.55% YES
SPY 260831P00639000 639.00 24.78 26.02 26.13 2 1 20.13%
SPY 260831P00638000 638.00 27.6 25.73 25.84 0 1 20.22%
SPY 260831P00642000 642.00 21.75 26.9 27.01 2 1 19.85%
SPY 260831P00698000 698.00 43 48.51 52.03 1 1 14.89% YES
SPY 260831P00646000 646.00 26.41 28.12 28.24 1 0 19.48%
SPY 260831P00745000 745.00 75.91 86.57 90.08 3 0 13.07% YES
SPY 260831P00716000 716.00 48.86 60.48 63.92 1 0 12.93% YES
SPY 260831P00643000 643.00 25.87 27.2 27.31 1 0 19.76%
SPY 260831P00795000 795.00 121.58 136.57 140.08 0 0 17.95% YES
SPY 260831P00657000 657.00 33 31.75 31.88 1 0 18.40% YES
SPY 260831P00755000 755.00 93.45 96.57 100.08 5 0 14.10% YES
SPY 260831P00760000 760.00 92.43 101.57 105.08 5 0 14.60% YES

SPY 2026-08-31 Options Chain FAQ

1. What does this SPY options chain for 2026-08-31 show?

This page displays the full SPY options chain for contracts expiring on 2026-08-31. 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 SPY options chain around key events?

Around earnings, macro data releases, or company-specific news, traders often focus on a single expiration such as 2026-08-31. 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 SPY.

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 SPY: 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 SPY options table?

Implied volatility reflects how much movement the market expects for SPY between now and 2026-08-31. 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 2026-08-31 options chain gives a granular view for one maturity only. For a complete picture of positioning in SPY, 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 SPY options chain for 2026-08-31 updated?

The SPY 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 2026-08-31 approaches.