Merck & Co. Inc.

NYSE: MRK · Real-Time Price · USD
84.17
1.41 (1.70%)
At close: Aug 15, 2025, 12:46 PM

MRK Option Overview

Overview for all option chains of MRK. As of August 15, 2025, MRK options have an IV of 34.21% and an IV rank of 24.01%. The volume is 18,499 contracts, which is 75.92% of average daily volume of 24,365 contracts. The volume put-call ratio is 0.5, indicating a bullish sentiment in the market.

Implied Volatility

Implied Volatility (30d)
34.21%
IV Rank
24.01%
Historical Volatility
27.38%
IV Low
26.52% on Aug 29, 2024
IV High
58.55% on Jun 13, 2025

Open Interest (OI)

Today's Open Interest
764,738
Put-Call Ratio
0.72
Put Open Interest
320,358
Call Open Interest
444,380
Open Interest Avg (30-day)
667,116
Today vs Open Interest Avg (30-day)
114.63%

Option Volume

Today's Volume
18,499
Put-Call Ratio
0.5
Put Volume
6,135
Call Volume
12,364
Volume Avg (30-day)
24,365
Today vs Volume Avg (30-day)
75.92%

Option Chain Statistics

This table provides a comprehensive overview of all MRK options grouped by their expiration dates.

Expiration Call Vol Put Vol P/C Vol Call OI Put OI P/C OI Implied Volatility Max Pain
Aug 15, 2025 3,943 1,234 0.31 100,507 56,343 0.56 137.52% 80
Aug 22, 2025 2,124 1,360 0.64 7,461 9,554 1.28 37.7% 81
Aug 29, 2025 283 348 1.23 3,472 2,742 0.79 34.21% 80
Sep 05, 2025 384 392 1.02 11,571 1,949 0.17 31.84% 80
Sep 12, 2025 513 662 1.29 980 1,075 1.1 29.29% 80
Sep 19, 2025 1,177 324 0.28 92,179 54,193 0.59 68.03% 80
Sep 26, 2025 50 59 1.18 727 205 0.28 30.59% 79
Oct 17, 2025 857 410 0.48 26,358 28,879 1.1 43.28% 80
Nov 21, 2025 152 98 0.64 9,937 16,692 1.68 34.3% 80
Dec 19, 2025 895 65 0.07 43,223 24,309 0.56 43.57% 85
Jan 16, 2026 1,087 639 0.59 49,470 46,303 0.94 38.49% 90
Mar 20, 2026 384 460 1.2 15,334 22,711 1.48 32.13% 80
Apr 17, 2026 0 9 0 0 0 0 31.58% 40
Jun 18, 2026 209 10 0.05 16,658 20,544 1.23 30.49% 80
Sep 18, 2026 188 36 0.19 3,866 2,932 0.76 29.52% 80
Dec 18, 2026 4 4 1 8,121 5,410 0.67 30.04% 90
Jan 15, 2027 33 2 0.06 31,198 15,582 0.5 29.3% 90
Jun 17, 2027 15 2 0.13 16,244 3,284 0.2 29.33% 80
Dec 17, 2027 66 21 0.32 7,074 7,651 1.08 30.09% 80