ARES CAPITAL CORP (ARCC) Options Volume
1,809 ARES CAPITAL CORP (ARCC) option contracts changed hands in the latest session, at a put/call volume ratio of 1.89. This page tracks how actively ARCC options trade — contracts and dollars — and flags individual contracts running far above their own 30-day average volume.
Data as of Oct 9, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.
Options Volume & Premium Flow
| Total options volume | 1,809 |
| Call volume | 626 |
| Put volume | 1,183 |
| Put/call volume ratio | 1.89 |
| Listed contracts | 308 |
| Call premium traded | $36.2K |
| Put premium traded | $55.01K |
| Premium put/call ratio | 1.52 |
| Open interest rank (31 day) | 64 / 100 |
ARCC Options Volume Trend
ARCC total options volume per session, past year.
ARCC put/call volume ratio, past year.
ARCC Unusual Options Activity
No ARCC contract currently trades at 3× its 30-day average volume with at least 500 contracts — nothing clears OptiView's unusual-activity bar today.
With a put/call volume ratio of 1.89, today's trading is tilted toward puts. Measured in dollars rather than contracts, $36.2K of call premium and $55.01K of put premium changed hands — the larger premium flow is on the put side.
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ARCC Options FAQ
How many ARCC options traded today?
1,809 ARCC option contracts traded as of Oct 9, 2026 — 626 calls and 1,183 puts.
Is there unusual options activity in ARCC today?
No ARCC contract currently clears OptiView's unusual-activity bar as of Oct 9, 2026, which requires at least 3× the contract's 30-day average volume and 500 contracts traded.
Methodology. IV rank compares the current 30-day at-the-money implied volatility with its highest and lowest values over the past 52 weeks. Max pain is the strike that minimizes the total payout to option holders at expiration. The call and put walls are the strikes carrying the largest call and put open interest across all expirations. Net gamma exposure (GEX) is measured from the dealer perspective. All statistics are derived from delayed OPRA options data.
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