General Motors Co (GM) Options Volume

20,232 General Motors Co (GM) option contracts changed hands in the latest session, at a put/call volume ratio of 0.34. This page tracks how actively GM options trade — contracts and dollars — and flags individual contracts running far above their own 30-day average volume.

Data as of Aug 24, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$87.08
52-week range
$55.35 – $90.31
ATM IV (30d)
32.8%
IV rank
17 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$7.48 (±8.6%)
Put/call OI
0.58
Call-heavy
Max pain
$80
↓ 8.1% below close
Next earnings
Oct 25, 2026

Options Volume & Premium Flow

Total options volume20,232
Call volume15,055
Put volume5,177
Put/call volume ratio0.34
Listed contracts918
Call premium traded$3.51M
Put premium traded$609.88K
Premium put/call ratio0.17
Open interest rank (31 day)5 / 100
Skew rank (31 day)25 / 100

GM Options Volume Trend

018.7K37.4K56.2K74.9KFeb '26May '26Aug '26

GM total options volume per session, past year.

0.000.631.261.882.51Feb '26May '26Aug '26

GM put/call volume ratio, past year.

GM Unusual Options Activity

Contracts trading at least 3× their own 30-day average volume (minimum 500 contracts):

ContractExpirationLastIV Open interestVolumevs 30d avg
GM $89 call Sep 4, 2026 $1.16 33.9% 96 7,621 41.2× avg
GM $90 call Sep 18, 2026 $1.77 32.6% 16,997 1,659 15.7× avg
GM $87.5 call Oct 16, 2026 $4.30 33.3% 901 589 5.9× avg

With a put/call volume ratio of 0.34, today's trading is tilted toward calls. Measured in dollars rather than contracts, $3.51M of call premium and $609.88K of put premium changed hands — the larger premium flow is on the call side. 3 contracts are trading at least three times their own 30-day average volume — activity worth a closer look.

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GM Options FAQ

How many GM options traded today?

20,232 GM option contracts traded as of Aug 24, 2026 — 15,055 calls and 5,177 puts.

Is there unusual options activity in GM today?

Yes — 3 contracts are trading at least three times their 30-day average volume as of Aug 24, 2026. OptiView flags a contract as unusual when today's volume runs at 3× its own average with at least 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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