Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) Implied Volatility
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) options trade at a 30-day at-the-money implied volatility of 19.4%, an IV rank of 40 out of 100 over the past year. This page breaks down GSL's implied volatility in plain English: where it sits versus its own history, how it compares with realized movement, and what the term structure and skew are saying.
Data as of Jul 10, 2026, 8:00 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.
Implied Volatility & Expected Move
GSL 30-day at-the-money implied volatility, past year.
| ATM IV — front expiration | 19.4% |
| ATM IV — 2 month | 29.7% |
| ATM IV — 3 month | 22.9% |
| IV rank (1 year) | 40 / 100 |
| IV percentile (1 year) | 8% |
| Expected move (front expiration) | ±$1.07 (±2.7%) |
| Historical volatility — 10 day | 46.6% |
| Historical volatility — 21 day | 38.5% |
| Historical volatility — 30 day | 36.3% |
| Historical volatility — 60 day | 42.2% |
| IV / HV ratio | 0.53 |
| Term slope (front − 3M) | -3.5 pts |
| 25Δ skew (front) | +1.7 pts |
An IV rank of 40 places current implied volatility in the middle of its 52-week range. With an IV/HV ratio of 0.53, options currently price in less movement than the stock has recently realized. The term structure is in contango — front-month IV sits below 3-month IV, the typical shape in calm markets.
GSL IV Rank History
GSL IV rank (0–100), past year.
IV rank has fallen from 100 in Feb '26 to 40 today. An IV percentile of 8% means implied volatility was lower than today on 8% of trading days in the past year.
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GSL Options FAQ
What is the implied volatility of GSL options?
GSL options trade at a 30-day at-the-money implied volatility of 19.4% as of Jul 10, 2026. That is an IV rank of 40 out of 100, meaning implied volatility is subdued relative to its own 52-week range.
Is GSL implied volatility high or low right now?
By its own 52-week standards, GSL implied volatility is currently moderate: IV rank is 40 out of 100 as of Jul 10, 2026. Compared with realized movement, the IV/HV ratio of 0.53 shows options pricing less movement than the stock has recently delivered.
What move do GSL options imply before the next expiration?
Front-expiration GSL options imply a one-standard-deviation move of ±$1.07 (±2.7%) as of Jul 10, 2026, derived from at-the-money option prices.
What is the difference between GSL's IV rank and IV percentile?
IV rank (currently 40) measures where today's implied volatility sits between its 52-week low and high. IV percentile (currently 8%) counts the share of trading days in the past year with lower implied volatility than today. Percentile is less distorted by one-off volatility spikes.
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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