How to read an option symbol
Options symbols contain key information about an option. Yahoo Finance uses OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) symbology. Click an option symbol to see its option summary page.
Read an option symbol
The components of an options symbol are:
Root symbol (ticker symbol) + Expiration Year (yy) + Expiration Month (mm) + Expiration Day (dd) + Call/Put Indicator (C or P) + Strike Price*.
Options symbol: YHOO150416C00030000
What it means:
Component | Value | Location in symbol |
Root Symbol | YHOO | YHOO150416C00030000 |
Expiration Year | 2015 | YHOO150416C00030000 |
Expiration Month | 04 | YHOO150416C00030000 |
Expiration Day | 16 | YHOO150416C00030000 |
Call or Put | Call | YHOO150416C00030000 |
Strike Price* | $30.00 | YHOO150416C00030000 |
*The decimal point falls 3 places from the right in the options symbol: 00000.000
Detailed option summary
Click an option symbol to go to its option summary page showing detailed trading information including:
- The root symbol the option applies to.
- The expiration day, month, and year.
- Whether the option is a call or a put.
- The time and value of the last trade.
- The day's trading range.
- Bid and ask prices.
- Trading volume.