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AT&T Inc. (T)

NYSE - NYSE Delayed price. Currency in USD

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26.48

-0.13

(-0.49%)

At close: 04:02PM EST

26.42

-0.06

(-0.23%)

After hours:

07:59PM EST

In the money

Show:ListStraddle

Strike:35.00

Callsfor28 January 2022

Contract name	Last trade date	Expiry date	Last price	Bid	Ask	Change	% change	Volume	Open interest	Implied volatility
T220318C00035000	2022-01-05 11:39AM EST	2022-03-18	0.04	0.03	0.04	+0.02	+100.00%	15	548	37.50%
T220414C00035000	2021-12-28 10:11AM EST	2022-04-14	0.05	0.04	0.06	0.00	-	6	253	32.62%
T220617C00035000	2022-01-05 1:45PM EST	2022-06-17	0.09	0.09	0.10	+0.01	+12.50%	120	14,369	26.66%
T220715C00035000	2022-01-05 1:55PM EST	2022-07-15	0.12	0.12	0.15	+0.03	+33.33%	301	6,483	26.56%
T230120C00035000	2022-01-05 3:35PM EST	2023-01-20	0.35	0.33	0.36	+0.08	+29.63%	551	63,875	22.80%
T240119C00035000	2022-01-05 3:55PM EST	2024-01-19	0.98	0.71	0.99	+0.28	+40.00%	10,113	7,930	22.44%

Putsfor28 January 2022

Contract name	Last trade date	Expiry date	Last price	Bid	Ask	Change	% change	Volume	Open interest	Implied volatility
T220318P00035000	2022-01-04 3:52PM EST	2022-03-18	9.85	9.25	9.35	0.00	-	1	18	76.66%
T220414P00035000	2022-01-05 1:42PM EST	2022-04-14	9.40	9.75	9.90	-0.95	-9.18%	7	580	75.98%
T220617P00035000	2022-01-05 10:23AM EST	2022-06-17	9.79	8.35	10.70	-1.76	-15.24%	2	619	50.83%
T220715P00035000	2022-01-04 2:46PM EST	2022-07-15	10.79	9.90	11.00	0.00	-	28	299	61.57%
T230120P00035000	2022-01-05 12:24PM EST	2023-01-20	10.62	10.85	11.40	-0.88	-7.65%	10	14,337	52.14%
T240119P00035000	2022-01-04 1:16PM EST	2024-01-19	12.62	11.10	12.30	0.00	-	2	245	42.98%