ATM implied volatility across every actively traded underlying, latest session
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-08-25, from Highest Implied Volatility Stocks Right Now.
underlyings measured
947
p25 iv pct
29.4
median iv pct
44.3
p75 iv pct
67.5
p95 iv pct
104.6
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- 1 × 5
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
underlyings_measured |
number | every row is 947 | |
p25_iv_pct |
number | every row is 29.4 | percent |
median_iv_pct |
number | every row is 44.3 | percent |
p75_iv_pct |
number | every row is 67.5 | percent |
p95_iv_pct |
number | every row is 104.6 | percent |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT count() AS underlyings_measured,
round(100 * quantileExact(0.25)(iv), 1) AS p25_iv_pct,
round(100 * quantileExact(0.5)(iv), 1) AS median_iv_pct,
round(100 * quantileExact(0.75)(iv), 1) AS p75_iv_pct,
round(100 * quantileExact(0.95)(iv), 1) AS p95_iv_pct
FROM (
SELECT underlying_symbol, quantileExact(0.5)(implied_volatility) AS iv
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE date = (SELECT max(date) FROM global_markets.options_greeks)
AND iv_converged AND implied_volatility BETWEEN 0.02 AND 5
AND abs(strike_price / underlying_close - 1) <= 0.05
AND expiration_date BETWEEN date + 7 AND date + 60
GROUP BY underlying_symbol
HAVING sum(volume) >= 200
)
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