iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) Options History
Historical options analytics archive for LQD with monthly max pain, implied volatility, gamma exposure, and put/call data.
234 months of complete options data available.
LQD monthly aggregates
Month-by-month rollups derived from the daily snapshot archive for LQD. Volatility and put/call columns are averages across trading days within the month; max pain, net GEX, and net DEX are the end-of-month values (last trading day of the month).
| Month | Days | Avg ATM IV | Avg IV Rank | End Max Pain | End Net GEX | End Net DEX | Avg P/C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 21 | 6.0% | 20.9% | $109.00 | -$92.8M | $10.4M | 2.02 |
| 2026-05 | 20 | 6.5% | 28.8% | $109.00 | $49.9M | -$141.8M | 1.89 |
| 2026-04 | 21 | 6.6% | 19.9% | $109.50 | -$406.9M | $1.46B | 2.27 |
| 2026-03 | 22 | 8.2% | 31.1% | $110.00 | -$283.5M | $913.5M | 3.24 |
| 2026-02 | 19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | $111.00 | $158.0M | -$1.24B | 5.70 |
| 2026-01 | 20 | 5.6% | 6.2% | $111.00 | -$1.03B | $566.2M | 3.48 |
This archive aggregates LQD's daily end-of-day options snapshots into monthly summaries, spanning 2007-01 through 2026-06. Each month rolls up the underlying snapshot archive, which provides continuous end-of-day coverage from 2007 to present: implied-volatility levels, IV rank, and the put/call ratio are time-averaged across the month; total call and put volume are summed; and dealer positioning (net gamma and delta exposure) and the max-pain strike are taken at the month's final trading day. The result is a long-horizon view of how LQD option pricing, volatility regime, and dealer hedging pressure evolved month over month, useful for backtesting strategy assumptions and for studying volatility-regime shifts around earnings and macro events. The most recent aggregated month (2026-06) shows an average ATM implied volatility near 6.0%, a month-end max-pain strike around $109.00, an average put/call ratio of 2.02.
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Frequently asked LQD history questions
- How much options history is available for LQD?
- This archive holds 234 months of LQD options analytics, spanning 2007-01 through 2026-06. Each entry is a monthly rollup of LQD's daily end-of-day options snapshot record, which provides continuous coverage from 2007 to present. Use the year-grouped links on this page to jump to any specific month within the LQD archive.
- What data does each monthly LQD aggregate contain?
- Every monthly row summarizes that month of LQD option activity: time-averaged ATM implied volatility and IV rank, the month-end max-pain strike, end-of-month net dealer gamma (GEX) and delta (DEX) exposure, the average put/call ratio, and total call and put volume. For example, 2026-06 recorded an average ATM implied volatility near 6.0%, an average IV rank of 20.9%, a month-end max-pain strike around $109.00, an average put/call ratio of 2.02.
- How is the LQD options-history archive built and how often does it update?
- The archive is derived from LQD's daily end-of-day options snapshots, which capture spot, the full listed chain, implied volatility, and dealer-positioning exposures each trading day. Those daily records are rolled up into the monthly summaries shown here and refreshed as new end-of-day data lands. Traders use the long-horizon view to backtest strategy assumptions, study how LQD's volatility regime shifts around earnings and macro events, and compare current dealer positioning against historical norms.