What does the TLH options chain show right now?

As of Aug 14, 2026, iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLH) has 4.4K contracts outstanding and 90 traded today, with ATM IV of 8.4%. The full chain spans every listed strike and expiration with bid/ask, Greeks, volume, and open interest per contract.

What expirations are available for TLH options?

The nearest expiration is 35 days out, followed by 126 days. Listed expirations typically extend monthly with weeklies between, plus LEAPS one to two years out for liquid names.

How tight are TLH options bid/ask spreads?

Average bid/ask spread across the chain is 16.17%. Wider spreads warrant conservative sizing; mid-market fills are unreliable for retail-size orders.

iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLH) Options Chain

The options chain displays all available contracts with end-of-day quotes, Greeks, volume, and open interest for each strike and expiration, and streams live quotes for traders who connect a broker. It is the primary tool for options trade selection.

iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLH) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $11.26B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 2.00 to the broader market. The iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U. public since 2007-01-11.

Snapshot as of Aug 14, 2026.

Spot Price: $96.58
Total OI: 4.4K
Total Volume: 90
Front Expiration: 35 days
Second Expiration: 126 days
ATM IV: 8.4%
Avg Bid/Ask Spread: 16.17%

As of Aug 14, 2026, iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLH) has 4.4K open contracts and 90 contracts traded. The nearest expiration is 35 days out, followed by 126 days. ATM implied volatility is 8.4%. Average bid/ask spread across the chain is 16.17%: wider spreads, size positions conservatively. The options chain aggregates every listed strike and expiration, letting traders evaluate skew, term structure, and liquidity in a single view.

How TLH options chain Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The options chain view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 8.4% and dealer gamma exposure is negative, so dealer hedging amplifies directional moves. Combine the options chain data here with the volatility-skew surface, dealer-gamma exposure, max-pain level, and upcoming-events calendar to build a positioning thesis. Risk-defined structures (credit spreads, debit spreads, iron condors) are usually safer than naked positions while the regime is uncertain; the data on this page anchors the inputs but does not by itself constitute a trade thesis.

How to read the TLH chain depth

The listed-expirations table above shows every expiration available for iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF options with its days-to-expiration count and ATM implied volatility. Front-month expirations carry the most volume, the highest gamma, and the tightest bid-ask spreads; longer-dated tenors carry less liquidity but more vega exposure. TLH front expiration sits at 35 days - the typical hedging horizon for monthly options. The contango term-structure slope of 0.011 means longer-dated tenors price in proportionally more IV.

TLH chain mechanics and execution

Options are listed at standardized strike intervals (typically $1 for sub-$25 underlyings, $2.50-$5 for mid-cap, $10-$50 for large-cap), and the deltas of each listed strike are determined by where IV lies relative to the strike's moneyness. Average bid/ask spread on the TLH chain is 16.17% - a measure of liquidity. Tighter spreads on liquid strikes mean lower transaction costs; wider spreads on long-dated or far-OTM strikes mean execution drag can dominate the math. The chain table on the SPA side shows the full per-strike, per-expiration grid; this SSR page summarizes the listed expirations and the front-month context to anchor the structural read.

Using the TLH chain to build structures

Strategy selection starts with the chain: directional theses use single-leg calls or puts, range-bound theses use credit spreads or iron condors, vol theses use straddles or strangles, calendar theses use diagonal spreads. TLH's current 2.41% expected move anchors wing placement - structures with wings at the implied band collect the modal-outcome premium under lognormal assumptions. Cross-reference with the gamma-exposure profile to understand where dealer hedging will reinforce or fight your position, and with the volatility-skew chart to confirm the strikes you're trading sit at the IV levels your strategy assumes.

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TLH listed expirations

Per-expiration ATM implied volatility for TLH options. Each row is one listed expiration with its days-to-expiration count and ATM IV pulled from the same term-structure feed that powers the SPA's expiration filter. Front-month expirations carry the highest gamma, the tightest bid-ask spreads, and the most volume; longer-dated tenors carry less liquidity but more vega.

Expiration	DTE	ATM IV
Aug 21, 2026	7	6.8%
Sep 18, 2026	35	8.4%
Dec 18, 2026	126	9.5%
Mar 19, 2027	217	9.5%

Frequently asked TLH options chain questions

What does the TLH options chain show right now?: As of Aug 14, 2026, iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLH) has 4.4K contracts outstanding and 90 traded today, with ATM IV of 8.4%. The full chain spans every listed strike and expiration with bid/ask, Greeks, volume, and open interest per contract.
What expirations are available for TLH options?: The nearest expiration is 35 days out, followed by 126 days. Listed expirations typically extend monthly with weeklies between, plus LEAPS one to two years out for liquid names.
How tight are TLH options bid/ask spreads?: Average bid/ask spread across the chain is 16.17%. Wider spreads warrant conservative sizing; mid-market fills are unreliable for retail-size orders.