AEP - American Electric Power Company, Inc.
American Electric Power Company, Inc. , an electric public utility holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing segments.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $125.48, ATM IV 21.6%, max pain $125.00, net GEX -$4.9M.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Regulated Electric
- Market Cap
- $69.62B
- P/E Ratio
- 18.98
- Beta
- 0.55
- 52-Week Range
- 99.35-139.44
- Dividend Yield
- $3.78
- CEO
- William J. Fehrman
- Employees
- 16,330
- IPO Date
- Jan 2, 1962
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What AEP Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 52.0% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; negative net gamma exposure (-$4.9M) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.023) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The AEP overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked AEP overview questions
- What is AEP?
- AEP is the ticker symbol for American Electric Power Company, Inc., a listed security. American Electric Power Company, Inc. , an electric public utility holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. Listed on NASDAQ. AEP is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the AEP options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the AEP options snapshot shows spot at $125.48, ATM IV 21.6%, IV rank 52.0%, max pain $125.00, net GEX -$4.9M, expected move 6.19%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are AEP's key statistics?
- American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) carries a market capitalization of $69.62B, trailing P/E ratio of 18.98, beta of 0.55 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 99.35-139.44. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does AEP belong to?
- American Electric Power Company, Inc. operates in the Utilities sector, in the Regulated Electric industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare AEP's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the AEP data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).