WLKP - Westlake Chemical Partners LP
Westlake Chemical Partners LP acquires, develops, and operates ethylene production facilities and related assets in the United States. The company's ethylene production facilities primarily convert ethane into ethylene. It also sells ethylene co-products, including propylene, crude butadiene, pyrolysis gasoline, and hydrogen directly to third parties on either a spot or contract basis.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $22.75, ATM IV 77.4%, net GEX $14.6K.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Market Cap
- $830.7M
- P/E Ratio
- 4.28
- Beta
- 0.51
- 52-Week Range
- 17.75-23.88
- Dividend Yield
- $1.89
- CEO
- Jean-Marc Gilson
- Employees
- 2,169
- IPO Date
- Jul 30, 2014
- Exchange
- NYSE
What WLKP Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 27.4% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($14.6K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (-0.015) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The WLKP 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 WLKP overview questions
- What is WLKP?
- WLKP is the ticker symbol for Westlake Chemical Partners LP, a listed security. Westlake Chemical Partners LP acquires, develops, and operates ethylene production facilities and related assets in the United States. The company's ethylene production facilities primarily convert ethane into ethylene. Listed on NYSE. WLKP 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 WLKP options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the WLKP options snapshot shows spot at $22.75, ATM IV 77.4%, IV rank 27.4%, net GEX $14.6K, expected move 22.19%. 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 WLKP's key statistics?
- Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP) carries a market capitalization of $830.7M, trailing P/E ratio of 4.28, beta of 0.51 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 17.75-23.88. 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 WLKP belong to?
- Westlake Chemical Partners LP operates in the Basic Materials sector, in the Chemicals 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 WLKP'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 WLKP 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).