MOODYS CORP /DE/ (MCO) Options Risk Score

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Is it risky to sell options on MOODYS CORP /DE/ (MCO) right now?

Over a 4-week expiry window, MOODYS CORP /DE/ (MCO) scores 98 out of 100 for options catalyst risk (HIGH). What pushes it there: 5 recent news items, 10 active legal filings and 1 recent SEC event, all landing inside the 4-week window. On TickerRisk's scale 70 and above is HIGH, so a known event is scheduled inside this window — selling premium on MCO here is a bet on that event rather than on time decay. The score measures scheduled event exposure, not which way the stock will move.

MCO shows an IV Rank of 32, near the low end of its one-year range — options are relatively cheap, which favours option buyers over sellers, with a current implied volatility of about 28%. IV Rank is the most useful figure for deciding whether to sell or buy premium on MCO.

MCO does not report again until 2026-10-21, so near-dated expiries avoid it.

MOODYS CORP /DE/ (MCO) current implied volatility and IV Rank

As of the latest scan, MOODYS CORP /DE/ (MCO) shows an IV Rank of 32 with implied volatility around 28%, alongside a TickerRisk options-risk score of 98/100. That's low — options are cheap relative to the past year, which favours premium-buying strategies such as long calls, long puts and debit spreads when you expect a move.

IV Rank is an index, not a percentage — it says where MCO's implied volatility sits inside its own 1-year range. How to read IV Rank →

MOODYS CORP /DE/ (MCO) next earnings date — 2026-10-21

MOODYS CORP /DE/ (MCO) next reports earnings on 2026-10-21 — about 0 days away. That's outside the nearest options expiry window, so it isn't an immediate catalyst — but it's worth tracking, since implied volatility typically starts building one to two weeks ahead of the report. MCO's IV Rank is currently 32.

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