MORGAN STANLEY (MS) Options Risk Score
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Data last updated: 2026-07-23
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Is it risky to sell options on MORGAN STANLEY (MS) right now?
MORGAN STANLEY (MS) currently scores 100 out of 100 for options catalyst risk (HIGH) over a 4-week expiry window. What pushes it there: an upcoming earnings report, 10 recent news items, 10 active legal filings and 12 recent SEC events, all landing inside the 4-week window. Anything at 70 or above counts as HIGH, meaning the premium on MS is at least partly compensation for a scheduled event rather than pure time value. It says nothing about direction — only that something is on the calendar.
MS shows an IV Rank of 65, putting implied volatility in the middle of its one-year range — options are moderately priced, with a current implied volatility of about 35%. Read IV Rank alongside the catalyst score: it says how expensive MS options are, while the score says whether that price is justified by a scheduled event.
The 2026-10-14 earnings report sits inside a standard monthly expiry for MS, so implied volatility should stay bid into the date and drop sharply once it passes.
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