BEN open interest by strike
From the closing options book · October 20, 2026 · updated after every close
At the October 20, 2026 close, BEN options within 45 days held 2,971 calls and 559 puts in open interest, a put/call ratio of 0.19. The biggest call strike near the money was 31 and the biggest put strike 32.
BEN open interest by strike, within 5% of the close
31 carried 2,265 calls and 32 carried 279 puts.
Open interest counts contracts still open after the close; it settles overnight. Large strikes are where dealer hedging is concentrated, which is why open interest feeds the gamma levels and max pain on the other BEN pages.
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2,971 calls and 559 puts within 45 days at the October 20, 2026 close.
31 near the money, with 2,265 contracts.
32 near the money, with 279 contracts.
Compare: open interest by strike on other tickers
Measured from the closing options book and rebuilt after every close. Nothing on this page is live. Levels are where dealer hedging is concentrated, not targets or forecasts. Not investment advice.