Brookfield Asset Management IncClose $44.85EOD only
Max Pain
$47.50
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$2.22
5.0% from close
Price Gap
+2.65
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
3
Low premium
P/C OI
1.43
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — BAM
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $47.50 (2.65 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$47.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.22
±5.0%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,302
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,226
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.45
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$44.85
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$45.00
8/21/2026, 11:05:05 PM
2026-09-18
$47.50
9/18/2026, 11:05:46 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$47.50
10/2/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-11-20
$47.50
10/2/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-12-18
$42.50
10/2/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2027-01-15
$42.50
10/2/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2027-04-16
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:08 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $47.50.
BAM pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
25
0
11688750
11688750
27.5
0
10133500
10133500
30
0
8580750
8580750
32.5
750
7028000
7028750
35
1500
5479250
5480750
37.5
2500
3957750
3960250
40
4000
2452000
2456000
42.5
18750
1263500
1282250
45
36000
585500
621500
47.5
137250
160750
298000
50
433250
11250
444500
52.5
873500
0
873500
55
1521500
0
1521500
57.5
2376000
0
2376000
60
3345250
0
3345250
65
5430750
0
5430750
70
7540750
0
7540750
75
9650750
0
9650750
How to Read Max Pain
Compare pin-risk and strike-pressure across expirations from the latest published close.
What max pain measures
Max pain is the strike where option holders would collectively lose the most at expiration, based on open interest across the listed chain.
How traders use it
It is most useful as a possible pinning zone, especially when spot is already trading near a crowded strike into expiration.
What can break it
Strong directional flows, news, or fast spot moves can overwhelm any pinning tendency, so max pain should support a thesis rather than drive it alone.
The closer you are to expiration, the more useful this becomes as context and the less useful it is as a standalone prediction.