This page reflects BDC options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — BDC
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $115.00 (2.54 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$115.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$7.80
±6.9%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
192
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
286
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.49
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$112.46
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
$100.00
8/21/2026, 11:06:52 PM
2026-09-18
$105.00
9/18/2026, 11:05:24 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:26 PM
2026-11-20
$125.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:26 PM
2026-12-18
$105.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:26 PM
2027-03-19
$105.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:26 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $115.00.
BDC pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
90
0
420500
420500
95
500
278000
278500
100
1000
136000
137000
105
4500
57500
62000
110
10500
26000
36500
115
20500
12500
33000
120
40000
5000
45000
125
120000
0
120000
130
209000
0
209000
135
304000
0
304000
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.