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GPN

Global Payments Inc.Close $90.37EOD only
Max Pain
$80.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$2.85
3.1% from close
Price Gap
-10.37
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
70
High premium
P/C OI
0.74
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — GPN
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $80.00 (10.37 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$80.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.85
±3.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
13,436
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
27,030
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
2.01
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$90.37
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-08-21
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-06-18$70.006/18/2026, 11:16:08 PM
2026-07-17$72.507/17/2026, 11:14:29 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated$80.008/18/2026, 11:18:49 PM
2026-09-18$82.508/18/2026, 11:18:49 PM
2026-10-16$80.008/18/2026, 11:18:49 PM
2026-11-20$75.008/18/2026, 11:18:49 PM
2026-12-18$77.508/18/2026, 11:18:49 PM
2027-01-15$85.008/18/2026, 11:18:49 PM
2027-02-19$75.008/18/2026, 11:18:49 PM
2027-03-19$70.008/18/2026, 11:18:49 PM
2027-06-17$80.008/18/2026, 11:18:49 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $80.00.
GPN pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
3506734400067344000
4005382950053829500
455004031550040316000
5010002680700026808000
5530002116050021163500
6050001590550015910500
62.5382501337275013411000
65752501095150011026750
67.523600088710009107000
7041675069577507374500
72.562325051265005749750
7596325036192504582500
77.5145300023585003811500
80206875012540003322750
8536837502175003901250
905868750345005903250
95998425009984250
10015091750015091750
10520612750020612750
11027313750027313750
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.