This page reflects LPLA 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 — LPLA
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $300.00 (16.44 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$300.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$18.95
±6.0%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,056
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,967
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.96
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$316.44
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
$350.00
8/21/2026, 11:22:28 PM
2026-09-18
$350.00
9/18/2026, 11:17:57 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$300.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:58 PM
2026-11-20
$330.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:58 PM
2026-12-18
$330.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:58 PM
2027-01-15
$340.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:58 PM
2027-04-16
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:58 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $300.00.
LPLA pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
145
0
26271500
26271500
150
500
25288000
25288500
155
2000
24306500
24308500
165
6000
22343500
22349500
170
8000
21367000
21375000
175
10000
20450500
20460500
180
12500
19534000
19546500
185
15000
18617500
18632500
195
21000
16784500
16805500
200
24500
15868000
15892500
210
31500
14035000
14066500
220
39500
12204000
12243500
230
47500
10391000
10438500
240
55500
8584000
8639500
250
65500
6819000
6884500
260
77500
5096000
5173500
270
89500
3462000
3551500
280
102500
1854000
1956500
290
115500
551000
666500
300
132500
176000
308500
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.