Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (BCSF) Open Interest

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (BCSF) has 801 call contracts and 1,360 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 1.70. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where BCSF positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

Data as of Jul 10, 2026, 8:00 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$12.68
52-week range
$11.92 – $15.81
ATM IV (30d)
42.5%
IV rank
12 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$0.75 (±5.9%)
Put/call OI
1.70
Put-heavy
Max pain
$14.85
↑ 17.2% above close
Next earnings
Aug 5, 2026

BCSF Open Interest by Strike

0207.7415.3623SpotMax painCall wallPut wall9.851012.3512.5014.8515

BCSF open interest by strike, all expirations combined — calls in green, puts in red.

Total call open interest801
Total put open interest1,360
Put/call OI ratio1.70
Open interest rank (31 day)86 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$14.85
Put wall (largest put OI)$12.5
Top volume strike$12.5
Volume / OI ratio2.06

BCSF Open Interest Trend

93.21.3K2.4K3.6K4.8KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Jul '26

BCSF total call vs. put open interest, past year.

0.000.541.091.632.18Feb '26May '26Jul '26

BCSF put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 1.70 means meaningfully more puts than calls are outstanding — elevated hedging or bearish positioning. In total, 801 call contracts and 1,360 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has risen from 0.58 in Feb '26 to 1.70 today.

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BCSF Options FAQ

What is BCSF's put/call ratio?

BCSF's put/call open interest ratio is 1.70 as of Jul 10, 2026, with 1,360 put contracts and 801 call contracts outstanding.

Which BCSF strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Jul 10, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $14.85 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $12.5 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is BCSF open interest unusually high right now?

BCSF's total open interest ranks 86 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Jul 10, 2026 — toward the top of its recent range, so positioning is unusually heavy.

Methodology. IV rank compares the current 30-day at-the-money implied volatility with its highest and lowest values over the past 52 weeks. Max pain is the strike that minimizes the total payout to option holders at expiration. The call and put walls are the strikes carrying the largest call and put open interest across all expirations. Net gamma exposure (GEX) is measured from the dealer perspective. All statistics are derived from delayed OPRA options data.

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