Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) Options Statistics & Positioning

Max pain sits at $12.5 and the put/call open interest ratio is 0.35. Statistics are computed by OptiView from delayed OPRA options data and refresh every trading day.

Data as of Aug 24, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close

$12.41

52-week range

$6.13 – $13.68

IV rank

8 / 100

Low

Put/call OI

0.35

Call-heavy

Max pain

$12.5

↑ 0.7% above close

Next earnings

Mar 8, 2027

Most Active BNED Contracts

Contract	Expiration	DTE	Last	IV	Volume
BNED $12.5 put	Sep 18, 2026	25d	$0.90	—	150
BNED $12.5 call	Dec 18, 2026	116d	$1.76	0.0%	5
BNED $15 call	Dec 18, 2026	116d	$0.91	—	3
BNED $15 call	Oct 16, 2026	53d	$0.32	58.9%	2
BNED $17.5 call	Dec 18, 2026	116d	$0.52	—	2

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BNED Open Interest

0.35 put/call OI ratio

3,009 calls and 1,046 puts outstanding across all expirations.

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BNED Max Pain

$12.5 max pain

0.7% above the last close — see how max pain has moved over the past year.

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BNED Gamma Exposure

$0 net GEX

Negative dealer gamma — hedging can currently amplify price swings.

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BNED Options Volume

164 contracts traded

Put/call volume ratio 10.71 — plus contracts running far above their usual volume.

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BNED Most Active Options

$12.5 top volume strike

The 25 most actively traded BNED contracts with price, IV, greeks, and volume vs. average.

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Upcoming Earnings

BNED's next expected earnings date is Mar 8, 2027.

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BNED Options FAQ

When is BNED's next earnings date?

BNED's next expected earnings date is Mar 8, 2027.

How often is BNED options data on this page updated?

All BNED statistics on this page are computed by OptiView from delayed OPRA options data and refresh every trading day after the session close.

Where can I see BNED max pain, open interest, and implied volatility in detail?

OptiView publishes dedicated BNED pages for implied volatility, max pain, open interest, gamma exposure, options volume, and the most active contracts — each with charts, history, and a plain-English explanation of what the numbers mean.

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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