CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC. (CFR) Open Interest

CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC. (CFR) has 51 call contracts and 320 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 6.27. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where CFR positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

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

Last close
$164.16
52-week range
$119.71 – $169.58
ATM IV (30d)
18.9%
IV rank
19 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$8.01 (±5.4%)
Put/call OI
6.27
Put-heavy
Max pain
$165
↑ 0.5% above close
Next earnings
Oct 28, 2026

CFR Open Interest by Strike

045.390.7136SpotMax painCall wallPut wall145150155160165170175

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

Total call open interest51
Total put open interest320
Put/call OI ratio6.27
Open interest rank (31 day)94 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$165
Put wall (largest put OI)$160
Top volume strike$155
Volume / OI ratio0.11

CFR Open Interest Trend

0476.6953.21.4K1.9KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Aug '26

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

0.002.234.466.698.92Feb '26May '26Aug '26

CFR put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 6.27 means meaningfully more puts than calls are outstanding — elevated hedging or bearish positioning. In total, 51 call contracts and 320 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has risen from 0.34 in Feb '26 to 6.27 today.

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CFR Options FAQ

What is CFR's put/call ratio?

CFR's put/call open interest ratio is 6.27 as of Aug 24, 2026, with 320 put contracts and 51 call contracts outstanding.

Which CFR strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Aug 24, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $165 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $160 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is CFR open interest unusually high right now?

CFR's total open interest ranks 94 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Aug 24, 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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