Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) Open Interest

Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) has 106 call contracts and 4,049 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 38.20. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where FXB 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
$131.10
52-week range
$125.07 – $133.25
ATM IV (30d)
7.3%
IV rank
65 / 100
Moderate
Expected move
±$2.43 (±2.1%)
Put/call OI
38.20
Put-heavy
Max pain
$132
↑ 0.7% above close
Next earnings
Nov 5, 2026

FXB Open Interest by Strike

01.3K2.6K3.9KSpotMax painCall wallPut wall124126129130132

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

Total call open interest106
Total put open interest4,049
Put/call OI ratio38.20
Open interest rank (31 day)0 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$124
Put wall (largest put OI)$132
Top volume strike$132
Volume / OI ratio0.02

FXB Open Interest Trend

01.8K3.6K5.4K7.2KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Aug '26

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

0.001,086.742,173.483,260.224,346.96Feb '26May '26Aug '26

FXB put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 38.20 means meaningfully more puts than calls are outstanding — elevated hedging or bearish positioning. In total, 106 call contracts and 4,049 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has risen from 18.94 in Feb '26 to 38.20 today.

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FXB Options FAQ

What is FXB's put/call ratio?

FXB's put/call open interest ratio is 38.20 as of Aug 24, 2026, with 4,049 put contracts and 106 call contracts outstanding.

Which FXB strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Aug 24, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $124 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $132 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is FXB open interest unusually high right now?

FXB's total open interest ranks 0 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Aug 24, 2026 — toward the bottom of its recent range, so positioning is comparatively light.

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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