KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) Open Interest

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) has 1,863 call contracts and 2,293 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 1.23. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where KREF 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
$7.15
52-week range
$5.90 – $9.87
ATM IV (30d)
26.7%
IV rank
6 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$0.26 (±3.7%)
Put/call OI
1.23
Put-heavy
Max pain
$7.5
↑ 4.9% above close
Next earnings
Jul 26, 2026

KREF Open Interest by Strike

Total call open interest1,863
Total put open interest2,293
Put/call OI ratio1.23
Open interest rank (31 day)95 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$7.5
Put wall (largest put OI)$7.5
Top volume strike$5
Volume / OI ratio0.09

KREF Open Interest Trend

1.2K1.6K2K2.4K2.8KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Jul '26

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

0.861.091.311.531.75Feb '26May '26Jul '26

KREF put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 1.23 means meaningfully more puts than calls are outstanding — elevated hedging or bearish positioning. In total, 1,863 call contracts and 2,293 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has fallen from 1.68 in Feb '26 to 1.23 today.

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KREF Options FAQ

What is KREF's put/call ratio?

KREF's put/call open interest ratio is 1.23 as of Jul 10, 2026, with 2,293 put contracts and 1,863 call contracts outstanding.

Which KREF strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Jul 10, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $7.5 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $7.5 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is KREF open interest unusually high right now?

KREF's total open interest ranks 95 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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