MSA Safety Inc (MSA) Open Interest

MSA Safety Inc (MSA) has 134 call contracts and 33 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.25. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where MSA positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

Data as of Oct 9, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$180.55
52-week range
$152.91 – $203.08
ATM IV (30d)
22.8%
IV rank
23 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$5.71 (±3.2%)
Put/call OI
0.25
Call-heavy
Max pain
$180
↓ 0.3% below close
Next earnings
Oct 26, 2026

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MSA Open Interest by Strike

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

Total call open interest134
Total put open interest33
Put/call OI ratio0.25
Open interest rank (31 day)60 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$190
Put wall (largest put OI)$175
Top volume strike$185
Volume / OI ratio0.10

MSA Open Interest Trend

042.685.3127.9170.5Call OIPut OIFeb '26Jun '26Oct '26

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

0.000.551.101.652.19Feb '26Jun '26Oct '26

MSA put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.25 means meaningfully more calls than puts are outstanding — a call-heavy, typically bullish positioning profile. In total, 134 call contracts and 33 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has fallen from 0.88 in Feb '26 to 0.25 today.

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MSA Options FAQ

What is MSA's put/call ratio?

MSA's put/call open interest ratio is 0.25 as of Oct 9, 2026, with 33 put contracts and 134 call contracts outstanding.

Which MSA strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Oct 9, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $190 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $175 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is MSA open interest unusually high right now?

MSA's total open interest ranks 60 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Oct 9, 2026 — in the middle of its recent range.

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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