MSA Safety Inc (MSA) Open Interest

MSA Safety Inc (MSA) has 0 call contracts and 1 put contracts open across all listed expirations. 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 Aug 24, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$189.00
52-week range
$152.91 – $203.08
ATM IV (30d)
22.3%
IV rank
4 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$11.20 (±6.4%)
Max pain
$150
↓ 20.6% below close
Next earnings
Oct 26, 2026

MSA Open Interest by Strike

Total call open interest0
Total put open interest1
Open interest rank (31 day)50 / 100
Put wall (largest put OI)$150
Top volume strike$155
Volume / OI ratio1.00

MSA Open Interest Trend

042.685.3127.9170.5Call OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Aug '26

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

0.500.911.321.732.14Feb '26May '26Aug '26

MSA put/call open interest ratio, past year.

In total, 0 call contracts and 1 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has risen from 0.88 in Feb '26 to 0.95 today.

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MSA Options FAQ

Which MSA strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Aug 24, 2026, the largest put open interest sits at $150 (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 50 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Aug 24, 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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