MSCI Inc. (MSCI) Open Interest

MSCI Inc. (MSCI) has 3,307 call contracts and 2,747 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.83. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where MSCI 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
$604.95
52-week range
$512.42 – $680.00
ATM IV (30d)
28.5%
IV rank
59 / 100
Moderate
Expected move
±$23.84 (±3.9%)
Put/call OI
0.83
Max pain
$580
↓ 4.1% below close
Next earnings
Jul 26, 2026

MSCI Open Interest by Strike

0317.7635.3953SpotMax painCall wallPut wall460500540580620660700740

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

Total call open interest3,307
Total put open interest2,747
Put/call OI ratio0.83
Open interest rank (31 day)100 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$580
Put wall (largest put OI)$590
Top volume strike$620
Volume / OI ratio0.13

MSCI Open Interest Trend

5651.4K2.3K3.2K4KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Jul '26

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

0.641.201.762.322.88Feb '26May '26Jul '26

MSCI put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.83 means calls and puts are outstanding in roughly typical proportions. In total, 3,307 call contracts and 2,747 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has fallen from 2.34 in Feb '26 to 0.83 today.

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MSCI Options FAQ

What is MSCI's put/call ratio?

MSCI's put/call open interest ratio is 0.83 as of Jul 10, 2026, with 2,747 put contracts and 3,307 call contracts outstanding.

Which MSCI strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Jul 10, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $580 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $590 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is MSCI open interest unusually high right now?

MSCI's total open interest ranks 100 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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