ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (RY) Open Interest

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (RY) has 10,072 call contracts and 5,651 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.56. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where RY 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
$204.17
52-week range
$136.24 – $217.67
ATM IV (30d)
29.2%
IV rank
47 / 100
Moderate
Expected move
±$15.60 (±7.6%)
Put/call OI
0.56
Call-heavy
Max pain
$200
↓ 2.0% below close

RY Open Interest by Strike

01K2K3KSpotMax painCall wallPut wall160170180190200220240

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

Total call open interest10,072
Total put open interest5,651
Put/call OI ratio0.56
Open interest rank (31 day)0 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$220
Put wall (largest put OI)$210
Top volume strike$210
Volume / OI ratio0.10

RY Open Interest Trend

4.1K8.4K12.6K16.9K21.2KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Aug '26

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

0.430.660.891.111.34Feb '26May '26Aug '26

RY put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.56 means meaningfully more calls than puts are outstanding — a call-heavy, typically bullish positioning profile. In total, 10,072 call contracts and 5,651 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio is little changed from 0.55 in Feb '26 to 0.56 today.

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RY Options FAQ

What is RY's put/call ratio?

RY's put/call open interest ratio is 0.56 as of Aug 24, 2026, with 5,651 put contracts and 10,072 call contracts outstanding.

Which RY strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Aug 24, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $220 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $210 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is RY open interest unusually high right now?

RY'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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