BANKEX Max Pain Today

2026-11-12 close

The strike where BANKEX option buyers as a whole would get the least at expiry, worked out every minute from our recorded open interest, for each expiry, with how it moved and how close BANKEX settled on past expiry days.

68,500max pain for 26 Nov · BANKEX 69,251, 751 points aboveThu, 12 Nov close

Expiry26 Nov 14d 31 Dec 49d

In plain words: If BANKEX settles at 68,500 on 26 Nov, option buyers together get the least, which is why some traders expect prices to drift towards it near expiry. Max pain moved between 68,000 and 68,500 today, from 68,000 at the open.

Max pain

68,500

26 Nov expiry

BANKEX

69,251.21

at 15:40

BANKEX vs max pain

+751 pts

above max pain

At the open

68,000

range 68,000 – 68,500

PCR (OI)

0.67

from 0.88

Days to expiry

Thu, 26 Nov

Pain at each expiry price

what option buyers would be paid in total if BANKEX settled there · the lowest is max pain · tap a bar

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Through the day

max pain and BANKEX, minute by minute

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Max pain by expiry

each expiry has its own

Expiry	Days left	Max pain	vs BANKEX	PCR
26 Nov	14	68,500	−751	0.67
31 Dec	49	68,500	−751	–

On expiry day

where BANKEX closed against max pain

No expiry day recorded yet for BANKEX.

Grows with every expiry we record.

Daily history

max pain of the nearest expiry at each day's close

Day	Expiry	Max pain	BANKEX	Gap
Thu, 12 Nov	26 Nov	68,500 ▲ 500	69,251.21	+751 pts
Wed, 11 Nov	26 Nov	68,000 ▲ 1,000	68,540.49	+540 pts
Mon, 9 Nov	26 Nov	67,000 ▲ 1,500	67,235.21	+235 pts
Fri, 6 Nov	26 Nov	65,500 ▲ 1,500	66,470.03	+970 pts
Thu, 5 Nov	26 Nov	64,000 ▲ 1,400	65,044.54	+1,045 pts
Wed, 4 Nov	26 Nov	62,600	62,872.51	+273 pts

Max pain for other symbols

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Information only, not investment advice.

What is BANKEX max pain today?

It is shown at the top of this page for each BANKEX expiry, worked out every minute from the open interest at every strike.

How is max pain calculated?

For each possible settlement price, add up what every open call and put would be worth at expiry (open interest × how far in the money). The price with the smallest total is max pain.

Does BANKEX really close near max pain on expiry?

Sometimes, especially in quiet markets: option writers hold most open interest and gain most there. The table on this page shows how close it came on past expiry days. It is a tendency, not a rule; news can move prices far from it.

Why is max pain different for each expiry?

Each expiry has its own open interest at each strike, so each has its own max pain.

How often is it updated?

Every minute during market hours, from our recorded option chains. After the close the page shows the day's final reading.