FINNIFTY Max Pain Today

2026-11-12 close

The strike where FINNIFTY 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 FINNIFTY settled on past expiry days.

26,600max pain for 29 Dec · FINNIFTY 28,057, 1,457 points aboveThu, 12 Nov close

Expiry23 Nov 11d 29 Dec 47d

In plain words: If FINNIFTY settles at 26,600 on 29 Dec, option buyers together get the least, which is why some traders expect prices to drift towards it near expiry. Max pain moved between 26,400 and 27,000 today, from 26,700 at the open.

Max pain

26,600

29 Dec expiry

FINNIFTY

28,057.15

at 15:40

FINNIFTY vs max pain

+1,457 pts

above max pain

At the open

26,700

range 26,400 – 27,000

PCR (OI)

–

Days to expiry

Tue, 29 Dec

Pain at each expiry price

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

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Through the day

max pain and FINNIFTY, minute by minute

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Max pain by expiry

each expiry has its own

Expiry	Days left	Max pain	vs FINNIFTY	PCR
23 Nov	11	27,550	−507	0.67
29 Dec	47	26,600	−1,457	–

On expiry day

where FINNIFTY closed against max pain

No expiry day recorded yet for FINNIFTY.

Grows with every expiry we record.

Daily history

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

Day	Expiry	Max pain	FINNIFTY	Gap
Thu, 12 Nov	23 Nov	27,550 ▲ 50	28,057.15	+507 pts
Wed, 11 Nov	23 Nov	27,500 ▲ 400	27,663.40	+163 pts
Mon, 9 Nov	23 Nov	27,100 ▲ 100	27,384.90	+285 pts
Fri, 6 Nov	23 Nov	27,000 ▲ 550	27,283.95	+284 pts
Thu, 5 Nov	23 Nov	26,450 ▲ 1,200	26,600.45	+150 pts
Wed, 4 Nov	23 Nov	25,250 ▲ 250	25,580.60	+331 pts
Tue, 3 Nov	23 Nov	25,000	25,357.90	+358 pts

Max pain for other symbols

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Information only, not investment advice.

What is FINNIFTY max pain today?

It is shown at the top of this page for each FINNIFTY 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 FINNIFTY 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.