United States Brent Oil Fund LP (BNO) Open Interest History

Open interest tracks the total number of outstanding options contracts. Rising OI alongside price moves can indicate growing commitment to the trend; declining OI suggests positions are being closed.

United States Brent Oil Fund LP (BNO) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $213.6M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 2.00 to the broader market. The Benchmark Futures Contract is the futures contract on Brent crude oil as traded on the Ice Futures Europe Exchange that is the near month contract to expire, except when the near month contract is within two weeks of expiration, in which case it will be measured by the futures contract that is the next month contract to expire. public since 2010-06-02.

Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.

Spot Price
$57.67
Call OI
260.1K
Put OI
44.3K
Total OI
304.4K
Put/Call Ratio
0.16

As of May 15, 2026, United States Brent Oil Fund LP (BNO) has 304.4K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 0.17 (call-heavy positioning). Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior sessions; persistent growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest, while sharp drops typically mean post-expiration clean-up.

How BNO open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on United States Brent Oil Fund LP options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The open interest history view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 85.1% and dealer gamma exposure is positive, so dealer hedging is mechanically mean-reverting. Combine the open interest history data here with the volatility-skew surface, dealer-gamma exposure, max-pain level, and upcoming-events calendar to build a positioning thesis. Risk-defined structures (credit spreads, debit spreads, iron condors) are usually safer than naked positions while the regime is uncertain; the data on this page anchors the inputs but does not by itself constitute a trade thesis.

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Frequently asked BNO open interest history questions

What is the current BNO options open interest?
As of May 15, 2026, United States Brent Oil Fund LP (BNO) has 304.4K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 260.1K calls and 44.3K puts. Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior trading sessions; it does not include today's volume until end-of-day reconciliation.
What is the BNO put/call open interest ratio?
Put/call OI ratio of 0.17 is call-heavy, often a directional bullish or upside-speculation signal.
What does BNO open interest tell traders?
Persistent OI growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest; sharp drops typically mean post-expiration position cleanup. Heavy OI concentrations at specific strikes act as support and resistance levels because dealer hedging amplifies near those strikes - the gamma profile of the dealer book is concentrated there. Comparing today's volume to standing OI separates opening flow from closing flow.