BBDC - Barings BDC, Inc.
Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE: BBDC) is a publicly traded, externally managed investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. It seeks to invest primarily in senior secured loans, first lien debt, unitranche, second lien debt, subordinated debt, equity co-investments and senior secured private debt investments in private middle-market companies that operate across a wide range of industries.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $8.61, ATM IV 57.1%, net GEX -$28.8K.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial - Credit Services
- Market Cap
- $901.5M
- P/E Ratio
- 10.09
- Beta
- 0.68
- 52-Week Range
- 7.96-9.92
- Dividend Yield
- $1.19
- CEO
- Thomas McDonnell
- Employees
- 2
- IPO Date
- Feb 22, 2007
- Exchange
- NYSE
What BBDC Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 19.3% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); negative net gamma exposure (-$28.8K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (1.126) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The BBDC overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked BBDC overview questions
- What is BBDC?
- BBDC is the ticker symbol for Barings BDC, Inc., a listed security. Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE: BBDC) is a publicly traded, externally managed investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Listed on NYSE. BBDC is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the BBDC options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the BBDC options snapshot shows spot at $8.61, ATM IV 57.1%, IV rank 19.3%, net GEX -$28.8K, expected move 16.37%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are BBDC's key statistics?
- Barings BDC, Inc. (BBDC) carries a market capitalization of $901.5M, trailing P/E ratio of 10.09, beta of 0.68 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 7.96-9.92. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does BBDC belong to?
- Barings BDC, Inc. operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Financial - Credit Services industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare BBDC's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the BBDC data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).