Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Greeks History

Greeks history tracks how Delta, Gamma, Theta, and Vega have evolved over time for a given expiration or position. Trends in Greeks can reveal shifting risk profiles and market dynamics.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $1.02B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 832 people, carrying a beta of 0.77 to the broader market. Business First Bancshares, Inc. Led by David R. Melville, public since 2018-04-23.

Snapshot as of Aug 28, 2026.

Spot Price

$31.27

Net Gamma

$2.0K

Net Delta

-$39.3K

Net Vega

-$320

Term Structure Slope

-0.10

As of Aug 28, 2026, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) snapshot Greeks are net delta -$39.3K, net gamma $2.0K, net vega -$320. Term structure slope is -0.102, indicating backwardation (front-month IV above back-month, usually stress or event-driven). Historical aggregate Greeks let traders see how dealer positioning has shifted across regime changes. Large swings in net gamma or net vega often precede volatility expansion.

How BFST greeks history Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on Business First Bancshares, Inc. options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The greeks history view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 40.4% and dealer gamma exposure is positive, so dealer hedging is mechanically mean-reverting. Combine the greeks 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.

How to read the BFST Greeks profile

The chart above tracks net dealer Greeks day by day so you can see how the aggregate book has moved over recent weeks. Current net dealer gamma is $2.0K - a positive (mean-reverting) hedging regime. Net dealer delta of -$39.3K indicates short-delta dealer book - dealers are net short the underlying. Net vega of -$320 measures dealer P&L sensitivity to IV shifts - a 1-point IV move shifts book value by approximately $320.

BFST Greeks regime and dealer hedging

Aggregate dealer Greeks compress 4 sensitivities (delta, gamma, theta, vega) into a single read on hedging behavior. In the current positive-gamma regime, dealer hedging is structurally mean-reverting: as BFST moves higher, dealers sell into rallies; as it moves lower, dealers buy into dips. This is the mechanical basis for the "pin to max pain" pattern. Gamma decays as expiration approaches; near-dated Greek exposures dominate the hedging flow.

Using BFST Greeks data for strategy selection

The Greeks profile is the input to most quantitative options strategies. Premium-selling structures (covered calls, iron condors, cash-secured puts) are negative-gamma, positive-theta, negative-vega - they pay you for being patient about realized volatility but get hit when realized exceeds implied. Premium-buying structures (long calls, long puts, long straddles, ratio backspreads) are positive-gamma, negative-theta, positive-vega - they pay you when realized exceeds implied but bleed time decay otherwise. With BFST IV rank at 13.9%, premium-buying has structural tailwind from cheap implied; pair with a directional thesis or event catalyst. Combine the regime read with the Greeks decomposition on this page to size structures correctly.

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Daily aggregate net dealer Greeks for BFST over the last ~42 trading days. Net GEX flips between positive (mean-reverting hedging regime) and negative (momentum-amplifying regime); DEX tracks directional hedging size; Vex tracks vol-of-vol exposure.

Most recent 15 trading days (descending). Older history appears in the chart above.

Frequently asked BFST greeks history questions

What are the BFST aggregate Greek exposures?

As of Aug 28, 2026, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) snapshot Greeks are net delta -$39.3K, net gamma $2.0K, net vega -$320. These aggregate the dealer book across all listed strikes and expirations under the standard customer-versus-dealer sign convention.

What does the BFST net dealer delta tell us?

Net dealer delta of -$39.3K represents the directional exposure dealers carry from their option inventory. Dealers continuously hedge this exposure with stock, futures, or correlated instruments, so the size of net delta is also the size of hedge flow that will execute as spot moves.

How do BFST Greeks inform hedging?

Delta tracks first-order directional exposure; gamma tracks how quickly delta changes; vega tracks IV sensitivity. Aggregated dealer Greeks let traders read the dealer-positioning regime: long-gamma regimes mean-revert moves; short-gamma regimes amplify them. Vega exposure indicates how dealer P&L responds to vol shocks and hence the direction of vol-shock hedging flows.