Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) Gamma Exposure (GEX) & Greeks
Gamma exposure (GEX) analysis shows how options positioning creates dealer hedging pressure across strikes. Includes delta, vanna, charm, vomma, and vega exposure by strike price.
Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Leisure industry, with a market capitalization near $34.67B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 160,000 people, carrying a beta of 2.33 to the broader market. Carnival Corporation & plc operates as a leisure travel company. Led by Joshua Ian Weinstein, public since 1987-07-24.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $24.66
- Net Gamma
- -$13.0M
- Net Delta
- $382.9M
- Net Vega
- -$4.0M
- Gamma Concentration
- 0.10
As of May 15, 2026, Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) has negative net gamma exposure of $13.0M under the standard dealer-hedging convention. Net delta exposure is $382.9M. Negative GEX means dealers are net short gamma: they must sell into weakness and buy into strength, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves.
CCL Strategy Sizing in the Current GEX Regime
Carnival Corporation & plc is in a negative dealer-gamma regime ($13.0M). Net dealer delta of $382.9M sets the size of the directional hedging flow that fires as spot moves. In this regime, momentum and breakout strategies fit the regime: long calls or puts, ratio backspreads, calendar spreads positioned for vol expansion. Realized volatility tends to overshoot implied during negative-gamma stretches, hurting indiscriminate short-vol exposure. The gamma-flip level - the spot price at which net dealer gamma changes sign - is the most actionable anchor for sizing: through-flip moves trigger qualitatively different hedging behavior than within-regime moves, so risk-defined structures sized to the current spot may not stay sized correctly if a flip is near.
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CCL largest gamma exposure contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $24.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 20.0K | 18.6K | 52.5% | $2.57 | $2.62 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by gex within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CCL gamma exposure (gex) & greeks questions
- What is the current CCL gamma exposure (GEX)?
- As of May 15, 2026, Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) net gamma exposure is negative at $13.0M under the standard dealer-hedging convention. Net dealer delta exposure is $382.9M. GEX aggregates the gamma sitting on dealer books across all listed strikes and expirations.
- Is CCL in positive or negative dealer gamma right now?
- CCL is currently in negative dealer gamma. Dealers net short gamma must sell into weakness and buy into strength to maintain delta-neutrality, which amplifies realized volatility and tends to accelerate directional moves.
- What does CCL GEX tell options traders?
- GEX is a regime indicator: positive-gamma regimes favor mean-reverting strategies (premium-selling near established ranges); negative-gamma regimes favor momentum and breakout strategies. The same options-strategy structure can be appropriate or inappropriate depending on the dealer-gamma regime, so reading the sign and magnitude of net GEX before sizing positions is standard practice.