Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) 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.
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
- Call OI
- 606.2K
- Put OI
- 650.9K
- Total OI
- 1.3M
- Put/Call Ratio
- 1.90
As of May 15, 2026, Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) has 1.3M total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 1.07 (balanced 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 CCL open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on Carnival Corporation & plc 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 50.3% and dealer gamma exposure is negative, so dealer hedging amplifies directional moves. 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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CCL highest open-interest 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 oi within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CCL open interest history questions
- What is the current CCL options open interest?
- As of May 15, 2026, Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) has 1.3M total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 606.2K calls and 650.9K 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 CCL put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 1.07 is balanced.
- What does CCL 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.