Celanese Corporation (CE) 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.

Celanese Corporation (CE) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Chemicals industry, with a market capitalization near $6.58B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 11,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.81 to the broader market. Celanese Corporation, a technology and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells high performance engineered polymers in the United States and internationally. Led by Scott A. Richardson, public since 2005-01-21.

Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.

Spot Price
$56.52
Call OI
28.5K
Put OI
27.0K
Total OI
55.5K
Put/Call Ratio
0.41

As of May 15, 2026, Celanese Corporation (CE) has 55.5K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 0.95 (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 CE open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on Celanese Corporation 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 54.0% 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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CE highest open-interest contracts

TypeStrikeExpirationVolumeOIIVBidAsk
PUT$60.00Jun 18, 2026282.6K53.7%$5.40$5.90

Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by oi within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.

Frequently asked CE open interest history questions

What is the current CE options open interest?
As of May 15, 2026, Celanese Corporation (CE) has 55.5K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 28.5K calls and 27.0K 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 CE put/call open interest ratio?
Put/call OI ratio of 0.95 is balanced.
What does CE 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.