Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) 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.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Entertainment industry, with a market capitalization near $347.4M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 23,420 people, carrying a beta of 1.78 to the broader market. Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Led by Tarun Lal, public since 2014-10-10.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $10.15
- Call OI
- 19.4K
- Put OI
- 18.5K
- Total OI
- 37.9K
- Put/Call Ratio
- 1.08
As of May 15, 2026, Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) has 37.9K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 0.96 (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 PLAY open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. 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 98.6% 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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Frequently asked PLAY open interest history questions
- What is the current PLAY options open interest?
- As of May 15, 2026, Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) has 37.9K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 19.4K calls and 18.5K 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 PLAY put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 0.96 is balanced.
- What does PLAY 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.