The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) 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.
The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Financial - Capital Markets industry, with a market capitalization near $158.56B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 32,100 people, carrying a beta of 0.80 to the broader market. The Charles Schwab Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, asset management, custody, and financial advisory services. Led by Richard Andrew Wurster, public since 1987-09-22.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $90.98
- Call OI
- 270.8K
- Put OI
- 282.6K
- Total OI
- 553.4K
- Put/Call Ratio
- 0.71
As of May 15, 2026, The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) has 553.4K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 1.04 (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 SCHW open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on The Charles Schwab 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 26.6% 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 SCHW open interest history questions
- What is the current SCHW options open interest?
- As of May 15, 2026, The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) has 553.4K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 270.8K calls and 282.6K 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 SCHW put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 1.04 is balanced.
- What does SCHW 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.