Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 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.
Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Diversified industry, with a market capitalization near $225.02B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 217,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.96 to the broader market. Wells Fargo & Company, a diversified financial services company, provides banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services in the United States and internationally. Led by Charles W. Scharf, public since 1972-06-01.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $73.56
- Call OI
- 500.9K
- Put OI
- 708.1K
- Total OI
- 1.2M
- Put/Call Ratio
- 1.14
As of May 15, 2026, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has 1.2M total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 1.41 (put-heavy positioning, often indicating hedging or bearish bias). 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 WFC open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on Wells Fargo & Company 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 29.1% 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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WFC highest open-interest contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $70.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 67 | 67.3K | 30.7% | $1.20 | $1.25 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by oi within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked WFC open interest history questions
- What is the current WFC options open interest?
- As of May 15, 2026, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has 1.2M total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 500.9K calls and 708.1K 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 WFC put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 1.41 is put-heavy, often indicating hedging demand or bearish positioning.
- What does WFC 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.