BA Options
BA $188.49 · Updated Oct 26, 4:00 PM ET
BA is at $188.49. The nearest expiration, Oct 30, 2026 (4 days out), lists 52 strikes, with 22,627 calls and 17,279 puts traded in the latest session. At-the-money implied volatility is 61.1%. The at-the-money straddle prices a move of about $9.70 (5.1%) by expiration.
BA Options Chain
BA is at $188.49. The nearest expiration, Oct 30, 2026 (4 days out), lists 52 strikes, with 22,627 calls and 17,279 puts traded in the latest session. At-the-money implied volatility is 61.1%. The at-the-money straddle prices a move of about $9.70 (5.1%) by expiration.
BA Gamma Exposure (GEX)
BA total dealer gamma exposure is -$23M across all listed expirations. Negative GEX means dealers are net short gamma; their hedging tends to amplify price moves. The gamma flip is $189.69, with spot 0.6% below it. The call wall is $200.00 and the put wall $180.00.
BA Max Pain
BA max pain for Oct 30, 2026 (4 days out) is $190.00, 0.8% above the current $188.49. That is the settlement price at which the open contracts on that date would pay holders the least. For Nov 27, 2026, max pain is $195.00.
BA Put/Call Ratio
Across every listed BA expiration, the put/call ratio is 0.56 by volume and 0.80 by open interest. More calls than puts are trading. 308,801 puts and 386,499 calls are open in total.
BA Implied Volatility
BA at-the-money implied volatility is 61.1% for Oct 30, 2026 (4 days out). For Nov 27, 2026 it is 33.0%. Near-term volatility is priced above longer-dated volatility, an inverted term structure that usually accompanies an event or stress.
BA Open Interest by Strike
Across all BA expirations, the largest call open interest near the current $188.49 sits at the $200.00 strike (41,157 contracts) and the largest put open interest at $180.00 (31,324). 386,499 calls and 308,801 puts are open in total.
BA Expected Move
The options market prices BA to move about $9.70 (5.1%) by Oct 30, 2026, a range of $178.79 to $198.19. For Nov 27, 2026 (32 days out) the expected move is $14.80 (7.9%).