NIFTY option chain today, 23 Oct 2026: max pain 22,700, PCR 0.74, call wall 24,000, put wall 21,500
As of Friday 23 October 2026, from the exchange's official end-of-day F&O file.
Next NIFTY expiry: Tuesday 27 October 2026; the one after: Tuesday 3 November 2026. From the exchange's F&O contract list.
NIFTY closed at 22,600.00. For the 27 October 2026 expiry the biggest call open interest is at 24,000 and the biggest put open interest at 21,500; put-call ratio 0.74, max pain 22,700.
The at-the-money straddle (22,600 call + put) settled at 275.10: on 23 October 2026 the options were priced for a move of about ±275 points (±1.22 %) by the 27 October 2026 expiry. That is what the options cost, not a forecast.
Settle prices around the money
Settle price = the exchange's official end-of-day price of each option. OI = open interest, the number of option units still open; change = since the previous day.
| Call settle OI · change | Strike | Put settle OI · change |
|---|---|---|
| 275.95 OI 5.0 L · +3.3 L | 22,350 | 60.00 OI 25.7 L · +4.0 L |
| 242.10 OI 24.5 L · +17.2 L | 22,400 | 73.20 OI 77.9 L · +21.6 L |
| 207.25 OI 15.5 L · +13.1 L | 22,450 | 89.30 OI 34.6 L · +14.5 L |
| 175.80 OI 84.6 L · +54.8 L | 22,500 | 107.05 OI 1.21 Cr · +28.0 L |
| 147.80 OI 27.7 L · +19.7 L | 22,550 | 129.05 OI 25.3 L · −6.6 L |
| 124.40 OI 56.4 L · +18.2 L | 22,600 at the money | 150.70 OI 62.6 L · −23.2 L |
| 101.20 OI 29.3 L · +8.6 L | 22,650 | 181.40 OI 15.5 L · −21.1 L |
| 82.45 OI 99.2 L · +38.3 L | 22,700 | 210.25 OI 51.1 L · −22.5 L |
| 66.45 OI 34.4 L · +2.7 L | 22,750 | 245.90 OI 14.6 L · −6.9 L |
| 53.35 OI 1.01 Cr · +25.6 L | 22,800 | 280.55 OI 43.4 L · +4.5 L |
| 41.95 OI 32.6 L · +9.6 L | 22,850 | 323.20 OI 6.3 L · −2.2 L |
Biggest open interest added
- 22,500 call: +54.8 L
- 23,500 call: +44.1 L
- 22,700 call: +38.3 L
- 23,000 call: +28.2 L
- 22,500 put: +28.0 L
Biggest open interest cut
- 22,600 put: −23.2 L
- 22,700 put: −22.5 L
- 22,650 put: −21.1 L
- 24,200 call: −18.5 L
- 23,500 put: −17.6 L
The at-the-money straddle (22,600 call + put) settled at 494.30: on 23 October 2026 the options were priced for a move of about ±494 points (±2.19 %) by the 3 November 2026 expiry. That is what the options cost, not a forecast.
Settle prices around the money
Settle price = the exchange's official end-of-day price of each option. OI = open interest, the number of option units still open; change = since the previous day.
| Call settle OI · change | Strike | Put settle OI · change |
|---|---|---|
| 388.80 OI 24.1K · +16.4K | 22,350 | 151.95 OI 2.4 L · +1.2 L |
| 354.90 OI 3.4 L · +2.0 L | 22,400 | 172.40 OI 9.1 L · +2.9 L |
| 323.05 OI 79.5K · +44.7K | 22,450 | 190.20 OI 2.8 L · −45.6K |
| 294.25 OI 9.0 L · +6.3 L | 22,500 | 212.15 OI 14.2 L · +5.7 L |
| 264.65 OI 1.8 L · +1.4 L | 22,550 | 235.10 OI 1.9 L · +56.4K |
| 239.85 OI 12.2 L · +4.7 L | 22,600 at the money | 254.45 OI 10.8 L · +94.4K |
| 213.10 OI 2.4 L · −23.4K | 22,650 | 279.60 OI 1.7 L · −76.4K |
| 191.10 OI 16.3 L · +4.2 L | 22,700 | 309.65 OI 11.3 L · −51.8K |
| 173.00 OI 2.2 L · +42.4K | 22,750 | 333.55 OI 1.6 L · −20.0K |
| 151.55 OI 19.0 L · +7.0 L | 22,800 | 368.85 OI 14.5 L · +3.6 L |
| 136.00 OI 2.7 L · +1.2 L | 22,850 | 399.00 OI 87.0K · −4.5K |
Biggest open interest added
- 22,800 call: +7.0 L
- 20,050 put: +6.9 L
- 25,000 call: +6.8 L
- 22,500 call: +6.3 L
- 22,300 put: +6.3 L
Biggest open interest cut
- 23,000 put: −1.5 L
- 23,100 put: −1.0 L
- 24,050 call: −97.6K
- 22,650 put: −76.4K
- 22,700 put: −51.8K
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