Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) Options Chain
NYSE: BCSFFinanceFinance/Investors ServicesUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Oct 16, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 6
- Share price
- $10.62
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 1.32
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 0.53
- Expected move
- ±$0.8803
- Open interest (C / P)
- 389 / 513
BCSF options summary
The BCSF options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 6 call and 6 put contracts, with 6 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 389 calls and 513 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.32, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $10.00 strike is 64.7%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.8803 (8.3%) in Bain Capital Specialty Finance stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $12.50 call (207 contracts) and the $10.00 put (276 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
BCSF options chain · October 16, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 9.10 | 7.50 | 9.20 | 2.50 | — | — | — | |||||
| 5.40 | 5.20 | 6.40 | 5.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 4.00 | 2.70 | 3.80 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.36 | |||||
| 1.34 | 0.45 | 1.15 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.09 | |||||
| 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 12.50 | 1.80 | 1.95 | 1.35 | |||||
| 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 15.00 | 3.60 | 4.80 | 3.77 | |||||
| — | — | — | 17.50 | 6.00 | 7.50 | 6.37 | |||||
| — | — | — | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.33 | |||||
In-the-money callsIn-the-money puts. IV = implied volatility, OI = open interest (contracts). Each contract covers 100 shares. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the BCSF put/call ratio?
For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the BCSF put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.32 (513 puts vs 389 calls), and 0.53 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is BCSF's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for BCSF options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 64.7%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Bain Capital Specialty Finance stock to move.
How many BCSF option expiration dates are there?
BCSF has 4 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Apr 16, 2027.
What does "in the money" mean?
A call is in the money when the strike price is below the current share price; a put is in the money when the strike is above it. In-the-money contracts have intrinsic value and are shaded in the table.