Franklin Templeton (BEN) Options Chain

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32.00-0.40 (-1.23%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Jan 15, 2027
Days to expiration: 96
Share price: $32.00
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.02
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.52
ATM implied volatility: 35.0%
Expected move: ±$5.74
Open interest (C / P): 5.09K / 5.21K

BEN options summary

The BEN options chain for the January 15, 2027 expiration lists 24 call and 21 put contracts, with 96 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 5,090 calls and 5,207 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.02, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $32.50 strike is 35.0%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$5.74 (17.9%) in Franklin Templeton stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $30.00 call (1.08K contracts) and the $20.00 put (1.11K contracts).

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

BEN options chain · January 15, 2027

BEN calls and puts by strike price. Shaded cells are in the money.
Calls							Puts
OI	Vol	IV	Last	Bid	Ask	Strike	Bid	Ask	Last	IV	Vol	OI
2	13	247.1%	27.90	25.70	29.20	5.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	192.6%	25.00	23.20	26.70	7.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	2	—	21.00	0.00	0.00	10.00	0.00	0.95	0.12	158.2%	7	55
1	1	163.1%	19.85	18.60	22.50	12.50	0.00	0.20	0.10	94.9%	1	287
4	1	207.6%	20.66	18.40	21.70	15.00	0.00	0.75	0.05	102.0%	5	468
7	1	92.9%	15.09	13.30	16.80	17.50	0.00	0.60	0.05	79.7%	1	840
2	1	83.6%	12.51	11.20	14.30	20.00	0.00	0.20	0.06	51.2%	1	1,108
—	—	—	—	—	—	21.00	0.00	0.00	0.25	25.0%	—	0
187	4	65.8%	10.90	9.20	11.20	22.50	0.05	0.15	0.20	43.6%	2	136
6	1	101.4%	10.35	9.20	12.00	24.00	0.00	0.45	0.15	49.3%	4	12
700	1	52.5%	7.71	7.00	8.50	25.00	0.20	0.45	0.30	44.0%	10	899
12	4	50.4%	6.89	6.10	7.70	26.00	0.20	0.80	0.33	48.1%	4	23
375	1	59.4%	5.65	4.80	6.30	27.50	0.20	0.85	0.50	40.6%	1	372
59	1	52.5%	4.35	3.40	5.00	29.00	0.35	1.10	0.70	36.7%	1	8
1,083	1	48.7%	4.39	2.85	4.20	30.00	0.60	1.35	0.98	34.7%	4	121
130	2	46.0%	2.86	2.25	3.50	31.00	1.35	1.65	1.45	32.7%	40	130
BEN $32.00
776	10	36.9%	1.70	1.35	2.20	32.50	1.85	2.45	1.90	33.1%	4	477
116	2	35.7%	1.30	0.75	1.55	34.00	2.20	3.40	2.40	33.4%	32	69
454	13	30.0%	0.75	0.50	0.90	35.00	2.90	4.10	2.90	33.4%	4	199
152	6	29.5%	0.55	0.50	0.65	36.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
234	20	32.2%	0.65	0.15	0.60	37.00	4.40	5.80	4.85	36.2%	1	3
182	100	35.6%	0.55	0.20	0.60	38.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
53	2	52.7%	1.51	0.50	1.30	39.00	0.00	0.00	6.40	—	—	0
466	17	46.3%	0.55	0.00	0.80	40.00	0.00	0.00	6.30	—	20	0
89	67	58.9%	0.19	0.00	0.75	45.00	10.00	12.00	10.33	—	—	0

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 BEN put/call ratio?

For the January 15, 2027 expiration, the BEN put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.02 (5,207 puts vs 5,090 calls), and 0.52 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is BEN's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for BEN options expiring January 15, 2027 is about 35.0%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Franklin Templeton stock to move.

How many BEN option expiration dates are there?

BEN has 5 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 21, 2028.

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.