Options Positioning & Max Pain History / methodology notes

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OCC options information and disclosures Cboe market data services

Method version 1.0.0. Publication date: 2026-09-11. This page is not a claim of independent professional review.

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Inspect user-owned open-interest snapshots, reproduce max-pain calculations, and compare history only when expiry, timestamp, and data rights align.

OptionHistoryDesk: a verification checklist

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How to read option chain history

An option chain history is a series of dated snapshots, not a single live quote. Read it snapshot by snapshot, one expiry at a time.

Open interest vs option volume

Open interest and volume both describe activity in an option contract, but they answer different questions and should never be added together.

Methodology & limitations

What is calculated, what you enter, and what stays unknown.

Options expiration calendar

Every standard monthly expiration date, sourced from the OCC listing cycle.

OptionHistoryDesk workspace

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