# Strike Pegger for EFA

> Max Pain© chart for EFA: the strike where option writers' aggregate liability is minimized, daily and by expiration.

Data as of Nov 9, 2026 (end of day).

Max Pain© analysis: the peg is the strike where call and put writers' aggregate liability is minimized; the target price (bias) is where call and put liability converge.

## EFA quote

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last | 104.96 |
| Change | +3.07 |
| Open | 103.85 |
| Previous | 101.89 |
| High | 105.22 |
| Low | 103.64 |
| Bid | - |
| Ask | - |
| Volume | 18,471,432 |
| Trades | - |
| Dividend | 0.60 |
| Yield | 1.82% |
| Ex-Div | Dec 21, 2016 |
| Split Date | - |
| Impl Vol | 18.2% |
| Hist Vol | 16.1% |
| Opt Volume | 46,342 |
| Open Int | 1,311,384 |

Expiration: Nov 13, 2026.

All expirations: 2026-11-13, 2026-11-20, 2026-11-27, 2026-11-30, 2026-12-04, 2026-12-11, 2026-12-18, 2026-12-24, 2026-12-31, 2027-01-15, 2027-01-29, 2027-02-19, 2027-03-19, 2027-03-31, 2027-04-16, 2027-06-17, 2027-06-30, 2027-09-17, 2027-09-30, 2028-01-21, 2029-01-19.

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## Daily History — expiration Nov 13, 2026

| Date | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 102.50 | 104.96 | 102.68 | 7,977 | 4,620 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 103.00 | 101.89 | 103.15 | 4,682 | 4,636 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 103.00 | 102.70 | 103.16 | 4,567 | 4,054 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 103.00 | 105.72 | 102.95 | 4,322 | 3,828 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 103.00 | 103.08 | 102.93 | 3,535 | 2,182 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 103.00 | 103.70 | 102.92 | 3,449 | 2,156 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 103.00 | 103.37 | 102.91 | 2,494 | 2,030 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 103.00 | 104.35 | 102.91 | 2,399 | 1,918 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 102.50 | 103.68 | 102.57 | 1,415 | 918 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 103.50 | 103.59 | 103.02 | 1,296 | 908 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 102.50 | 102.91 | 102.26 | 1,162 | 831 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 102.50 | 102.63 | 102.08 | 1,135 | 793 |

## Open Interest by Strike

**Strike Peg is 102.50, Bias: 102.68** (expiration Nov 13, 2026) — 2.3% below the last price of 104.96; open interest 7.98K calls / 4.62K puts (put/call 0.58).

Net Liability is the call plus put writers' liability if the stock settles at the strike; the peg is its minimum. Showing 30 of 52 strikes: those with open interest within 10% of the last price; the peg uses every strike.

| Strike | Call OI | Put OI | Net Liability |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 95.00 | 0 | 11 | 29,418 |
| 95.50 | 0 | 4 | 27,141 |
| 96.00 | 0 | 5 | 24,866 |
| 96.50 | 0 | 121 | 22,594 |
| 97.00 | 0 | 80 | 20,382 |
| 97.50 | 0 | 150 | 18,210 |
| 98.00 | 0 | 48 | 16,113 |
| 98.50 | 0 | 71 | 14,040 |
| 99.00 | 0 | 141 | 12,002 |
| 99.50 | 0 | 70 | 10,035 |
| 100.00 | 1 | 15 | 8,103 |
| 100.50 | 137 | 614 | 6,179 |
| 101.00 | 0 | 566 | 4,631 |
| 101.50 | 40 | 448 | 3,365 |
| 102.00 | 118 | 470 | 2,344 |
| 102.50 | 2,193 | 409 | 1,616 |
| 103.00 | 1,009 | 1,045 | 2,190 |
| 103.50 | 2,195 | 41 | 3,790 |
| 104.00 | 159 | 38 | 6,509 |
| 104.50 | 57 | 86 | 9,326 |
| 105.00 | 305 | 80 | 12,214 |
| 105.50 | 141 | 56 | 15,295 |
| 106.00 | 866 | 0 | 18,475 |
| 106.50 | 103 | 0 | 22,087 |
| 107.00 | 140 | 0 | 25,751 |
| 107.50 | 82 | 0 | 29,485 |
| 108.00 | 175 | 0 | 33,260 |
| 108.50 | 212 | 0 | 37,123 |
| 109.00 | 34 | 0 | 41,091 |
| 109.50 | 6 | 0 | 45,077 |

## By Expiration

| Expiration | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Nov 13, 2026 | 102.50 | 104.96 | 102.68 | 7,977 | 4,620 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 105.00 | 104.96 | 104.17 | 85,790 | 103,496 |
| Nov 21, 2026 | 105.00 | 104.96 | 104.17 | 85,790 | 103,496 |
| Nov 27, 2026 | 103.00 | 104.96 | 103.08 | 2,999 | 50,232 |
| Dec 19, 2026 | 103.00 | 104.96 | 100.79 | 102,065 | 213,905 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | 101.00 | 104.96 | 99.04 | 35,411 | 173,336 |
| Feb 20, 2027 | 103.00 | 104.96 | 103.22 | 3,035 | 4,720 |
| Mar 20, 2027 | 107.00 | 104.96 | 105.17 | 24,816 | 127,363 |
| Jun 19, 2027 | 103.00 | 104.96 | 101.53 | 46,754 | 78,516 |
| Sep 18, 2027 | 106.00 | 104.96 | 106.93 | 1,787 | 11,301 |
| Jan 22, 2028 | 103.00 | 104.96 | 101.12 | 23,581 | 59,140 |
| Jan 20, 2029 | 90.00 | 104.96 | 90.47 | 1,672 | 940 |

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