BEN options flow: unusual options activity in Franklin Resources Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last session the tape recorded 1 unusual options print in Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN), $38K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $0 against $38K bearish; $0 went into calls and $38K into puts, a put call ratio of n/a. The largest print was $38K of BEN 16 Oct 2026 $32 puts on 25 September 2026, executed at ask. BEN closed at $33.02 on 25 September 2026, up 1.4%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 25 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 1 session. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.
Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.
Largest prints of the week
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | BEN 16 Oct 2026 $32 puts | Trade | 500 | 1,146 | $38K | At ask | Bearish |
Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.
Where the money is aimed
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | 1 | $38K | 0% | -$38K |
The most premium, $38K, is aimed at the 16 Oct 2026 expiry.
A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.
Every print in BEN with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open BEN in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open BEN in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 6 firms, have a median of $36, 7.5% above the last close.
Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.
About Franklin Resources Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Trading
- Headquarters
- San Mateo, California
- Website
- franklinresources.com
Franklin Resources, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is based in San Mateo, California. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative markets.
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Learn
- What unusual options activity means
- Reading one ticker's flow
- Sweeps, blocks and where a trade printed
- Size versus open interest
- Bullish or bearish, how a print's sentiment is inferred
- The conviction score and whale prints
The live tape for BEN with every print's execution detail, one tap filters for calls, puts, sweeps and 0DTE, saved screeners and, for Realtime subscribers, push alerts and no delay. The same screen is in the iOS and Android apps.
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