MSCI options flow: unusual options activity in MSCI Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 6 unusual options prints in MSCI Inc. (MSCI), $281K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $31K against $172K bearish; $200K went into calls and $81K into puts, a put call ratio of 0.41. The largest print was $72K of MSCI 20 Nov 2026 $550 calls on 22 September 2026, swept at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 1 print and $31K of premium. MSCI closed at $551.36 on 25 September 2026, down 0.8%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 4 sessions. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2026 | MSCI 20 Nov 2026 $550 calls | Sweep | 24 | 6 | $72K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | MSCI 16 Oct 2026 $530 puts | Sweep | 77 | 238 | $51K | At ask | Bearish | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MSCI 16 Oct 2026 $580 calls | Sweep | 75 | 109 | $50K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | MSCI 18 Dec 2026 $630 calls | Trade | 51 | 39 | $48K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | MSCI 16 Oct 2026 $580 calls | Sweep | 71 | 132 | $31K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | MSCI 19 Mar 2027 $860 puts | Trade | 1 | 0 | $30K | At bid | Neutral |
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 | 3 | $132K | 61% | -$69K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 1 | $72K | 100% | -$72K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 1 | $48K | 100% | +$0 |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 1 | $30K | 0% | +$0 |
The most premium, $132K, 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.
The last session, 25 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | MSCI 16 Oct 2026 $580 calls | Sweep | 71 | 132 | $31K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
Every print in MSCI with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open MSCI in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open MSCI in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 10 firms, have a median of $724, 31.4% 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 MSCI Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Business Services
- Headquarters
- Wilmington, New York
- Website
- msci.com
MSCI Inc. provides investment decision support tools for clients to manage their investment processes worldwide. It operates through four segments: Index, Analytics, ESG and Climate, and All Other Private Assets. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process. The Analytics segment offers risk management, performance attribution and portfolio management content, application, and service that provides an integrated view of risk and return.
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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
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