Houlihan Lokey Inc
Houlihan Lokey Inc (HLI) Options Open Interest
HLI options open interest is 398 contracts. The 2-week average daily volume is 37 contracts across the chain.
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Monitoring HLI open interest helps you see where real money is positioned on Houlihan Lokey Inc's options and which strikes are attracting the most commitment from traders. Houlihan Lokey Inc's open interest reflects the total number of outstanding contracts that have not been closed or exercised, making it a powerful gauge of liquidity, conviction, and potential support and resistance zones. Use our scanner to monitor HLI options open interest in real time and find the strikes that matter.
Open interest is distinct from volume: volume counts how many contracts are traded in a session, while open interest counts how many remain open at the end of the day. Rising HLI options open interest alongside rising volume suggests new positions are being built, while falling open interest signals positions are being closed. Heavy open interest at specific strikes often acts as a magnet near expiration and can hint at where dealers and large traders expect Houlihan Lokey Inc to settle.
Houlihan Lokey, Inc., an investment banking company, provides merger and acquisition (M&A), capital market, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Corporate Finance, Financial Restructuring, and Financial and Valuation Advisory. The Corporate Finance segment offers general financial advisory services; and advises public and private institutions on buy-side and sell-side transactions, leveraged loans, private mezzanine debt, high-yield debt, initial public offerings, follow-ons, convertibles, equity private placements, private equity, and liability management transactions, as well as advise financial sponsors on various transactions.
The Financial Restructuring segment advises debtors, creditors, and other parties-in-interest related to recapitalization/deleveraging transactions. It also provides a range of advisory services, including structuring, negotiation, and confirmation of plans of reorganization; structuring and analysis of exchange offers; corporate viability assessment; dispute resolution and expert testimony; and procuring debtor-in-possession financing. The Financial and Valuation Advisory segment offers valuations of various assets, such as companies, illiquid debt and equity securities, and intellectual property. It also provides fairness opinions in connection with M&A and other transactions, and solvency opinions in connection with corporate spin-offs and dividend recapitalizations; and other types of financial opinions. In addition, this segment offers dispute resolution services. It serves corporations, institutions, and governments. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region.
Pin risk into expiration, dealer positioning, liquidity checks for large orders — all of it starts with knowing where HLI open interest is concentrated. Our scanner maps Houlihan Lokey Inc's open interest across every strike and expiry, flags unusual buildups, and lets you drill into the contracts that institutional money is actually holding. Trade Houlihan Lokey Inc's options open interest as the signal it is, not as an afterthought.
| 135.00 | 0.60 | 3.50 | 2.05 | 34% | +0.3149 | 22 |
| 145.00 | — | 1.70 | 1.70 | 53% | +0.1992 | 7 |
| 150.00 | — | 2.25 | 2.25 | 69% | +0.2049 | 1 |
| 75.00 | 52.50 | 56.50 | 54.50 | 117% | +0.9820 | 0 |
| 80.00 | 47.60 | 51.50 | 49.55 | 107% | +0.9779 | 0 |
| 125.00 | 1.30 | 3.90 | 2.60 | 37% | -0.3318 | 8 |
| 115.00 | — | 2.35 | 2.35 | 64% | -0.1985 | 1 |
| 120.00 | — | 3.10 | 3.10 | 57% | -0.2681 | 1 |
| 130.00 | 3.40 | 6.00 | 4.70 | 36% | -0.5060 | 1 |
| 135.00 | 6.70 | 9.30 | 8.00 | 37% | -0.6687 | 1 |
As of September 25, 2026
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