Max pain is the price where the total value of all open calls and puts would be lowest at expiration, so option buyers as a group would lose the most. Some traders watch it as a level the stock may drift toward near expiration, because option sellers, often market makers, hedge their positions in ways that can pull the price toward heavily traded strikes. It is a theory, not a guarantee.

As of the Nov 4, 2026 close, max pain for Global Payments options about one week from expiration was $90.11. The chart above shows the exact max pain for each expiration date.

Global Payments closed above its near-term max pain on 20 of the last 20 trading days. On Nov 4, 2026 it closed at $96.01, 6.5% above max pain of $90.11.

Over the last 20 trading days, near-term max pain for Global Payments ranged from $79.64 to $90.13. It went from $80.00 on Oct 8, 2026 to $90.11 on Nov 4, 2026. See the GPN max pain history for a longer view.

Global Payments is a leading provider of payment processing and software solutions and historically focused on serving small and midsize merchants.