Financials

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MRSH) options and signal

Figures as of 28 Sep 2026

MRSH is Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a Financials name the model ranks every trading day. The options figures are from the close on 28 Sep 2026. The model's figures are from 25 Sep 2026, one trading day behind the latest, as the Free plan shows them. Every model figure is paper trading.

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At a glance

FigureValueDate
Priced move to 16 Oct8.0% down, 6.5% up28 Sep
Call wall and put wall180 and 17028 Sep
Signal and the desk's viewNo signal, view bearish25 Sep
Last close169.0328 Sep
Next report15 Oct 202628 Sep

Options Snapshot

MRSH's at the money implied volatility is 31.2 percent on 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
IV rankNot stated, 27 weeks of record
At the money IV31.2%, near month, 18 days
Put/call ratio, open interest0.91
Call open interest, strikes captured near the price6,230 contracts
Put open interest, strikes captured near the price5,650 contracts
Cost to trade at the moneyFair, 25.5% of the option's mid price

From the option chain at the close on 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Priced Range

On 28 Sep 2026, MRSH options priced a move of 8.0 percent down and 6.5 percent up by 16 Oct 2026.

ExpiryDaysDownUpRange
16 Oct 2026188.0%6.5%155.43 to 180.03
20 Nov 20265312.1%9.8%148.53 to 185.53
15 Jan 202710913.7%15.9%145.93 to 195.83
19 Mar 202717214.7%18.8%144.23 to 200.73
16 Apr 202720020.0%19.9%135.23 to 202.63

The range is one standard deviation either side of the close of 169.03, as the option prices imply it.

A priced move restates option prices at the close and says nothing certain about where the price goes.

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Gamma Map

On 28 Sep 2026, MRSH's call wall is the 180 strike and its put wall is the 170 strike.

FigureValue
Call wall, most open call gamma180
Put wall, most open put gamma170
Flip strike, where net gamma changes sign177.26
Net dollar gamma, calls minus putsminus $891,965
Total dollar gamma, both sides$5.01 million
Close169.03

Dollar gamma is stated for a one percent move in the price.

Net is calls minus puts under the standard convention, not a record of who holds the contracts.

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Volatility History

On 28 Sep 2026, MRSH's at the money IV is 31.2 percent against 20 day realized volatility of 18.1 percent.

FigureValue
At the money IV31.2%
Realized volatility, 20 trading days18.1%
Realized volatility, 60 trading days24.6%
Weekly readings on record27, from 30 Jan 2026

Realized volatility is worked out from the daily closes the desk holds, not from the option chain.

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Volatility Weather

On 28 Sep 2026, MRSH's at the money IV runs from 31.2 percent at 18 days to 26.8 percent at 200 days.

Days to expiryAt the money IV
1831.2%
5327.4%
10926.3%
17227.8%
20026.8%

Near expiries price more volatility than far ones, an inverted term structure.

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Volatility Smile

On 28 Sep 2026, at the 53 day expiry, MRSH's IV ten percent below the price sits 7.5 points above at the money IV.

Strike areaImplied volatilityAgainst at the money
10% below the price34.9%+7.5 points
At the money27.4%0.0 points
10% above the price25.6%-1.7 points

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Volatility Surface

On 28 Sep 2026, MRSH's surface spans 5 expiries out to 200 days, with IV from 25.1 to 86.8 percent near the price.

FigureValue
Expiries captured5
Nearest expiry16 Oct 2026, 18 days
Farthest expiry16 Apr 2027, 200 days
Points within 10% of the price, 7 days out or more33
Lowest IV among them25.1%
Highest IV among them86.8%

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Expiry Ladder

On 28 Sep 2026, MRSH has 5 captured expiries, from 16 Oct 2026 to 16 Apr 2027.

ExpiryDaysAt the money IVCall open interestPut open interest
16 Oct 20261831.2%3,8184,161
20 Nov 20265327.4%158144
15 Jan 202710926.3%1,812990
19 Mar 202717227.8%385298
16 Apr 202720026.8%6055

Open interest is summed over the strikes captured near the price on each expiry.

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Strike Table

On 28 Sep 2026, MRSH's largest open interest sits at the 195 strike, with 1,824 contracts across the captured expiries.

StrikeCall open interestPut open interestTotal
1951,793311,824
15531,4131,416
1702799321,211
1857504501,200
1807643021,066
175178606784

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Since Yesterday

From 25 Sep 2026 to 28 Sep 2026, MRSH's at the money IV moved from 33.5 percent to 31.2 percent.

Figure25 Sep28 SepChange
At the money IV33.5%31.2%-2.2 points
Open interest, strikes captured near the price11,85111,881+30
Put/call ratio, open interest0.910.91-0.00

Open interest changes cannot identify buyers or sellers.

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Changed Hands

On 28 Sep 2026, 869 MRSH option contracts traded, 0.4 times its own recent average.

FigureValue
Calls traded377
Puts traded492
Against its recent average0.4 times
Busier than2 of its last 20 trading days
Open interest, whole chain12,374 contracts
Volume to open interest0.07
Unusual volume flagNo

Traded volume and open interest are shown side by side and never combined. Open interest changes cannot identify buyers or sellers.

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Positioning Replay

The replay holds 33 trading days of MRSH's option positioning, from 11 Aug 2026 to 28 Sep 2026.

DateCloseNet dollar gammaTop call strikeTop put strike
11 Aug 2026191.25$1.71 million195185
21 Sep 2026172.72minus $1.13 million180170
28 Sep 2026169.03minus $891,965180170

Each frame restates one nightly capture. Net is calls minus puts, a convention, not who holds the contracts.

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Read-out

On 25 Sep 2026 the desk's view of MRSH was bearish, paper trading.

FigureValue
SideBearish at 45 trading days, no signal
Level above the close175.52, the swing high of 11 Sep 2026, a close past it runs against the view
Level below the close167.93, the swing low of 22 Sep 2026
The chartSits with the view
Strategy familyBear put spread (buy a put spread)
Price targetNone. The desk has no price model.

The levels are prices the shares turned at on the chart, with the date of each.

Paper trading. The model's figures from 25 Sep 2026, one trading day behind, as the Free plan shows them.

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Rank by Timeframe

On 25 Sep 2026 MRSH sat at the 16th percentile of the model's 45 trading day ranking, paper trading.

TimeframePercentileSide
10 trading days2 of 100Bearish
20 trading days3 of 100Bearish
45 trading days16 of 100Bearish

100 is the top of the ranking. A name in the middle three fifths is neutral.

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Timeframe Agreement

On 25 Sep 2026, 3 of 3 timeframes put MRSH on the bearish side, paper trading.

GroupTimeframesSideOn that side
Near10 day, 20 dayBearish2 of 2
Long45 dayBearish1 of 1

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Signal History

On 25 Sep 2026 MRSH had carried no signal for at least 18 trading days, paper trading.

Trading daySignal45 day percentile
25 Sep 2026None16 of 100
24 Sep 2026None20 of 100
23 Sep 2026None32 of 100
22 Sep 2026None28 of 100
21 Sep 2026None11 of 100
18 Sep 2026None12 of 100
17 Sep 2026None10 of 100
16 Sep 2026None17 of 100

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Sector Split

On 25 Sep 2026, 63 of 135 Financials names were bullish and 32 were bearish, paper trading.

SectorNamesBullishBearishNeutral
Financials135633240

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Price Chart

MRSH closed at 169.03 on 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
Last close169.03
Change over 5 trading days-2.1%
Change over 21 trading days-11.0%
Change over 63 trading days+1.4%
Change over 252 trading days-14.6%
52 week high207.83
52 week low156.60
20 day moving average178.04
50 day moving average184.52
200 day moving average177.43
RSI, 14 days30

Worked out from the desk's own daily bars, adjusted for share splits.

From the daily bars through 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Earnings Radar

MRSH reports next on 15 Oct 2026, a date confirmed by the company.

FigureValue
Next report15 Oct 2026, before the open
DateConfirmed by the company
Move after the report of 21 Jul 2026-0.3%
Move after the report of 20 Apr 2026+2.5%
Move after the report of 18 Jan 2026-0.8%

Earnings calendar as of 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Public Filings

The filings the desk holds carry 3 recent trades in MRSH shares.

FiledWhoTradeSize
25 Sep 2026. Kevin Hern, member of CongressSold part$1,001 to $15,000
25 Sep 2026. Kevin Hern, member of CongressSold part$1,001 to $15,000
1 Sep 2026. Kevin Hern, member of CongressSold$1,001 to $15,000

Every filing is reproduced as filed, and each one reaches the public days or weeks after the trade.

Filings as of 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Short Volume

On 25 Sep 2026, 44.0 percent of MRSH's reported volume at the covered venues was marked short.

FigureValue
Short sale share, 25 Sep44.0%
Five day average34.0%
52 week median46.5%

Short sale volume counts trades marked short at the covered venues, mostly off exchange. It is not the same as short interest.

Short volume as of 25 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Seasonality

In the 23 Septembers on record, MRSH's average change was minus 0.3 percent, and it rose in 34.8 percent of them.

MonthAverage changeMiddle changeShare of years upYears
September-0.3%-0.7%34.8%23
October-1.5%+0.3%52.2%23
November+2.7%+3.7%73.9%23

Each figure is a month end to month end change in past years. A past month says nothing certain about the next one.

Monthly history through 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Headlines

The desk's news feeds carried 1 headline naming MRSH in the 3 days to 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
Headlines in the window1
Latest28 Sep 2026

The titles are in the Headlines window, with the time each was published.

Headlines as of 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Questions

What is MRSH's IV rank?
MRSH's at the money implied volatility is 31.2 percent on 28 Sep 2026.
What move are MRSH options pricing?
On 28 Sep 2026, MRSH options priced a move of 8.0 percent down and 6.5 percent up by 16 Oct 2026.
Where are MRSH's call wall and put wall?
On 28 Sep 2026, MRSH's call wall is the 180 strike and its put wall is the 170 strike.
What was the desk's latest view of MRSH on the Free plan?
On 25 Sep 2026 the desk's view of MRSH was bearish, paper trading.
When does MRSH report earnings next?
MRSH reports next on 15 Oct 2026, a date confirmed by the company.

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