FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC (BEN) Options Risk Score

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Is it risky to sell options on FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC (BEN) right now?

For a 4-week expiry, FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC (BEN) carries an options catalyst-risk score of 76 out of 100 (HIGH). That score is driven by an upcoming earnings report, 10 active legal filings and 1 recent SEC event falling inside the 4-week window. On TickerRisk's scale 70 and above is HIGH, so a known event is scheduled inside this window — selling premium on BEN here is a bet on that event rather than on time decay. The score measures scheduled event exposure, not which way the stock will move.

BEN shows an IV Rank of 38, near the low end of its one-year range — options are relatively cheap, which favours option buyers over sellers, with a current implied volatility of about 46%. Read IV Rank alongside the catalyst score: it says how expensive BEN options are, while the score says whether that price is justified by a scheduled event.

BEN reports on 2026-11-06. Any expiry beyond that date carries the gap, and the implied volatility priced in beforehand typically collapses the morning after.

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC (BEN) current implied volatility and IV Rank

The most recent read on FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC (BEN) puts its IV Rank at 38 with implied volatility around 46%, alongside a TickerRisk options-risk score of 76/100. That is toward the bottom of its 12-month range, so premium is thin. Selling here pays poorly for the risk taken; if you expect a move, buying the move is the cheaper side.

IV Rank is an index, not a percentage — it says where BEN's implied volatility sits inside its own 1-year range. How to read IV Rank →

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC (BEN) next earnings date — 2026-11-06

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC (BEN) reports earnings on 2026-11-06 — about 16 days away, which falls inside a typical options expiry window. BEN's IV Rank is currently 38. Earnings are the single biggest scheduled catalyst for an overnight gap: implied volatility usually runs up into the report and collapses immediately after (the IV crush). Selling premium into the event captures that crush but exposes you to the gap; buying premium needs a move large enough to beat the elevated IV you paid.

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