The nearest expiration date for BANKING is Dec 29, 2025.
Traders prefer to sell futures contracts when they've already made money on the investment, but still have plenty of time left before the expiration date. Thus, many consider it a good option to sell BANKING before Dec 29, 2025.
Open interest is the number of contracts held by traders in active positions — they're not closed or expired. For BANKING this number is 0.00. You can use it to track a prevailing market trend and adjust your own strategy: declining open interest for BANKING shows that traders are closing their positions, which means a weakening trend.