# Open interest in V puts expiring Oct 9 rose 3,397 at the Oct 8 settlement

As of the Oct 8, 2026 settlement: Open interest in V puts expiring Oct 9 rose 3,397 at the Oct 8 settlement. 5,969 to 9,366 contracts between the Oct 7 and Oct 8 settlements, 57% of the prior figure. Source: Cboe settlement open interest archive.

- Session: 2026-10-08
- Kind: Open interest change
- Status: Settled
- Expiry: 2026-10-09 (within a week)
- Rule: |change| >= 10000 or (>= 2000 and >= 50% of prior), and |change share| >= 2.0 x bucket median; prior OI >= 1000
- Baseline: median absolute open interest change share, contracts within a week, last 20 sessions, n = 15, value 0.0668

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| changeShare | 0.5691 |
| daysToExpiry | 1 |
| openInterest | 9366 |
| openInterestChange | 3397 |
| priorOpenInterest | 5969 |
| priorSettlement | 2026-10-07 |
| settlement | 2026-10-08 |

## What happened next

This snapshot is itself a settlement figure.

Caveat: Open interest change, not trades; it does not say which side opened or closed.

Session page: https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08

## Citation

Source: SquawkFlow, https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/v-puts-oct-9-2026-open-interest-change
Retrieved: 2026-10-11 16:44 ET
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