IWM options expiring Nov 20 drew 43% of tracked IWM est. premium on Oct 9
As of , published from Oct 9, 2026, 09:46 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
$1.3M est. of $3.1M est. across the IWM strikes we track, by 09:31 ET. Calls $1.2M, puts $122K. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
This date43%
CEst.$1.2M
PEst.$122K
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 9, 2026, 09:31 ET. Session volume from delayed options chain snapshots, published at least 15 minutes after capture. Totals cover the strikes captured around the money, not every listed strike. Not individual trades. Premium is an estimate: volume times the quote midpoint.
Measure
Value
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$1.2M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$122K
Share of the ticker's tracked est. premium
43%
This expiry, est. premium (USD)
$1.3M
All tracked strikes, est. premium (USD)
$3.1M
Days to expiry
42
Why it fired
Rule
expiry share of est. premium >= 0.4, not the nearest expiry (absolute: baseline n 1 < 5); ticker est. premium >= $1.0M
Values that cleared it
Share: 0.4264
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 16; Puts: 11; Ticker: 327
Baseline
median premium share of contracts 1 to 3 months out: 0.2808
15,655 call and 4,586 put contracts by 14:56 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $1.3M calls, $335K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
19,822 put and 5,945 call contracts by 14:05 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $12.8M puts, $4.3M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
9,241 call and 587 put contracts by 13:40 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $1.7M calls, $265K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
5,482 put and 1,864 call contracts by 11:51 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $432K puts, $349K calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
22,495 put and 8,046 call contracts by 10:56 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $8.4M puts, $2.4M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
30,233 put and 4,078 call contracts by 10:35 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $5.8M puts, $1.0M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.