# IWM puts expiring Oct 15 traded 2.9x the calls on that date

As of Oct 9, 2026, 11:51 ET: IWM puts expiring Oct 15 traded 2.9x the calls on that date. 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. Source: Schwab options chain.

- Session: 2026-10-09
- Kind: Put/call by expiry
- Status: Session closed
- Expiry: 2026-10-15 (within a week)
- Rule: put/call volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 1 < 5); put volume >= 2000; call volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
- Baseline: median put/call volume ratio, contracts within a week, last 20 sessions, n = 1, value 0.67

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| callOpenInterest | 5532 |
| callPremiumEst | 348852 |
| callVolume | 1864 |
| daysToExpiry | 6 |
| putOpenInterest | 9133 |
| putPremiumEst | 431739 |
| putToCallVolumeRatio | 2.94 |
| putVolume | 5482 |

## What happened next

- Next settlement: pending the next settlement.
- Expiry: pending expiry.

Caveat: 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.

Session page: https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-09

## Citation

Source: SquawkFlow, https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-09/iwm-puts-oct-15-2026-put-call-skew
Retrieved: 2026-10-11 16:44 ET
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