IWM options expiring Oct 14 drew 44% of tracked IWM est. premium on Oct 12
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 16:26 ET. Source: Cboe delayed options chain.
$3.9M est. of $8.9M est. across the IWM strikes we track, by 16:11 ET. Calls $2.2M, puts $1.7M. Tracked: listed strikes in the 2 nearest expirations.
This date44%
CEst.$2.2M
PEst.$1.7M
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 16:11 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)
$2.2M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$1.7M
Share of the ticker's tracked est. premium
44%
This expiry, est. premium (USD)
$3.9M
All tracked strikes, est. premium (USD)
$8.9M
Days to expiry
2
Why it fired
Rule
expiry share of est. premium >= 0.4, not the nearest expiry (absolute: baseline n 2 < 5); ticker est. premium >= $1.0M
Values that cleared it
Share: 0.4353
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 28; Puts: 29; Ticker: 116
Baseline
median premium share of contracts within a week: 1
7,215 put and 2,088 call contracts by 14:51 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $3.3M puts, $1.6M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
4,273 call and 692 put contracts by 10:41 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $1.2M calls, $205K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
4,513 call and 1,102 put contracts by 10:10 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $2.6M calls, $1.2M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 77,617 put and 98,001 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,048 put and 4,161 call contracts. By 09:56 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
IWM calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.6x their open interest, by 09:45 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
18,453 put and 605 call contracts by 09:35 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $4.4M puts, $160K calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.