IWM options expiring Oct 23 (2 weeks out) drew 45% of tracked IWM est. premium on Oct 12
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 09:50 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
$4.5M est. of $10.1M est. across the IWM strikes we track, by 09:35 ET. Calls $160K, puts $4.4M. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
This date45%
CEst.$160K
PEst.$4.4M
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 09:35 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)
$160K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$4.4M
Share of the ticker's tracked est. premium
45%
This expiry, est. premium (USD)
$4.5M
All tracked strikes, est. premium (USD)
$10.1M
Days to expiry
11
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: 0.4473
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 16; Puts: 12; Ticker: 415
Baseline
median premium share of contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.3042
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.