# IWM options expiring Oct 23 (2 weeks out) drew 45% of tracked IWM est. premium on Oct 12

As of Oct 12, 2026, 09:35 ET: IWM options expiring Oct 23 (2 weeks out) drew 45% of tracked IWM est. premium on Oct 12. $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. Source: Schwab options chain.

- Session: 2026-10-12
- Kind: Premium concentration
- Status: Session closed
- Expiry: 2026-10-23 (1 to 3 weeks)
- Rule: expiry share of est. premium >= 0.4, not the nearest expiry (absolute: baseline n 2 < 5); ticker est. premium >= $1.0M
- Baseline: median premium share of contracts 1 to 3 weeks out, last 20 sessions, n = 2, value 0.3042

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| callPremiumEst | 160264 |
| daysToExpiry | 11 |
| expiryPremiumEst | 4530530 |
| premiumShare | 0.4473 |
| putPremiumEst | 4370266 |
| tickerPremiumEst | 10129209 |

## 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/2026-10-12

## Citation

Source: SquawkFlow, https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/iwm-oct-23-2026-premium-concentration
Retrieved: 2026-10-13 03:41 ET
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recomputed every session, so a number without its date is wrong within a day.

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