# Open interest in NVDA puts expiring Oct 14 rose 72,661 at the Oct 12 settlement

As of the Oct 12, 2026 settlement: Open interest in NVDA puts expiring Oct 14 rose 72,661 at the Oct 12 settlement. 37,564 to 110,225 contracts between the Oct 9 and Oct 12 settlements, 193% of the prior figure. Source: Cboe settlement open interest archive.

- Session: 2026-10-12
- Kind: Open interest change
- Status: Settled
- Expiry: 2026-10-14 (within a week)
- Rule: |change| >= 10000 or (>= 2000 and >= 50% of prior) (absolute: baseline n 4 < 5); prior OI >= 1000
- Baseline: median absolute open interest change share, contracts within a week, last 20 sessions, n = 4, value 0.3408

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| changeShare | 1.9343 |
| daysToExpiry | 2 |
| openInterest | 110225 |
| openInterestChange | 72661 |
| priorOpenInterest | 37564 |
| priorSettlement | 2026-10-09 |
| settlement | 2026-10-12 |

## What happened next

This snapshot is itself a settlement figure.

Caveat: Open interest change, not trades; it does not say which side opened or closed.

Session page: https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12

## Citation

Source: SquawkFlow, https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/nvda-puts-oct-14-2026-open-interest-change
Retrieved: 2026-10-14 03:49 ET
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