SOFI calls outnumbered puts 4.1 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 09:49 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
5,541 call and 1,357 put contracts by 09:34 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $50K calls, $37K puts. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.
CCalls5,541
PPuts1,357
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 09:34 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 volume (contracts)
5,541
PPut volume (contracts)
1,357
CCall open interest, prior settlement
257,637
PPut open interest, prior settlement
134,098
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$50K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$37K
Call/put volume ratio
4.1x
Days to expiry
4
Why it fired
Rule
call/put volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 1 < 5); call volume >= 2000; put volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
Values that cleared it
Call volume (contracts): 5,541; Ratio: 4.08
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 15; Puts: 11
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts within a week: 1.3889
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
1, so the fixed threshold applied
Claim level
1, arithmetic on reported figures
Last-trade position, raw counts
Count of contracts whose single last trade sat near the ask or bid. Not the side of the session's volume. It is not used in the headline.
Count of contracts by where their single last trade sat against the quote.
3,201 call and 662 put contracts by 15:29 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $1.2M calls, $307K puts. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.
2,936 call and 500 put contracts by 13:39 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $566K calls, $159K puts. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.
SOFI calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.3x their open interest, by 12:44 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.
6,209 call and 2,196 put contracts by 12:04 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $477K calls, $338K puts. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 22,773 put and 43,105 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 8,734 put and 33,532 call contracts. By 10:39 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.
3,482 call and 513 put contracts by 10:29 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $114K calls, $92K puts. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.