IWM options expiring Nov 20 drew 60% of tracked IWM est. premium on Oct 14
As of , published from Oct 14, 2026, 10:01 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
$22.0M est. of $36.7M est. across the IWM strikes we track, by 09:46 ET. Calls $733K, puts $21.3M. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
This date60%
CEst.$733K
PEst.$21.3M
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 14, 2026, 09:46 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)
$733K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$21.3M
Share of the ticker's tracked est. premium
60%
This expiry, est. premium (USD)
$22.0M
All tracked strikes, est. premium (USD)
$36.7M
Days to expiry
37
Why it fired
Rule
expiry share of est. premium >= 0.4, not the nearest expiry (absolute: baseline n 4 < 5); ticker est. premium >= $1.0M
Values that cleared it
Share: 0.6007
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 25; Puts: 30; Ticker: 796
Baseline
median premium share of contracts 1 to 3 months out: 0.2645
$111.6M est. of $123.0M est. across the IWM strikes we track, by 16:14 ET. Calls $6.8M, puts $104.8M. Tracked: listed strikes in the 2 nearest expirations.
40,105 put and 4,074 call contracts by 15:46 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $13.3M puts, $1.1M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
69,651 put and 6,564 call contracts by 10:25 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $32.9M puts, $1.5M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
14,476 call and 746 put contracts by 10:11 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $2.4M calls, $604K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
IWM puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.6x their open interest, by 09:56 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
61,427 put and 20,486 call contracts by 09:51 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $5.6M puts, $933K calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.