QQQ options expiring Oct 16 drew 51% of tracked QQQ est. premium on Oct 14
As of , published from Oct 14, 2026, 16:29 ET. Source: Cboe delayed options chain.
$324.5M est. of $636.5M est. across the QQQ strikes we track, by 16:14 ET. Calls $77.0M, puts $247.5M. Tracked: listed strikes in the 2 nearest expirations.
This date51%
CEst.$77.0M
PEst.$247.5M
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 14, 2026, 16:14 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)
$77.0M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$247.5M
Share of the ticker's tracked est. premium
51%
This expiry, est. premium (USD)
$324.5M
All tracked strikes, est. premium (USD)
$636.5M
Days to expiry
2
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: 0.5097
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 174; Puts: 197; Ticker: 585
Baseline
median premium share of contracts within a week: 1
15,559 put and 5,810 call contracts by 09:54 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $24.6M puts, $8.1M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 451,355 put and 483,335 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 18,792 put and 8,052 call contracts. By 09:54 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
QQQ calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.2x their open interest, by 09:35 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.