# Same-day contracts accounted for 63% of tracked IWM option volume by 09:31 ET

As of Oct 15, 2026, 09:31 ET: Same-day contracts accounted for 63% of tracked IWM option volume by 09:31 ET. The evidence table and the rule that fired are at https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/iwm-oct-15-2026-same-day-share, where the follow-up at the next settlement and at expiry is added once each is recorded.

9,673 of 15,408 tracked contracts on Oct 15, 2026, puts 4,413 and calls 5,260. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations. Source: Schwab options chain.

- Session: 2026-10-15
- Kind: Same-day share
- Status: Session closed
- Expiry: 2026-10-15 (same day)
- Rule: same-day share >= 0.6 (absolute: baseline n 0 < 5); volume >= 10000
- Baseline: median same-day share of option volume, last 20 sessions, n = 0

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| sameDayCallVolume | 5260 |
| sameDayPutVolume | 4413 |
| sameDayShare | 0.6278 |
| sameDayVolume | 9673 |
| totalVolume | 15408 |

## 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/2026-10-15

## Citation

Source: SquawkFlow, https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/iwm-oct-15-2026-same-day-share
Retrieved: 2026-10-16 04:35 ET
Attribution: cite the page URL rather than a copied number. Levels are
recomputed every session, so a number without its date is wrong within a day.

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