EEM · CALLS · JAN 15 '27Settled

Open interest in EEM calls expiring Jan 15, 2027 rose 34,645 at the Oct 21 settlement

As of Oct 21, 2026 settlement. Source: Cboe settlement open interest archive.

217,078 to 251,723 contracts between the Oct 20 and Oct 21 settlements, 16% of the prior figure.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 21, 2026 settlement. Open interest change, not trades; it does not say which side opened or closed.
Measure	Value
Open interest, earlier settlement	217,078
Open interest, later settlement	251,723
Change (contracts)	+34,645
Change as a share of the earlier figure	16%
Earlier settlement	Oct 20, 2026
Later settlement	Oct 21, 2026
Days to expiry	86

Rule: |change| >= 10000 or (>= 2000 and >= 50% of prior), and |change share| >= 2.0 x bucket median; prior OI >= 1000
Values that cleared it: Change: 34,645; Change as a share of the earlier figure: 0.1596
Contracts traded behind each figure: Open interest changed: 13
Baseline: median absolute open interest change share, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 0.0191
Baseline window: last 20 sessions
Baseline n: 9
Claim level: 0, a reported fact

This snapshot is itself a settlement figure, so it has no follow-up of its own.