Same-day contracts accounted for 61% of tracked IWM option volume by 09:36 ET
As of , published from Oct 28, 2026, 09:51 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-28/iwm-oct-28-2026-same-day-share: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 28, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other IWM snapshots from Oct 28, 2026.
14,248 of 23,456 tracked contracts on Oct 28, 2026, puts 5,548 and calls 8,700. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
Same day61%
Of which8,700 C / 5,548 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 28, 2026, 09:36 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.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 14 sessions. 8,901 call and 2,929 put contracts by 13:26 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 14 sessions. 10,303 put and 596 call contracts by 10:01 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
IWM calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.1x their open interest, by 09:55 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 14 sessions. 3,566 call and 522 put contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 14 sessions. 6,985 call and 1,965 put contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 22,913 put and 34,569 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 3,101 put and 1,919 call contracts. By 09:41 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.