What an at-the-money SPY call cost, by days to expiry (June 2026)
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-09-18, from Are 0DTE Options High Risk? What the Greeks Say.
| dte_bucket | avg_premium | breakeven_move_pct | double_move_pct | delta_move_pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day (next session) | 3.02 | 0.41 | 0.81 | 0.79 |
| 2-5 days | 4.77 | 0.64 | 1.29 | 1.25 |
| 6-10 days | 6.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.73 |
| 11-20 days | 9.02 | 1.22 | 2.43 | 2.31 |
| 21-45 days | 14.27 | 1.92 | 3.84 | 3.56 |
- Rows × columns
- 5 × 5
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
- Licence
- Strasmore terms · free, no signup
What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
dte_bucket |
text | 5 distinct values | |
avg_premium |
number | 3.02 to 14.27 | US dollars |
breakeven_move_pct |
number | 0.41 to 1.92 | percent |
double_move_pct |
number | 0.81 to 3.84 | percent |
delta_move_pct |
number | 0.79 to 3.56 | percent |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
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WITH atm_calls AS
(
SELECT
days_to_expiry AS dte,
toFloat64(option_close) AS premium,
toFloat64(underlying_close) AS spot,
toFloat64(delta) AS dlt
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE underlying_symbol = 'SPY'
AND lower(toString(option_type)) IN ('call', 'c')
AND date >= toDate('2026-06-01')
AND date < toDate('2026-07-01')
AND days_to_expiry > 0
AND days_to_expiry <= 45
AND iv_converged = 1
AND volume > 0
AND option_close > 0
AND toFloat64(delta) BETWEEN 0.2 AND 0.8
AND abs(toFloat64(strike_price) / toFloat64(underlying_close) - 1) < 0.0025
)
SELECT
multiIf(dte <= 1, '1 day (next session)',
dte <= 5, '2-5 days',
dte <= 10, '6-10 days',
dte <= 20, '11-20 days',
'21-45 days') AS dte_bucket,
round(avg(premium), 2) AS avg_premium,
round(avg(premium / spot) * 100, 2) AS breakeven_move_pct,
round(avg(premium / spot) * 200, 2) AS double_move_pct,
round(avg(premium / (dlt * spot)) * 100, 2) AS delta_move_pct
FROM atm_calls
GROUP BY dte_bucket
ORDER BY min(dte)
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