{"slug":"disadvantages-of-a-stock-split","qid":"nvda_strike_grid","label":"NVIDIA traded option strikes across its 2024 split","post_title":"The Real Disadvantages of a Stock Split","post_url":"/blog/disadvantages-of-a-stock-split#q-nvda_strike_grid","columns":["month","period_label","strikes_traded","median_strike_usd"],"rows":[{"month":"2024-03-01","period_label":"Mar 2024","strikes_traded":318,"median_strike_usd":815},{"month":"2024-04-01","period_label":"Apr 2024","strikes_traded":332,"median_strike_usd":825},{"month":"2024-05-01","period_label":"May 2024","strikes_traded":394,"median_strike_usd":855},{"month":"2024-06-01","period_label":"Jun 2024","strikes_traded":709,"median_strike_usd":130},{"month":"2024-07-01","period_label":"Jul 2024","strikes_traded":354,"median_strike_usd":117},{"month":"2024-08-01","period_label":"Aug 2024","strikes_traded":338,"median_strike_usd":113},{"month":"2024-09-01","period_label":"Sep 2024","strikes_traded":324,"median_strike_usd":116}],"shape":"series","sql":"SELECT\n    toString(toStartOfMonth(date))                                 AS month,\n    formatDateTime(toStartOfMonth(date), '%b %Y')                  AS period_label,\n    countDistinct(strike_price)                                    AS strikes_traded,\n    round(quantileDeterministic(0.5)(toFloat64(strike_price), cityHash64(ticker)), 2) AS median_strike_usd\nFROM global_markets.options_greeks\nWHERE underlying_symbol = 'NVDA'\n  AND date BETWEEN '2024-03-01' AND '2024-09-30'\n  AND volume > 0\nGROUP BY month, period_label\nORDER BY month","computed_at":"2026-10-07T16:08:46.542324+00:00","elapsed":0.003207085}