{"slug":"how-much-does-it-cost-to-trade-options","qid":"trade_size_stats","label":"Options trade size distribution on July 2, 2026 (whole-tape contracts per print)","post_title":"How Much Does It Cost to Trade Options?","post_url":"/blog/how-much-does-it-cost-to-trade-options#q-trade_size_stats","columns":["median_contracts","p90_contracts","avg_contracts","total_prints"],"rows":[{"median_contracts":1,"p90_contracts":10,"avg_contracts":6.1,"total_prints":13035841}],"shape":"scalar","sql":"WITH trades AS (\n    SELECT toFloat64(size) AS size FROM global_markets.options_trades\n    WHERE sip_timestamp >= '2026-07-02 13:30:00' AND sip_timestamp < '2026-07-02 20:00:00'\n)\nSELECT\n    round(quantileExact(0.50)(size), 0) AS median_contracts,\n    round(quantileExact(0.90)(size), 0) AS p90_contracts,\n    round(avg(size), 1) AS avg_contracts,\n    count() AS total_prints\nFROM trades","computed_at":"2026-08-14T14:21:37.113986+00:00","elapsed":0.002012654}