Options NBBO tape: total updates vs the stock tape, plus the SPY root slice
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 2026-07-26, from Market Recap: July 10, 2026, The Day in Numbers.
jul10 options bn
6.73
options to stock ratio
16.7
jul10 spy options m
243
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- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
jul10_options_bn |
number | every row is 6.73 | |
options_to_stock_ratio |
number | every row is 16.7 | ratio or rate |
jul10_spy_options_m |
number | every row is 243 |
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.
the exact SQL behind every number
WITH
(SELECT count() FROM global_markets.cache_options_quotes WHERE sip_timestamp >= '2026-07-10 00:00:00' AND sip_timestamp < '2026-07-11 00:00:00') AS jul10_options_rows,
(SELECT count() FROM global_markets.cache_stocks_quotes WHERE sip_timestamp >= '2026-07-10 00:00:00' AND sip_timestamp < '2026-07-11 00:00:00') AS jul10_stock_quote_rows
SELECT
round(jul10_options_rows / 1e9, 2) AS jul10_options_bn,
round(jul10_options_rows / jul10_stock_quote_rows, 1) AS options_to_stock_ratio,
round((SELECT count() FROM global_markets.cache_options_quotes WHERE ticker >= 'O:SPY26' AND ticker < 'O:SPY27' AND sip_timestamp >= '2026-07-10 13:30:00' AND sip_timestamp < '2026-07-10 20:00:00') / 1e6, 0) AS jul10_spy_options_m
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