July 6, 2026 volume by time to expiration: the tape is short-dated, the listed universe is not
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 2026-08-12, from Options Volume vs. Open Interest, Explained.
| expires_in | contracts_m | pct_of_volume | distinct_contracts_k | pct_of_contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| same day (0DTE) | 23.5 | 38.8 | 3 | 0.9 |
| 1-7 days | 15.3 | 25.3 | 47.1 | 13.8 |
| 8-31 days | 10.5 | 17.3 | 97.8 | 28.7 |
| 32-365 days | 10.5 | 17.3 | 168.8 | 49.6 |
| over a year | 0.8 | 1.3 | 23.6 | 6.9 |
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
expires_in |
text | 5 distinct values (1-7 days, 32-365 days, 8-31 days…) | |
contracts_m |
number | 0.8 to 23.5 | count |
pct_of_volume |
number | 1.3 to 38.8 | percent |
distinct_contracts_k |
number | 3 to 168.8 | count |
pct_of_contracts |
number | 0.9 to 49.6 | 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 dateDiff('day', toDate('2026-07-06'), toDate(concat('20', substring(ticker, length(ticker) - 14, 2), '-', substring(ticker, length(ticker) - 12, 2), '-', substring(ticker, length(ticker) - 10, 2)))) AS dte
SELECT
multiIf(dte = 0, 'same day (0DTE)', dte <= 7, '1-7 days', dte <= 31, '8-31 days', dte <= 365, '32-365 days', 'over a year') AS expires_in,
round(sum(volume) / 1e6, 1) AS contracts_m,
round(100 * toFloat64(sum(volume)) / (SELECT toFloat64(sum(volume)) FROM global_markets.options_minute_aggs WHERE window_start >= '2026-07-06 00:00:00' AND window_start < '2026-07-07 00:00:00'), 1) AS pct_of_volume,
round(uniqExact(ticker) / 1e3, 1) AS distinct_contracts_k,
round(100 * toFloat64(uniqExact(ticker)) / (SELECT toFloat64(uniqExact(ticker)) FROM global_markets.options_minute_aggs WHERE window_start >= '2026-07-06 00:00:00' AND window_start < '2026-07-07 00:00:00'), 1) AS pct_of_contracts
FROM global_markets.options_minute_aggs
WHERE window_start >= '2026-07-06 00:00:00' AND window_start < '2026-07-07 00:00:00'
AND dte >= 0
GROUP BY expires_in
ORDER BY min(dte)
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