{"slug":"the-best-and-worst-thousand-dollars-of-june-2026","qid":"loser_receipt","label":"The most expensive ticket to zero: the priciest contract that ended at two cents or less","post_title":"The Best and Worst Thousand Dollars of June 2026","post_url":"/blog/the-best-and-worst-thousand-dollars-of-june-2026#q-loser_receipt","columns":["contract","first_price","last_price","contracts_a_thousand_bought","ending_value_usd"],"rows":[{"contract":"O:MU260612C01350000","first_price":10,"last_price":0.01,"contracts_a_thousand_bought":1,"ending_value_usd":1}],"shape":"scalar","sql":"SELECT ticker AS contract,\n    round(first_px, 2) AS first_price,\n    round(last_px, 2) AS last_price,\n    toUInt32(floor(1000 / (first_px * 100))) AS contracts_a_thousand_bought,\n    round(floor(1000 / (first_px * 100)) * last_px * 100, 0) AS ending_value_usd\nFROM (\n    SELECT ticker,\n        toFloat64(argMin(price, (sip_timestamp, price))) AS first_px,\n        toFloat64(argMax(price, (sip_timestamp, price))) AS last_px,\n        count() AS trades\n    FROM global_markets.options_trades\n    WHERE ((startsWith(ticker, 'O:MU') AND length(ticker) = 19) OR (startsWith(ticker, 'O:NVDA') AND length(ticker) = 21) OR (startsWith(ticker, 'O:TSLA') AND length(ticker) = 21) OR (startsWith(ticker, 'O:SPY') AND length(ticker) = 20) OR (startsWith(ticker, 'O:QQQ') AND length(ticker) = 20) OR (startsWith(ticker, 'O:AAPL') AND length(ticker) = 21))\n      AND sip_timestamp >= toDateTime64('2026-06-01 00:00:00', 9) AND sip_timestamp < toDateTime64('2026-07-01 00:00:00', 9)\n    GROUP BY ticker\n    HAVING count() >= 50 AND argMin(price, (sip_timestamp, price)) > 0\n)\nWHERE last_px <= 0.02 AND floor(1000 / (first_px * 100)) >= 1\nORDER BY first_px DESC, contract ASC\nLIMIT 1","computed_at":"2026-07-26T06:15:55.000260+00:00","elapsed":15.299954159}