DTE Meaning in Options: Days to Expiration
DTE menus compared: expirations traded and 0DTE share by underlying, July 8, 2026table ·
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0DTE's rise: same-day share of SPY option volume, June 8-12 of each yearranking ·
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The front of the curve: share of July 8, 2026 volume within a week of expiryscalar ·
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Options volume by days to expiration: every US option traded July 8, 2026ranking ·
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DTE, worked on real contracts: SPY's most-traded option in each DTE band, July 8, 2026table ·
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The price of time: at-the-money SPY call price by DTE, midday July 8, 2026series ·
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DTE menus compared: expirations traded and 0DTE share by underlying, July 8, 2026
DTE menus compared: expirations traded and 0DTE share by underlying, July 8, 2026
| underlying | expiries_traded | shortest_dte | longest_dte | pct_0dte | contracts_mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | 35 | 0 | 891 | 70.1 | 11.96 |
| QQQ | 33 | 0 | 891 | 71.5 | 7.35 |
| TSLA | 23 | 0 | 891 | 62 | 2.62 |
| IWM | 33 | 0 | 891 | 46.6 | 1.89 |
| AAPL | 25 | 0 | 891 | 61.8 | 1.51 |
| KO | 16 | 2 | 562 | 0 | 0.04 |
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT underlying,
uniqExact(expiry) AS expiries_traded,
min(dte) AS shortest_dte,
max(dte) AS longest_dte,
round(100.0 * sumIf(vol, dte = 0) / sum(vol), 1) AS pct_0dte,
round(sum(vol) / 1e6, 2) AS contracts_mm
FROM (
SELECT splitByChar(':', ticker)[2] AS raw,
substring(raw, 1, length(raw) - 15) AS underlying,
toFloat64(volume) AS vol,
toDateOrNull(concat('20', substring(ticker, length(ticker) - 14, 6))) AS expiry,
dateDiff('day', toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')), expiry) AS dte
FROM global_markets.options_minute_aggs
WHERE (ticker LIKE 'O:SPY2%' OR ticker LIKE 'O:QQQ2%' OR ticker LIKE 'O:IWM2%'
OR ticker LIKE 'O:AAPL2%' OR ticker LIKE 'O:TSLA2%' OR ticker LIKE 'O:KO2%')
AND window_start >= '2026-07-08 04:00:00'
AND window_start < '2026-07-09 04:00:00'
)
WHERE dte >= 0
GROUP BY underlying
ORDER BY contracts_mm DESC
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