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Why VIX Options Don't Track the VIX
SPY near-the-money implied volatility by distance to expirationranking · 2026-08-22 · 6×3Preview: 6 ranked values, smallest first. How far the long tenor travels on days the front end jumpsranking · 2026-08-22 · 5×4Preview: 5 ranked values, smallest first. Near-dated versus long-dated SPY implied volatility, session by sessionseries · 2026-08-22 · 81×3Preview: a 16-point series, ending lower. The near-to-far implied volatility gap across liquid namesranking · 2026-08-22 · 6×4Preview: 6 ranked values, largest first.
Why Index Options Are Taxed 60/40: Section 1256
Average daily options volume: Section 1256 names against equity optionsranking · 2026-08-22 · 4×3Preview: 4 ranked values, largest first. Share of contract volume by days to expiry, SPX and SPYranking · 2026-08-22 · 5×3Preview: 5 ranked values, largest first.
What Is VIX1D? The 1-Day Volatility Index
Implied daily move (IV / 16) against realized daily movement, SPY by monthseries · 2026-08-22 · 14×5Preview: a 14-point series, ending higher. SPY option volume by expiration through one session, June 17 2026series · 2026-08-22 · 14×4Preview: a 14-point series, ending lower. SPY near-the-money implied volatility by days to expiryranking · 2026-08-22 · 8×2Preview: 8 ranked values, largest first. SPY absolute daily move, median and 90th percentile by yearranking · 2026-08-22 · 8×4Preview: 8 ranked values, smallest first.
SPX vs SPY Options: Which One to Trade
SPY option volume by days to expiry, trailing six weeksranking · 2026-08-22 · 5×3Preview: 5 ranked values, largest first. Time value left in deep in-the-money SPY calls, against the dividend at stakeranking · 2026-08-22 · 16×4Preview: 16 ranked values, smallest first. How close SPY closes to the nearest whole-dollar strike on monthly expirationsseries · 2026-08-22 · 13×4Preview: a 13-point series, ending lower. What one contract controls: SPX, SPY and XSPranking · 2026-08-22 · 3×4Preview: 3 ranked values, largest first.
Mini Index Options Explained: XSP, XND, MRUT
SPY ex-dividend dates and cash amounts, trailing three yearsseries · 2026-08-22 · 12×3Preview: a 12-point series, ending higher. Open to close moves on monthly expiration Fridays, SPY since 2015ranking · 2026-08-22 · 5×3Preview: 5 ranked values, largest first. Dollar exposure in one 100-multiplier contract, by monthseries · 2026-08-22 · 37×5Preview: a 16-point series, ending higher.
Equity vs Index Put/Call Ratio: What's High?
The total is a call-volume-weighted blend of the two bucketsranking · 2026-08-22 · 11×4Preview: 11 ranked values, largest first. The same equity ratio, computed with and without ETF optionsseries · 2026-08-22 · 23×4Preview: a 16-point series, ending lower. Single-stock bucket vs ETF bucket, session by sessionseries · 2026-08-22 · 33×6Preview: a 16-point series, roughly flat. Put/call volume ratio by underlying, trailing 60 sessionstable · 2026-08-22 · 12×5
Cash Settled vs Physical Delivery Options
SPY: widest open print to close print gaps on monthly expiration Fridays since 2021ranking · 2026-08-22 · 12×4Preview: 12 ranked values, smallest first. How close SPY closes to a whole dollar strike, expiration Fridays vs every other sessionranking · 2026-08-22 · 4×4Preview: 4 ranked values, smallest first. Dividend owed per assigned contract, recent ex dividend datesseries · 2026-08-22 · 6×3Preview: a 6-point series, ending lower. What 100 shares per contract is worth, six household namesseries · 2026-08-22 · 6×3Preview: a 6-point series, ending lower.
What Time Do Options Stop Trading?
Share of late session option volume printed after 4:00 p.m. ET, July 15, 2026ranking · 2026-08-16 · 7×3Preview: 7 ranked values, largest first. Last SPY and SPX option print, minutes past the 4:00 p.m. equity closeseries · 2026-08-16 · 12×4Preview: a 12-point series, roughly flat. Last SPY option print on each 1:00 p.m. ET early close since July 2024ranking · 2026-08-16 · 6×3Preview: 6 ranked values, smallest first. SPY and SPX option volume by the minute, 15:45 to 16:25 ETseries · 2026-08-16 · 41×3Preview: a 16-point series, ending lower.
What Is the VIX? What It Really Measures
Median daily percent change: VXX against SPY, by calendar yearranking · 2026-08-14 · 7×4Preview: 7 ranked values, smallest first. SPY at-the-money implied volatility by time to expiry, July 15, 2026ranking · 2026-08-14 · 6×3Preview: 6 ranked values, smallest first. SPY at-the-money implied volatility near 30 days to expiry, monthly averages (Jul 2025 to Jul 2026)series · 2026-08-14 · 13×6Preview: a 13-point series, ending higher. Implied daily move against the realized daily move: SPY, month by monthseries · 2026-08-14 · 13×6Preview: a 13-point series, roughly flat.
Nikkei 225 Options and SQ Settlement
SPY implied volatility vs the volatility realized in the following monthseries · 2026-08-03 · 23×5Preview: a 16-point series, roughly flat. Implied vs realized volatility, six heavily traded US underlyings, twelve months to June 30, 2026ranking · 2026-08-03 · 6×4Preview: 6 ranked values, largest first. Median theta and implied volatility by days to expiry: near-the-money SPY contracts, H1 2026table · 2026-08-03 · 60×4 SPY on monthly settlement Fridays: the opening gap, and where the session went afterwardsseries · 2026-08-03 · 16×4Preview: a 16-point series, ending lower. Opening prints on settlement morning, May 15, 2026: twelve large US constituentsranking · 2026-08-03 · 12×3Preview: 12 ranked values, largest first.
DAX Daily Options: How Eurex 0DTE Works
Same-day expiries as a share of SPY option volume: every session, July 2026series · 2026-08-03 · 21×4Preview: a 16-point series, roughly flat. Expirations on the SPY option board: every listed expiry over 30 days, 16 July 2026series · 2026-08-03 · 13×4Preview: a 13-point series, ending lower. Median implied volatility by days to expiry: near-the-money SPY contracts, 16 July 2026ranking · 2026-08-03 · 5×4Preview: 5 ranked values, smallest first. Distinct expirations listed for the rest of July 2026: eight US namesranking · 2026-08-03 · 8×3Preview: 8 ranked values, largest first.
AM vs PM Settled Index Options Explained
The same hypothetical on every session: expiration mornings against the rest of the tapetable · 2026-08-03 · 3×5 The prices behind the arithmetic: Thursday's close, the strike, Friday's open and closeseries · 2026-08-03 · 29×6Preview: a 16-point series, ending higher. One at-the-money call settled two ways: the ten widest splits since January 2024table · 2026-08-03 · 10×5 Every monthly expiration since January 2024: the overnight gap, then the session that followedseries · 2026-08-03 · 29×4Preview: a 16-point series, ending lower.
SPY near-the-money implied volatility by distance to expiration

SPY near-the-money implied volatility by distance to expiration

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SPY near-the-money implied volatility by distance to expiration — 6 rows by 3 columns, computed from US exchange, SIP and OPRA data.
dte_bandiv_pctcontract_count
up to 1 week18.0642251
1 to 3 weeks14.5147164
3 to 6 weeks14.9737078
6 weeks to 3 months15.4625859
3 to 6 months16.6717769
over 6 months18.6817210
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SELECT
    multiIf(days_to_expiry <=   7, 'up to 1 week',
            days_to_expiry <=  21, '1 to 3 weeks',
            days_to_expiry <=  45, '3 to 6 weeks',
            days_to_expiry <=  90, '6 weeks to 3 months',
            days_to_expiry <= 180, '3 to 6 months',
                                   'over 6 months')          AS dte_band,
    round(avg(implied_volatility) * 100, 2)                   AS iv_pct,
    count()                                                   AS contract_count
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE underlying_symbol = 'SPY'
  AND iv_converged = 1
  AND volume > 0
  AND days_to_expiry BETWEEN 1 AND 730
  AND abs(toFloat64(strike_price) / toFloat64(underlying_close) - 1) < 0.05
  AND date >= today() - 120
GROUP BY dte_band
ORDER BY min(days_to_expiry)
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