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Options trade size distribution on July 2, 2026 (whole-tape contracts per print)scalar · 2026-08-14 · 1×41 SPY options vs. SPY stock on one session: quote count, trade count, and median quoted spreadscalar · 2026-08-14 · 1×10462.93M SPY options quoted-spread distribution: percentiles in basis pointsscalar · 2026-08-14 · 1×635.51 SPY options quote quality: valid, one-sided, and locked/crossed recordsscalar · 2026-08-14 · 1×7463.20M SPY options median spread by expiration date, near-the-money strikes onlyranking · 2026-08-14 · 25×4Preview: 16 ranked values, largest first. Options bid-ask spreads by product: median basis points, July 2, 2026 regular hoursranking · 2026-08-14 · 5×4Preview: 5 ranked values, smallest first.
Options trade size distribution on July 2, 2026 (whole-tape contracts per print)

Options trade size distribution on July 2, 2026 (whole-tape contracts per print)

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median contracts
1
p90 contracts
10
avg contracts
6.1
total prints
13.04M
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WITH trades AS (
    SELECT toFloat64(size) AS size FROM global_markets.options_trades
    WHERE sip_timestamp >= '2026-07-02 13:30:00' AND sip_timestamp < '2026-07-02 20:00:00'
)
SELECT
    round(quantileExact(0.50)(size), 0) AS median_contracts,
    round(quantileExact(0.90)(size), 0) AS p90_contracts,
    round(avg(size), 1) AS avg_contracts,
    count() AS total_prints
FROM trades
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