IWM Open Interest

IWM has 2,475,892 call contracts and 6,928,039 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 2.80. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where IWM positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

Data as of Jul 10, 2026, 8:00 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$296.37
52-week range
$214.96 – $299.87
ATM IV (30d)
18.4%
IV rank
0 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$15.14 (±5.1%)
Put/call OI
2.80
Put-heavy
Max pain
$290
↓ 2.1% below close

IWM Open Interest by Strike

0155.4K310.8K466.1KSpotMax painCall wallPut wall225250275280285291305330

IWM open interest by strike, all expirations combined — calls in green, puts in red.

Total call open interest2,475,892
Total put open interest6,928,039
Put/call OI ratio2.80
Open interest rank (31 day)55 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$300
Put wall (largest put OI)$290
Top volume strike$296
Volume / OI ratio0.44

IWM Open Interest Trend

1.6M3.6M5.7M7.7M9.8MCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Jul '26

IWM total call vs. put open interest, past year.

2.482.692.903.113.32Feb '26May '26Jul '26

IWM put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 2.80 means meaningfully more puts than calls are outstanding — elevated hedging or bearish positioning. In total, 2,475,892 call contracts and 6,928,039 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has risen from 2.55 in Feb '26 to 2.80 today.

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IWM Options FAQ

What is IWM's put/call ratio?

IWM's put/call open interest ratio is 2.80 as of Jul 10, 2026, with 6,928,039 put contracts and 2,475,892 call contracts outstanding.

Which IWM strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Jul 10, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $300 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $290 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is IWM open interest unusually high right now?

IWM's total open interest ranks 55 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Jul 10, 2026 — in the middle of its recent range.

Methodology. IV rank compares the current 30-day at-the-money implied volatility with its highest and lowest values over the past 52 weeks. Max pain is the strike that minimizes the total payout to option holders at expiration. The call and put walls are the strikes carrying the largest call and put open interest across all expirations. Net gamma exposure (GEX) is measured from the dealer perspective. All statistics are derived from delayed OPRA options data.

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