NYT open interest by strike
From the closing options book · October 20, 2026 · updated after every close
At the October 20, 2026 close, NYT options within 45 days held 14,808 calls and 10,557 puts in open interest, a put/call ratio of 0.71. The biggest call strike near the money was 72.5 and the biggest put strike 67.5.
NYT open interest by strike, within 5% of the close
72.5 carried 4,418 calls and 67.5 carried 6,005 puts.
Open interest counts contracts still open after the close; it settles overnight. Large strikes are where dealer hedging is concentrated, which is why open interest feeds the gamma levels and max pain on the other NYT pages.
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Common questions
14,808 calls and 10,557 puts within 45 days at the October 20, 2026 close.
72.5 near the money, with 4,418 contracts.
67.5 near the money, with 6,005 contracts.
Compare: open interest by strike on other tickers
Measured from the closing options book and rebuilt after every close. Nothing on this page is live. Levels are where dealer hedging is concentrated, not targets or forecasts. Not investment advice.