# S&P 500 Puts Hit 4.4M Contracts as Index Drops

> S&P 500 put trading volume hits 4.4 million contracts as index falls 1.1%.
- Title: S&P 500 Puts Hit 4.4M Contracts as Index Drops · TokenPost
- Summary: S&P 500 put trading volume hits 4.4 million contracts as index falls 1.1%. S&P 500 put trading volume reached 4,402,613 contracts on Oct. 16 as the index…
- Keywords: s&p 500, put trading, index fall, contracts, spx options, spxw options, trading volume, index level, crypto, finance, 500, Puts
- Source: TokenPost — https://tokenpost.com/news/investing/35203
- Published: 2026-10-20T01:54:09+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: s&p 500, put trading, index fall, contracts, spx options, spxw options, trading volume, index level, crypto, finance
## Put Trading Volume
Put volume in S&P 500 Index options reached 4,402,613 contracts on Oct. 16 as the benchmark lost 1.1%.
## Call Contracts Traded
Across SPX and SPXW options, 3,013,757 call contracts traded with 1.46 puts for every call.
## Index Level Drop
S&P 500 Index closed at 7,659.44, down 84.62 points from previous close.
## Key takeaway

S&P 500 put trading volume reached 4,402,613 contracts on Oct. 16 as the index dropped 1.1%.