Bitcoin and Ethereum options worth $2.18 billion in notional value will expire and settle on March 13

SmartContractAuditor · 2026-03-12T14:29:32+00:00

Bitcoin and Ethereum options worth approximately $2.18 billion will expire on March 13, with 26,000 Bitcoin contracts and 182,000 Ethereum contracts. Market data shows that implied volatility on medium-term and short-term options has declined, while long-term options have risen slightly.

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2026-03-12 14:29:32

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Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bitcoin and Ethereum options with a notional value of $2.18 billion will expire and settle on March 13. Among them, 26,000 BTC options will expire, with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.9, and the maximum pain point at $69,000, with a notional value of $1.8 billion; 182,000 ETH options will expire, with a Put-Call Ratio of 1.21, and the maximum pain point at $2,000, with a notional value of $380 million. According to options market data, implied volatility (IV) for short- and medium-term options has decreased this week, while IV for long-term options has increased slightly. The main-term IV for BTC is around 50%, for ETH around 70%, and realized volatility (RV) has decreased more noticeably.

BTC2.59%

ETH3.83%

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