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Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book

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Nearly $18 billion in bitcoin and ether options will expire on Friday, potentially reshaping dealer hedging flows and short-term volatility.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

    The crypto exchange moves with trading volumes

  • MSTR Strategy

    This company's value is tied to its bitcoin holdings

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • HOOD Robinhood

    Retail trading apps move with crypto volumes

  • QBF INNOVATOR UNCAPPED BITCOIN 20 FLOOR ETF - QUARTERLY

    GA selected QBF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: quarterly, bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • BITB BITWISE BITCOIN ETF TR

    GA selected BITB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • BITU PROSHARES ULTRA BITCOIN ETF

    GA selected BITU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • BITX 2X BITCOIN STRATEGY ETF

    GA selected BITX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
IBIT———————
COIN———————
MSTR———————
MARA———————
RIOT———————
HOOD———————
QBF———————
BITB———————
BITU———————
BITX———————

Nearly $18 billion in bitcoin and ether options will expire on Friday, potentially reshaping dealer hedging flows and short-term volatility.

Source: CoinDesk

How far Innovator Uncapped Bitcoin 20 Floor Etf - Quarterly (QBF) has moved since 23 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book,” Innovator Uncapped Bitcoin 20 Floor Etf - Quarterly (QBF) is -2.40%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.09% over the same days, a -2.31% difference versus the market.

QBF
SPY

Who gains and who loses around Innovator Uncapped Bitcoin 20 Floor Etf - Quarterly (QBF)

Companies carried with this story

  • QBF Innovator Uncapped Bitcoin 20 Floor Etf - Quarterly

    Innovator Uncapped Bitcoin 20 Floor Etf - Quarterly (QBF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book.” Reason on file: GA selected QBF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: quarterly, bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BITB Bitwise Bitcoin ETF

    In “Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book,” Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BITU Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf

    For “Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book,” Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf (BITU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BITX 2X Bitcoin Strategy Etf

    2X Bitcoin Strategy Etf (BITX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book.” Reason on file: GA selected BITX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF

    Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book.” Reason on file: GA selected GBTC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF

    For “Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book,” iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected IBIT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Innovator Uncapped Bitcoin 20 Floor Etf - Quarterly (QBF)

The 23 Sep 2026 story “Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book” names Innovator Uncapped Bitcoin 20 Floor Etf - Quarterly (QBF) because of this story.

For Innovator Uncapped Bitcoin 20 Floor Etf - Quarterly (QBF), the reason on file says GA selected QBF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: quarterly, bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected BITB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

The price range for Innovator Uncapped Bitcoin 20 Floor Etf - Quarterly (QBF), and the dates in the story

BITB traded between 43.26 and 47.30 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 44.34. BITU traded between 13.70 and 16.49 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 14.38. QBF traded between 18.18 and 19.25 across 12 sessions. The latest close on file is 18.33.

What the saved facts support for Innovator Uncapped Bitcoin 20 Floor Etf - Quarterly (QBF)

46 out of 100

“Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.