# Ether Options Show 62.25% Call Share; Long Liquidation Value Tops Short Liquidation Value By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/34086 Published: 2026-10-17T15:47:27.000Z Updated: 2026-10-17T15:47:27.000Z Section: Investing > Calls were 62.25% of options open interest at 9:44 a.m. ET (13:44 UTC) Oct. 17. Long positions accounted for $23.1 million in liquidation value, compared with $9.4 million for shorts, out of $32.5 million over the pri… Ether (ETH) derivatives readings on Oct. 17 combined a call-heavy options mix with a higher liquidation value from long positions, while futures open interest stood at $30.59 billion. Calls made up 62.25% of options open interest at 9:44 a.m. ET (13:44 UTC). The share describes the mix of outstanding options contracts; it does not establish net bullish positioning, since each open contract has both a buyer and a seller. A liquidation snapshot at 9:57 a.m. ET (13:57 UTC) showed $32.5 million in value over the prior 24 hours across eight perpetual-futures venues. Of the $32.5 million total, $23.1 million came from long positions and $9.4 million from short positions. The figures cover liquidations, not all trading activity. Futures open interest was $30.59 billion at about 11:40 a.m. ET (15:40 UTC). Open interest measures contracts that remain outstanding. The options, liquidation and futures readings were taken at different times. The additional futures and liquidation figures add context to [earlier coverage of Ether options open interest](). ## Links in this article - [earlier coverage of Ether options open interest](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/33208)