# Bitcoin Options Expiry Carries $10.48 Billion in Notional Value By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/44205 Published: 2026-10-30T03:39:21.000Z Updated: 2026-10-30T03:39:21.000Z Section: Investing > Ether has about 2.6 times as many contracts, but Bitcoin's stated notional value is roughly 14 times larger. Bitcoin (BTC) options with $10.48 billion in stated notional value are nearing expiration, alongside $750 million in Ether (ETH) contracts, putting their combined value at $11.23 billion. About 134,000 Bitcoin options and 346,000 Ether options are included in the expiration. Ether's contract count is about 2.6 times Bitcoin's, while Bitcoin's stated notional value is roughly 14 times Ether's. Bitcoin options have a put/call ratio of 0.53 and a maximum-pain level of $78,000. Ether options have a 0.73 put/call ratio and a $2,400 maximum-pain level. A previous [Bitcoin options expiry]() carried $1.28 billion in notional value and a maximum-pain level of $82,000. ## Links in this article - [Bitcoin options expiry](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/38692)