JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ) Open Interest History
Open interest tracks the total number of outstanding options contracts. Rising OI alongside price moves can indicate growing commitment to the trend; declining OI suggests positions are being closed.
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $37.84B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.76 to the broader market. The fund seeks to achieve this objective by (1) creating an actively managed portfolio of equity securities comprised significantly of those included in the fund’s primary benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index (the Benchmark), and (2) through equity-linked notes (ELNs), selling call options with exposure to the Benchmark. public since 2022-05-04.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $59.81
- Call OI
- 48.4K
- Put OI
- 20.9K
- Total OI
- 69.4K
- Put/Call Ratio
- 0.50
As of May 15, 2026, JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ) has 69.4K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 0.43 (call-heavy positioning). Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior sessions; persistent growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest, while sharp drops typically mean post-expiration clean-up.
How JEPQ open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The open interest history view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 11.2% and dealer gamma exposure is positive, so dealer hedging is mechanically mean-reverting. Combine the open interest history data here with the volatility-skew surface, dealer-gamma exposure, max-pain level, and upcoming-events calendar to build a positioning thesis. Risk-defined structures (credit spreads, debit spreads, iron condors) are usually safer than naked positions while the regime is uncertain; the data on this page anchors the inputs but does not by itself constitute a trade thesis.
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Frequently asked JEPQ open interest history questions
- What is the current JEPQ options open interest?
- As of May 15, 2026, JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ) has 69.4K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 48.4K calls and 20.9K puts. Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior trading sessions; it does not include today's volume until end-of-day reconciliation.
- What is the JEPQ put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 0.43 is call-heavy, often a directional bullish or upside-speculation signal.
- What does JEPQ open interest tell traders?
- Persistent OI growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest; sharp drops typically mean post-expiration position cleanup. Heavy OI concentrations at specific strikes act as support and resistance levels because dealer hedging amplifies near those strikes - the gamma profile of the dealer book is concentrated there. Comparing today's volume to standing OI separates opening flow from closing flow.