State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (SPEM) 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.

State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (SPEM) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $17.90B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.86 to the broader market. The State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P Emerging BMI Index (the "Index")One of the low cost core SPDR Portfolio ETFs, a suite of portfolio building blocks designed to provide broad, diversified exposure to core asset classesA low cost ETF that seeks to offer broad exposure to emerging market equitiesCould potentially mitigate country-specific risk public since 2007-03-23.

Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.

Spot Price
$50.86
Call OI
55
Put OI
178
Total OI
233
Put/Call Ratio
0.00

As of May 15, 2026, State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (SPEM) has 233 total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 3.24 (put-heavy positioning, often indicating hedging or bearish bias). 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 SPEM open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets 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 25.3% and dealer gamma exposure is negative, so dealer hedging amplifies directional moves. 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 SPEM open interest history questions

What is the current SPEM options open interest?
As of May 15, 2026, State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (SPEM) has 233 total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 55 calls and 178 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 SPEM put/call open interest ratio?
Put/call OI ratio of 3.24 is put-heavy, often indicating hedging demand or bearish positioning.
What does SPEM 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.