SPGI options flow: unusual options activity in S&P Global Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 41 unusual options prints in S&P Global Inc. (SPGI), $2.5M of tracked premium, close to even between bullish and bearish premium. Bullish premium was $1.2M against $1.0M bearish; $944K went into calls and $1.5M into puts, a put call ratio of 1.60. The largest print was $316K of SPGI 17 Dec 2027 $450 calls on 23 September 2026, executed at ask. The last session with prints, 28 September 2026, added 1 print and $172K of premium. SPGI closed at $403.30 on 25 September 2026, unchanged.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 28 September 2026, 6 sessions. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.
Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.
Largest prints of the week
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | SPGI 17 Dec 2027 $450 calls | Trade | 70 | 91 | $316K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | SPGI 20 Nov 2026 $390 puts | Sweep | 250 | 139 | $296K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 28 Sep 2026 | SPGI 18 Dec 2026 $500 puts | Trade | 17 | 0 | $172K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | SPGI 18 Dec 2026 $500 puts | Trade | 17 | 0 | $159K | At bid | Neutral | Notable |
| 22 Sep 2026 | SPGI 17 Dec 2027 $450 calls | Trade | 20 | 48 | $86K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | SPGI 16 Oct 2026 $417.50 puts | Sweep | 44 | 0 | $72K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | SPGI 19 Mar 2027 $360 puts | Trade | 50 | 38 | $68K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | SPGI 16 Oct 2026 $407.50 puts | Sweep | 57 | 0 | $63K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | SPGI 30 Oct 2026 $390 puts | Sweep | 79 | 184 | $63K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | SPGI 17 Dec 2027 $520 puts | Trade | 5 | 0 | $60K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | SPGI 16 Oct 2026 $402.50 puts | Sweep | 65 | 0 | $60K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | SPGI 18 Dec 2026 $360 calls | Trade | 10 | 14 | $57K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.
Where the money is aimed
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2027 | 8 | $639K | 91% | +$195K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 10 | $627K | 43% | -$128K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 3 | $358K | 9% | +$294K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 6 | $283K | 0% | -$133K |
| 21 Jan 2028 | 5 | $157K | 0% | +$6K |
| 30 Oct 2026 | 3 | $132K | 0% | -$76K |
The most premium, $639K, is aimed at the 17 Dec 2027 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 16 Oct 2026.
A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.
The last session, 28 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | SPGI 18 Dec 2026 $500 puts | Trade | 17 | 0 | $172K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open SPGI in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 12 firms, have a median of $525, 30.2% above the last close.
Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.
About S&P Global Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Business Services
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Website
- spglobal.com
S&P Global Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity, and automotive markets. It operates in six divisions, including S &P Global Ratings, Dow Jones Indices, Commodity Insights, S& P Global Market Intelligence, and Engineering Solutions. Its solutions empower business and technical leaders to transform workflows and make decisions.
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Learn
- What unusual options activity means
- Reading one ticker's flow
- Sweeps, blocks and where a trade printed
- Size versus open interest
- Bullish or bearish, how a print's sentiment is inferred
- The conviction score and whale prints
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