When Are NVDA Options Expiration Dates in May 2026?
A date table for NVDA May 2026 option-expiration workflows and the API lookup pattern.
The May 2026 standard monthly NVDA options expiration is Friday, May 15, 2026. Other May Fridays are May 1, May 8, May 22, and May 29, which should be treated as weekly cycle candidates and verified against listed NVDA expirations.
Monthly date
May 15, 2026
Standard monthly expiration.
Weekly candidates
May 1, 8, 22, 29
Verify actual listed NVDA expirations.
Best practice
Discover then request
Fetch expiration dates before chain calls.
Why NVDA needs ticker-specific lookup
High-volume single-stock options can have many short-dated cycles, but the exact available dates still belong to listed-contract data.
A research system should separate the monthly May 15 cycle from weekly candidates before analyzing open interest, spreads, or post-earnings behavior.
NVDA May 2026 date context
| Date | Cycle | Note |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Weekly candidate | Verify listed availability. |
| May 8, 2026 | Weekly candidate | Verify listed availability. |
| May 15, 2026 | Monthly | Standard May monthly expiration. |
| May 22, 2026 | Weekly candidate | Verify listed availability. |
| May 29, 2026 | Weekly candidate | Verify listed availability. |
API example
Verify the answer with listed data
nvda expirations
curl "https://api.cutemarkets.com/v1/tickers/expirations/NVDA/" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Last verified
This guide was last reviewed on May 7, 2026. Date-sensitive market calendars, provider docs, and listed contracts can change, so production workflows should verify the live source before trading or publishing an automated answer.
Related questions
When is the May 2026 NVDA monthly expiration?
Friday, May 15, 2026.
Are all May Fridays guaranteed NVDA expirations?
No. They are calendar candidates; production workflows should query listed NVDA expirations.
Why separate weekly and monthly dates?
The monthly cycle can have different liquidity and open-interest behavior than adjacent weekly cycles.
Related pages
Options Q&A hub
Browse exact-answer pages for expirations, OCC symbols, options data, and provider comparisons.
May OpEx 2026
Use the exact May 15, 2026 monthly OpEx answer before ticker-level validation.
Expiration data workflow
Separate calendar planning from listed-expiration validation before requesting market data.
Expiration calendar
Use the interactive calendar for weekly, monthly, quarterly, and holiday-adjusted dates.
Expiration API
Fetch listed expiration dates from the API instead of hard-coding calendar rules.
Expirations docs
Review the endpoint used to discover listed option expiration dates.