This week in options

Options Expiration This Week

For active equity and ETF names, the practical weekly answer is usually the next listed Friday cycle, adjusted earlier if the market is closed. Use the table below as a planning reference, then fetch the actual listed expirations for the ticker.

Next Friday-cycle expiration

Friday, May 1, 2026

Weekly Friday cycle

Cycle type

Weekly

Monthly and quarterly cycles are marked separately because open interest can cluster around them.

API workflow

Fetch listed dates first

Different underlyings may not list every theoretical weekly date.

Upcoming weekly expiration reference

Friday, May 1, 2026

Weekly Friday cycle

Weekly

Friday, May 8, 2026

Weekly Friday cycle

Weekly

Friday, May 15, 2026

Standard monthly OpEx

Monthly

Friday, May 22, 2026

Weekly Friday cycle

Weekly

Fetch this week’s listed expirations by ticker

Before building a chain, scanner, or alert, request available expiration dates for SPY, QQQ, IWM, TLT, or the exact ticker you are trading.

Last verified

Date-sensitive calendar references on this page were checked on April 25, 2026. Calendar math is useful for planning, but listed contracts and exchange calendars should still be verified before production workflows run.

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