Quarterly OpEx Dates
Quarterly OpEx refers to the March, June, September, and December standard monthly expiration cycles. These dates matter because index, ETF, single-name option, and futures-related positioning often clusters around them.
Quarterly months
March, June, September, December
These are the standard quarterly OpEx months traders usually mean.
June 2026 move
Thursday, June 18, 2026
The June 2026 standard expiration is holiday-adjusted because June 19 is Juneteenth.
June 2027 move
Thursday, June 17, 2027
The June 2027 standard expiration moves because Juneteenth is observed on June 18.
2026 and 2027 quarterly OpEx dates
Friday, March 20, 2026
Quarterly OpEx month
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Moved from June 19, 2026 for a market holiday.
Friday, September 18, 2026
Quarterly OpEx month
Friday, December 18, 2026
Quarterly OpEx month
Friday, March 19, 2027
Quarterly OpEx month
Thursday, June 17, 2027
Moved from June 18, 2027 for a market holiday.
Friday, September 17, 2027
Quarterly OpEx month
Friday, December 17, 2027
Quarterly OpEx month
Use quarterly dates as anchors, then fetch listed contracts
Quarterly dates are calendar anchors. For a production scanner, fetch listed expirations for the underlying and confirm the exact contract universe.
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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