SPY LEAPS dates

SPY LEAPS Expiration Dates

SPY LEAPS usually use standard monthly expiration cycles, with January as the most common long-dated anchor. Use these dates to separate LEAPS planning from weekly SPY expiration workflows.

SPY January 2026 LEAPS

Friday, January 16, 2026

This is the standard January 2026 monthly expiration anchor.

SPY January 2027 LEAPS

Friday, January 15, 2027

This is the standard January 2027 monthly expiration anchor.

SPY weeklies

Most Fridays

Weekly SPY options add shorter-dated cycles around the monthly and LEAPS anchors.

2026 SPY monthly and LEAPS anchor dates

MonthDateCycleNote
JanuaryFriday, January 16, 2026MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
FebruaryFriday, February 20, 2026MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
MarchFriday, March 20, 2026QuarterlyQuarterly OpEx month
AprilFriday, April 17, 2026MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
MayFriday, May 15, 2026MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
JuneThursday, June 18, 2026QuarterlyMoved from June 19, 2026 for a market holiday
JulyFriday, July 17, 2026MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
AugustFriday, August 21, 2026MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
SeptemberFriday, September 18, 2026QuarterlyQuarterly OpEx month
OctoberFriday, October 16, 2026MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
NovemberFriday, November 20, 2026MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
DecemberFriday, December 18, 2026QuarterlyQuarterly OpEx month

2027 SPY monthly and LEAPS anchor dates

MonthDateCycleNote
JanuaryFriday, January 15, 2027MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
FebruaryFriday, February 19, 2027MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
MarchFriday, March 19, 2027QuarterlyQuarterly OpEx month
AprilFriday, April 16, 2027MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
MayFriday, May 21, 2027MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
JuneThursday, June 17, 2027QuarterlyMoved from June 18, 2027 for a market holiday
JulyFriday, July 16, 2027MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
AugustFriday, August 20, 2027MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
SeptemberFriday, September 17, 2027QuarterlyQuarterly OpEx month
OctoberFriday, October 15, 2027MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
NovemberFriday, November 19, 2027MonthlyStandard monthly OpEx
DecemberFriday, December 17, 2027QuarterlyQuarterly OpEx month

Filter SPY contracts by expiration date

Use the contracts endpoint when you already know the LEAPS date and need the listed strikes, calls, puts, exercise style, and OCC ticker values.

curl "https://api.cutemarkets.com/v1/options/contracts/?underlying_ticker=SPY&expiration_date=2027-01-15&limit=100" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

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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