Stock Options Expiration Calendar 2026
Stocks do not expire; option contracts on stocks and ETFs do. This page turns the common expiring-stocks query into a precise 2026 stock options expiration calendar, with monthly OpEx anchors, popular ticker checks, and the API workflow for confirming listed expirations before requesting chains.
Direct answer
Options expire, stocks do not
Expiring-stock searches usually mean listed contracts expiring for a ticker.
May 2026 monthly
Friday, May 15, 2026
The standard May 2026 monthly stock and ETF options expiration.
June 2026 monthly
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Holiday-adjusted from Friday, June 19 because the market is closed for Juneteenth.
Interpretation
A stock options calendar is a contract calendar, not a list of expiring companies
The phrase stock options expiration calendar can be misleading because the underlying stock continues trading after expiration. What expires is a listed contract with a specific underlying ticker, expiration date, call or put flag, strike, and OCC symbol. A useful calendar therefore has two layers: the market-wide monthly anchors and the ticker-specific listed dates returned by the data provider.
Use the monthly table below to answer broad calendar questions, then switch to listed-expiration discovery for implementation. This avoids assuming that every active stock has the same weekly depth, long-dated LEAPS set, or non-standard date availability. It also keeps holiday moves explicit, especially the June 2026 monthly OpEx move from Friday, June 19 to Thursday, June 18.
2026 standard monthly stock options expiration dates
These are the market-wide third-Friday monthly anchors for equity and ETF options. March, June, September, and December are quarterly OpEx months.
Ticker-specific checks
Popular stock and ETF options expiration searches
Monthly dates are shared calendar anchors, but the actual listed expiration set is ticker-specific. Treat each ticker below as a separate discovery request before pulling chains, quotes, trades, snapshots, or aggregates.
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
High-liquidity ETF with weekly, monthly, quarterly, and LEAPS interest.
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust
Weekly Friday cycles are common, with April 2026 holiday adjustment context.
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Single-stock workflows should validate exact listed dates before contract requests.
NVDA
NVIDIA Corp.
May and June 2026 searches need listed-date confirmation plus holiday handling.
TSLA
Tesla Inc.
High-interest single-name where weekly depth should be discovered from the API.
May and June 2026 Friday-cycle reference
These are calendar reference dates for active stock and ETF weekly workflows. The actual listed dates should still be fetched per ticker.
Friday, May 1, 2026
Weekly Friday cycle
Friday, May 8, 2026
Weekly Friday cycle
Friday, May 15, 2026
Standard monthly OpEx
Friday, May 22, 2026
Weekly Friday cycle
Friday, May 29, 2026
Weekly Friday cycle
Friday, June 5, 2026
Weekly Friday cycle
Friday, June 12, 2026
Weekly Friday cycle
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Moved from June 19, 2026 for a market holiday.
Friday, June 26, 2026
Weekly Friday cycle
API workflow
Confirm listed stock option expirations before querying contracts
A production scanner should not build chains from a static calendar alone. Start with the listed-expirations endpoint for the ticker, classify the returned dates, and then request contracts or chains only for dates that exist in the returned set. This sequence turns a broad calendar into a reproducible stock options workflow.
curl "https://api.cutemarkets.com/v1/tickers/expirations/SPY/" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
curl "https://api.cutemarkets.com/v1/tickers/expirations/NVDA/" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
curl "https://api.cutemarkets.com/v1/options/contracts/?underlying_ticker=SPY&expiration_date=2026-05-15&limit=100" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Last verified
Date-sensitive calendar references on this page were checked on April 28, 2026. Calendar math is useful for planning, but listed contracts and exchange calendars should still be verified before production workflows run.
Stock options expiration FAQ
Do stocks expire in 2026?
Stocks do not expire. Searches for expiring stocks usually mean listed stock option contracts expiring for a ticker such as SPY, QQQ, AAPL, NVDA, or TSLA.
What is the standard stock options expiration calendar for 2026?
The standard monthly equity and ETF options cycle is the third Friday of each month, adjusted earlier when that Friday is a market holiday. June 2026 moves to Thursday, June 18 because June 19 is Juneteenth.
Do SPY, QQQ, AAPL, NVDA, and TSLA share every expiration date?
They share the same standard monthly calendar anchors, but actual listed weekly and long-dated expirations vary by underlying. Fetch listed expirations by ticker before requesting chains or contracts.
Related pages
2026 monthly OpEx dates
Open the full standard monthly table for April, May, June, and quarterly 2026 cycles.
SPY 2026 dates
Review the January 9, May 2026, and June 2026 SPY calendar context.
Expiration API docs
Fetch listed expiration dates by underlying ticker before building a chain.
Full expiration calendar
Use the interactive calendar for weekly, monthly, quarterly, and holiday-adjusted OpEx dates.
Stock options 2026 calendar
Translate expiring-stock searches into ticker-specific listed option expiration workflows.
Next OpEx date
Get the immediate answer for the next standard monthly OpEx and nearby weekly cycles.
Expirations API docs
Fetch listed expiration dates for any underlying ticker with one endpoint.
Options data catalog
Browse contracts, chains, quotes, trades, bars, and reference endpoints.