Human answer
Display the next monthly OpEx date above the fold.
Expiration And OPEX
When Is OPEX This Month?
A direct answer for the current monthly options expiration, plus the practical distinction between monthly OpEx and listed weekly expirations.
Quick answerLast verified April 28, 2026
For the current month in this build, April 2026 monthly OpEx was Friday, April 17, 2026, so it is already past. The next standard monthly equity and ETF options expiration is Friday, May 15, 2026. Weekly expirations can still exist around the monthly cycle.
Current month
April 2026
The standard April monthly cycle expired on Friday, April 17, 2026.
Next monthly OpEx
May 15, 2026
The next standard monthly equity and ETF expiration after April 2026.
Verified
April 28, 2026
Date-sensitive answers should be checked against listed contracts before production use.
Why the answer is not always this Friday
Monthly OpEx usually means the standard third-Friday expiration cycle. Many active ETFs and equities also list weekly expirations, so a Friday can be an expiration date without being the standard monthly OpEx date.
The safest implementation is to treat calendar rules as a planning layer and listed-contract discovery as the source of truth. Fetch listed expirations for the underlying before a scanner, backtest, or alerting system assumes that a date is tradable.
How to answer this in an application
For a UI or trading-research service, show the nearest listed dates first, then label which one is monthly or quarterly. That makes the page useful for a human while still mapping to a deterministic API workflow.
Machine answer
Fetch listed expirations for the exact ticker before requesting contracts or chains.
Research answer
Separate weekly, monthly, and quarterly cycles before measuring volume, spread, or open-interest behavior.
Nearby monthly OpEx dates
These are standard monthly cycles, not a complete list of every weekly expiration.
MonthDateNote
April 2026Friday, April 17, 2026Past monthly OpEx as of April 28, 2026.
May 2026Friday, May 15, 2026Next standard monthly equity and ETF options expiration.
June 2026Thursday, June 18, 2026Holiday-adjusted because Friday, June 19, 2026 is Juneteenth.
API example
Verify the answer with listed data
listed expirations
curl "https://api.cutemarkets.com/v1/tickers/expirations/SPY/" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Last verified
This Q&A page was last reviewed on April 28, 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
Is OpEx this month already over?
For April 2026, yes. The standard monthly OpEx date was Friday, April 17, 2026.
What is the next monthly OpEx after April 2026?
The next standard monthly equity and ETF options expiration is Friday, May 15, 2026.
Can weekly options still expire after monthly OpEx?
Yes. Weekly expirations can exist before or after the standard monthly date depending on the underlying and exchange listings.
Related pages
Options Q&A hub
Browse exact-answer pages for expirations, OCC symbols, options data, and provider comparisons.
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.