expiries
This surface is built for the queries traders actually use around OPEX and triple witching. The point is not only to list dates. It is to explain when expiration flow can distort SPY, QQQ, index futures and breadth enough to matter.
guide pages
Next options expiration date: May 15, 2026
The next standard U.S. monthly options expiration is May 15, 2026. Traders search this date because monthly OPEX can change index behavior through strike pinning, dealer gamma hedging and end-of-session unwind flows.
Next triple witching date: June 19, 2026
The next triple witching date on the standard calendar is June 19, 2026, but the live quarterly expiration session shifts to June 18, 2026 because the listed options market is closed on the Friday holiday.
month-by-month OPEX maps
January 2026 options expiration date and OPEX setup: January 16, 2026
January 2026 options expiration falls on January 16, 2026. This is the monthly OPEX session traders watch for gamma pinning, hedge unwinds and index-volume distortions into the close.
February 2026 options expiration date and OPEX setup: February 20, 2026
February 2026 options expiration falls on February 20, 2026. This is the monthly OPEX session traders watch for gamma pinning, hedge unwinds and index-volume distortions into the close.
March 2026 options expiration and triple witching date: March 20, 2026
March 2026 is a quarterly expiration month. The standard options expiration date is March 20, 2026, and traders will be watching dealer hedging, futures rolls and end-of-quarter positioning flows together.
April 2026 options expiration date and OPEX setup: April 17, 2026
April 2026 options expiration falls on April 17, 2026. This is the monthly OPEX session traders watch for gamma pinning, hedge unwinds and index-volume distortions into the close.
May 2026 options expiration date and OPEX setup: May 15, 2026
May 2026 options expiration falls on May 15, 2026. This is the monthly OPEX session traders watch for gamma pinning, hedge unwinds and index-volume distortions into the close.
June 2026 options expiration and triple witching date: June 19, 2026
June 2026 is a holiday-adjusted options expiration month. The standard monthly expiration is June 19, 2026, but the real trading session shifts to June 18, 2026 because the listed options market is closed on Friday.
July 2026 options expiration date and OPEX setup: July 17, 2026
July 2026 options expiration falls on July 17, 2026. This is the monthly OPEX session traders watch for gamma pinning, hedge unwinds and index-volume distortions into the close.
August 2026 options expiration date and OPEX setup: August 21, 2026
August 2026 options expiration falls on August 21, 2026. This is the monthly OPEX session traders watch for gamma pinning, hedge unwinds and index-volume distortions into the close.
September 2026 options expiration and triple witching date: September 18, 2026
September 2026 is a quarterly expiration month. The standard options expiration date is September 18, 2026, and traders will be watching dealer hedging, futures rolls and end-of-quarter positioning flows together.
October 2026 options expiration date and OPEX setup: October 16, 2026
October 2026 options expiration falls on October 16, 2026. This is the monthly OPEX session traders watch for gamma pinning, hedge unwinds and index-volume distortions into the close.
November 2026 options expiration date and OPEX setup: November 20, 2026
November 2026 options expiration falls on November 20, 2026. This is the monthly OPEX session traders watch for gamma pinning, hedge unwinds and index-volume distortions into the close.
December 2026 options expiration and triple witching date: December 18, 2026
December 2026 is a quarterly expiration month. The standard options expiration date is December 18, 2026, and traders will be watching dealer hedging, futures rolls and end-of-quarter positioning flows together.