Monthly Options Expiration in Market structure
Monthly options expiration (May 2026)
This date has passed.The next Options expiration date is June 18, 2026, all day.
All day (no fixed time)
Medium importanceComputed date: Derived from a fixed rule, such as the third Friday of the month, rather than read from a dated schedule. The publisher has not announced this specific date.1
- Date
- Reference period
- May 2026
- Publisher
- U.S. options exchanges (Cboe, OCC); exchange holidays from NYSE
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Date status
- Computed. Derived from a fixed rule, such as the third Friday of the month, rather than read from a dated schedule. The publisher has not announced this specific date.
- Note
- Standard monthly options expire on the third Friday of the month.
Date source: U.S. options exchanges (Cboe, OCC); exchange holidays from NYSE (nyse.com)
Why it matters
Standard monthly equity and index options expire on the third Friday, or the prior trading day if that Friday is a holiday.
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