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Quad witching (March 2026)

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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
March 2026
Publisher
U.S. options and futures exchanges; exchange holidays from NYSE
Frequency
Quarterly
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
Quarterly expiration of stock options, index options and index futures (third Friday).

Date source: U.S. options and futures exchanges; exchange holidays from NYSE (nyse.com)

Why it matters

Quarterly day when stock options, index options and index futures expire together: third Friday of Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec.

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