# OPEX Calendar 2026: Monthly Options Expiration Dates

Source: SquawkFlow
URL: https://squawkflow.com/calendar/opex-calendar-2026
Verified on: 2026-09-01

> Every 2026 monthly options expiration date, read off the Cboe expiration calendar, with the last trading day for standard A.M.-settled index options and the June exception.

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| Month | Expiration | Weekday | Last day to trade AM-settled index options | Quarterly |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | 2026-01-16 | Friday | 2026-01-15 | no |
| February 2026 | 2026-02-20 | Friday | 2026-02-19 | no |
| March 2026 | 2026-03-20 | Friday | 2026-03-19 | yes |
| April 2026 | 2026-04-17 | Friday | 2026-04-16 | no |
| May 2026 | 2026-05-15 | Friday | 2026-05-14 | no |
| June 2026 | 2026-06-18 | Thursday | 2026-06-17 | yes |
| July 2026 | 2026-07-17 | Friday | 2026-07-16 | no |
| August 2026 | 2026-08-21 | Friday | 2026-08-20 | no |
| September 2026 | 2026-09-18 | Friday | 2026-09-17 | yes |
| October 2026 | 2026-10-16 | Friday | 2026-10-15 | no |
| November 2026 | 2026-11-20 | Friday | 2026-11-19 | no |
| December 2026 | 2026-12-18 | Friday | 2026-12-17 | yes |

- 2026-06-18: A Thursday, not a Friday. NYSE observes Juneteenth on Friday June 19, 2026, so the standard expiration moves to the preceding business day.

Every row above was read from https://cdn.cboe.com/resources/options/Cboe2026OPTIONSCalendar.pdf on 2026-09-01.
No date on this page is calculated from the third Friday rule.

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## Citation

Source: SquawkFlow, https://squawkflow.com/calendar/opex-calendar-2026
Retrieved: 2026-09-11T04:31:05.817Z
Dates verified against exchange sources on 2026-09-01.

Educational content, not financial advice.