{"slug":"options-expiration-calendar-2026","qid":"aapl_expirations","label":"AAPL contracts traded into each 2026 expiration date, H1","post_title":"Options Expiration Calendar 2026: All 12 Dates","post_url":"/blog/options-expiration-calendar-2026#q-aapl_expirations","columns":["expiration_date","expiry_label","expiry_class","contracts_traded"],"rows":[{"expiration_date":"2026-06-18","expiry_label":"Jun 18","expiry_class":"Thursday before a third Friday","contracts_traded":200},{"expiration_date":"2026-01-16","expiry_label":"Jan 16","expiry_class":"monthly third Friday","contracts_traded":184},{"expiration_date":"2026-05-15","expiry_label":"May 15","expiry_class":"monthly third Friday","contracts_traded":177},{"expiration_date":"2026-03-20","expiry_label":"Mar 20","expiry_class":"monthly third Friday","contracts_traded":147},{"expiration_date":"2026-02-20","expiry_label":"Feb 20","expiry_class":"monthly third 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25","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":67},{"expiration_date":"2026-03-09","expiry_label":"Mar 9","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":67},{"expiration_date":"2026-03-25","expiry_label":"Mar 25","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":67},{"expiration_date":"2026-04-20","expiry_label":"Apr 20","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":67},{"expiration_date":"2026-06-08","expiry_label":"Jun 8","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":67},{"expiration_date":"2026-03-11","expiry_label":"Mar 11","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":65},{"expiration_date":"2026-02-23","expiry_label":"Feb 23","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":64},{"expiration_date":"2026-04-08","expiry_label":"Apr 8","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":64},{"expiration_date":"2026-04-27","expiry_label":"Apr 27","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":64},{"expiration_date":"2026-04-01","expiry_label":"Apr 1","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":63},{"expiration_date":"2026-06-01","expiry_label":"Jun 1","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":63},{"expiration_date":"2026-03-16","expiry_label":"Mar 16","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":62},{"expiration_date":"2026-03-02","expiry_label":"Mar 2","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":61},{"expiration_date":"2026-03-04","expiry_label":"Mar 4","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":60},{"expiration_date":"2026-03-23","expiry_label":"Mar 23","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":60},{"expiration_date":"2026-04-06","expiry_label":"Apr 6","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":60},{"expiration_date":"2026-03-30","expiry_label":"Mar 30","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":59},{"expiration_date":"2026-04-15","expiry_label":"Apr 15","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":58},{"expiration_date":"2026-04-13","expiry_label":"Apr 13","expiry_class":"other weekday","contracts_traded":50}],"shape":"series","sql":"SELECT\n    toString(agg.exp_date)                                                            AS expiration_date,\n    concat(formatDateTime(agg.exp_date, '%b '), toString(toDayOfMonth(agg.exp_date))) AS expiry_label,\n    multiIf(toDayOfWeek(agg.exp_date) = 5 AND toDayOfMonth(agg.exp_date) BETWEEN 15 AND 21, 'monthly third Friday',\n            toDayOfWeek(agg.exp_date) = 5,                                                 'weekly Friday',\n            toDayOfWeek(agg.exp_date) = 4 AND toDayOfMonth(agg.exp_date) BETWEEN 14 AND 20, 'Thursday before a third Friday',\n                                                                                           'other weekday') AS expiry_class,\n    agg.n_contracts                                                                   AS contracts_traded\nFROM\n(\n    SELECT\n        toDate(expiration_date) AS exp_date,\n        countDistinct(ticker)   AS n_contracts\n    FROM global_markets.options_greeks\n    WHERE underlying_symbol = 'AAPL'\n      AND toDate(expiration_date) >= toDate('2026-01-01')\n      AND toDate(expiration_date) <  toDate('2026-07-01')\n      AND volume > 0\n      AND iv_converged = 1\n    GROUP BY exp_date\n) AS agg\nORDER BY contracts_traded DESC, agg.exp_date ASC","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:17:56.093568+00:00","elapsed":2.813220875}