Option Expiration Cycles Explained
Third Friday expirations over the next fourteen months, by underlyings listing themranking ·
2026-08-26 · 14×3
Monthly expirations beyond 300 days out, by underlyings listing themranking ·
2026-08-26 · 14×2
Listed expiration dates, one broad lineup against a thinner chainranking ·
2026-08-26 · 6×4
Every expiration listed on the AAPL chain, with contracts on each dateseries ·
2026-08-26 · 23×4
Unusual Options Activity: Last Session
Market-wide options volume by session, with monthly expirations labelledseries ·
2026-08-25 · 25×5
Calls or puts: the board's call and put contract volume on the same sessiontable ·
2026-08-25 · 10×5
What follows a heavy options session: next-session absolute move vs. the same names on an ordinary daytable ·
2026-08-25 · 5×6
What the session's contracts were made of: options volume by days to expiryranking ·
2026-08-25 · 6×4
Unusual options activity: last completed session vs. each underlying's own 20-session averagetable ·
2026-08-25 · 10×8
META Implied Volatility: IV Now & Its History
META ATM implied volatility by time to expiration: latest sessionranking ·
2026-08-25 · 4×3
META vs SPY and QQQ: median ATM implied volatility by month, since mid-2022series ·
2026-08-25 · 50×4
META at-the-money implied volatility by session: trailing 90 daysseries ·
2026-08-25 · 62×2
How Implied Volatility Is Calculated
Where the Newton step misbehaves: AAPL vega by strike zone, June 30, 2026ranking ·
2026-08-25 · 6×3
At the money implied volatility and solver convergence, eight names, June 30, 2026ranking ·
2026-08-25 · 8×4
One solve per contract: AAPL implied volatility by strike zone, June 30, 2026ranking ·
2026-08-25 · 6×3
One AAPL contract, re-solved every session into its July 17, 2026 expiryseries ·
2026-08-25 · 29×3
Highest Implied Volatility Stocks Right Now
SPY, the same measurement: the market's calm benchmarkscalar ·
2026-08-25 · 1×312.3
ATM implied volatility across every actively traded underlying, latest sessionscalar ·
2026-08-25 · 1×5947
Highest ATM implied volatility: liquid single names and funds, latest sessiontable ·
2026-08-25 · 12×5
How Earnings Move Option Greeks
The Tesla $400 May call through its Q1 earnings (Apr 8 - May 6 2026)series ·
2026-08-24 · 21×5
Tesla's 8-K filings across Q1 2026 (EDGAR index)table ·
2026-08-24 · 4×3
Near-the-money Tesla May-expiry implied volatility around the printseries ·
2026-08-24 · 21×3
AMZN Implied Volatility: IV Now & Its History
AMZN ATM implied volatility by time to expiration: latest sessionranking ·
2026-08-24 · 4×3
AMZN vs SPY and QQQ: median ATM implied volatility by month, since mid-2022series ·
2026-08-24 · 50×4
AMZN at-the-money implied volatility by session: trailing 90 daysseries ·
2026-08-24 · 62×2
Why Index Options Are Taxed 60/40: Section 1256
Average daily options volume: Section 1256 names against equity optionsranking ·
2026-08-22 · 4×3
Share of contract volume by days to expiry, SPX and SPYranking ·
2026-08-22 · 5×3
Which Stocks Have Daily Options?
Monday, Wednesday, Friday expirations: distinct option roots carrying an expiry on each weekdayseries ·
2026-08-22 · 5×3
Daily options vs weekly options: upcoming expiration dates for six household tickersranking ·
2026-08-22 · 6×3
SPY's expiration on every trading day: each near-term SPY expiry date, its weekday and volumeseries ·
2026-08-22 · 11×4
Which tickers carry the most upcoming expirations: option roots by distinct expiration dates in the next six weeksranking ·
2026-08-22 · 20×3
When Special Dividends Adjust Options
Time value left in KO calls as they move deeper in the moneyranking ·
2026-08-22 · 5×4
One time distributions by size, measured against the ex date closing priceranking ·
2026-08-22 · 6×3
How big each kind of cash distribution is, as a share of the stock priceranking ·
2026-08-22 · 5×4
One time cash distributions per calendar year, and their share of all payoutsranking ·
2026-08-22 · 9×3
When Short Options Get Assigned Early
Time value left in AAPL contracts by depth in the moneytable ·
2026-08-22 · 5×5
AAPL calls 1 to 5 percent in the money, by days left to expiryranking ·
2026-08-22 · 6×4
Latest cash dividend per share, and what it is worth against the stockseries ·
2026-08-22 · 6×4
Put versus call implied volatility, near the money, 20 to 45 days outranking ·
2026-08-22 · 5×4
What Is a Calendar Spread in Options?
Near the money implied volatility by expiry band, three namesranking ·
2026-08-22 · 6×4
AAPL front band against back band implied volatility, trailing monthsseries ·
2026-08-22 · 81×4
How often front volatility sat above back volatilityranking ·
2026-08-22 · 5×4
Theta and vega across expiry bands, near the money AAPLranking ·
2026-08-22 · 6×3
Warrants vs Call Options: Key Differences
Recent forward stock splits and the share multiplierranking ·
2026-08-22 · 12×4
Tesla basic and diluted share counts, quarter by quarterseries ·
2026-08-22 · 12×5
AAPL call contracts traded, by expiration dateseries ·
2026-08-22 · 22×4
Basic and diluted share counts across eight large capsranking ·
2026-08-22 · 8×4
TSLA Implied Volatility: IV Now & Its History
TSLA ATM implied volatility by time to expiration: latest sessionranking ·
2026-08-22 · 4×3
TSLA vs SPY and QQQ: median ATM implied volatility by month, since mid-2022series ·
2026-08-22 · 50×4
TSLA at-the-money implied volatility by session: trailing 90 daysseries ·
2026-08-22 · 62×2
Trading Options Inside an IRA: How It Works
Near the money put premium as a percent of the cash it locks upranking ·
2026-08-22 · 5×3
Next declared ex dividend dates and the cash at stake per contractseries ·
2026-08-22 · 2×4
What one fully collateralized contract ties up, by underlyingranking ·
2026-08-22 · 6×4
Average call delta by strike versus spot, one week or less to expirationranking ·
2026-08-22 · 6×3
The Rule of 16 in Options, and When It Breaks
Does a Monday move like three calendar days? SPY by weekdayranking ·
2026-08-22 · 5×4
The largest single session against a typical one, by nametable ·
2026-08-22 · 6×5
Implied volatility divided by 16, next to the realized daily moveranking ·
2026-08-22 · 6×4
How far SPY travels over one session, and over sixty threeranking ·
2026-08-22 · 7×4
Straddle vs Strangle: Break-Evens and Margin
How often SPY moved a given distance over 21 sessionsranking ·
2026-08-22 · 8×2
One-month expected move priced by the option marketranking ·
2026-08-22 · 6×3
Stock Splits vs Fractional Shares Explained
AAPL prints by trade size, one to ten shares, June 10 2026 sessionranking ·
2026-08-22 · 10×2
NVDA strike ladder and share price across its June 2024 splitseries ·
2026-08-22 · 10×5
Forward stock splits at liquid US names, past three yearsranking ·
2026-08-22 · 12×3
Price weighting across ten large US names, latest closeranking ·
2026-08-22 · 10×3
SPY Implied Volatility: IV Now & Its History
SPY ATM implied volatility by time to expiration: latest sessionranking ·
2026-08-22 · 4×3
SPY vs QQQ: median ATM implied volatility by month, since mid-2022series ·
2026-08-22 · 50×3
SPY at-the-money implied volatility by session: trailing 90 daysseries ·
2026-08-22 · 62×2
QQQ Implied Volatility: IV Now & Its History
QQQ ATM implied volatility by time to expiration: latest sessionranking ·
2026-08-22 · 4×3
QQQ vs SPY: median ATM implied volatility by month, since mid-2022series ·
2026-08-22 · 50×3
QQQ at-the-money implied volatility by session: trailing 90 daysseries ·
2026-08-22 · 62×2
Poor Man's Covered Call: How the Trade Works
Dividend cash paid on 100 shares over the trailing yearranking ·
2026-08-22 · 6×3
PLTR Implied Volatility: IV Now & Its History
PLTR ATM implied volatility by time to expiration: latest sessionranking ·
2026-08-22 · 4×3
PLTR vs SPY and QQQ: median ATM implied volatility by month, since mid-2022series ·
2026-08-22 · 50×4
PLTR at-the-money implied volatility by session: trailing 90 daysseries ·
2026-08-22 · 62×2
Options Expiration Calendar 2026: All 12 Dates
Every Friday of 2026 through July, shortest session firstseries ·
2026-08-22 · 31×4
Every 2026 monthly options expiration dateseries ·
2026-08-22 · 12×6
Was the April expiration Friday a trading day?ranking ·
2026-08-22 · 11×4
AAPL contracts traded into each 2026 expiration date, H1series ·
2026-08-22 · 68×4
Options Approval Levels: What Each Tier Allows
Every $5 call spread on the same AAPL expiration: risk against maximum gainranking ·
2026-08-22 · 7×3
Largest single-session move, open to close, since 2016ranking ·
2026-08-22 · 6×4
What a covered call collects across strikes: AAPL, about one month outtable ·
2026-08-22 · 6×5
Cash needed to hold 100 shares, six household namesranking ·
2026-08-22 · 6×3
Open-Source GEX Dashboard: How It Works
The same chain, a different question: in the money value by settlement priceranking ·
2026-08-22 · 23×2
Gross SPY call and put gamma against the net, trailing 60 calendar daysseries ·
2026-08-22 · 41×5
Signed SPY gamma exposure by expiry, next three weeksranking ·
2026-08-22 · 11×4
SPY gamma exposure by strike, latest session, contracts inside 30 daystable ·
2026-08-22 · 23×5
NVDA Implied Volatility: IV Now & Its History
NVDA ATM implied volatility by time to expiration: latest sessionranking ·
2026-08-22 · 4×3
NVDA vs SPY and QQQ: median ATM implied volatility by month, since mid-2022series ·
2026-08-22 · 50×4
NVDA at-the-money implied volatility by session: trailing 90 daysseries ·
2026-08-22 · 62×2
MSTR Implied Volatility: IV Now & Its History
MSTR ATM implied volatility by time to expiration: latest sessionranking ·
2026-08-22 · 4×3
MSTR vs SPY and QQQ: median ATM implied volatility by month, since mid-2022series ·
2026-08-22 · 50×4
MSTR at-the-money implied volatility by session: trailing 90 daysseries ·
2026-08-22 · 62×2
MSFT Implied Volatility: IV Now & Its History
MSFT ATM implied volatility by time to expiration: latest sessionranking ·
2026-08-22 · 4×3
MSFT vs SPY and QQQ: median ATM implied volatility by month, since mid-2022series ·
2026-08-22 · 50×4
MSFT at-the-money implied volatility by session: trailing 90 daysseries ·
2026-08-22 · 62×2
Margin for Selling Naked Options: Reg T Math
One fixed short AAPL call strike: requirement as a percent of the share price, April to June 2026series ·
2026-08-22 · 62×4
Reg T minimum branches for one uncovered AAPL put, by strike (dollars per share)ranking ·
2026-08-22 · 11×4
Uncovered call minimum per contract, strike about 5% out of the moneyranking ·
2026-08-22 · 5×3
Reg T minimum branches for one uncovered AAPL call, by strike (dollars per share)ranking ·
2026-08-22 · 12×4
IV Rank vs IV Percentile: Formulas Explained
IV rank vs IV percentile, eight liquid names, 52 week lookbacktable ·
2026-08-22 · 8×5
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Third Friday expirations over the next fourteen months, by underlyings listing them
Third Friday expirations over the next fourteen months, by underlyings listing them
| expiry_month_start | month_label | underlyings_listing |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | Aug 2026 | 3735 |
| 2026-09-01 | Sep 2026 | 3689 |
| 2026-10-01 | Oct 2026 | 1564 |
| 2026-11-01 | Nov 2026 | 1392 |
| 2026-12-01 | Dec 2026 | 1960 |
| 2027-01-01 | Jan 2027 | 2245 |
| 2027-02-01 | Feb 2027 | 913 |
| 2027-03-01 | Mar 2027 | 1462 |
| 2027-04-01 | Apr 2027 | 50 |
| 2027-05-01 | May 2027 | 72 |
| 2027-07-01 | Jul 2027 | 26 |
| 2027-08-01 | Aug 2027 | 42 |
| 2027-09-01 | Sep 2027 | 318 |
| 2027-10-01 | Oct 2027 | 11 |
the exact SQL behind every number
WITH
(
SELECT max(date)
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE date >= today() - 10
) AS chain_date
SELECT
toString(toStartOfMonth(expiration_date)) AS expiry_month_start,
formatDateTime(toStartOfMonth(expiration_date), '%b %Y') AS month_label,
countDistinct(underlying_symbol) AS underlyings_listing
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE date = chain_date
AND expiration_date >= chain_date
AND days_to_expiry <= 430
AND toDayOfWeek(expiration_date) = 5
AND toDayOfMonth(expiration_date) BETWEEN 15 AND 21
AND underlying_symbol NOT IN ('SPCX')
GROUP BY toStartOfMonth(expiration_date)
ORDER BY toStartOfMonth(expiration_date)
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