Below you can find VIX futures and options expiration calendar for 2025 and 2026, and an explanation of VIX expiration rules.
VIX Expiration Calendar 2025
22 January 2025
19 February 2025
18 March 2025 (Tuesday, due to Good Friday holiday on 18 April 2025)
16 April 2025
21 May 2025
18 June 2025
16 July 2025
20 August 2025
17 September 2025
22 October 2025
19 November 2025
17 December 2025
Irregular weekly expirations:
3 June 2025 (Tuesday, due to Friday 4 July holiday)
Source: CBOE, www.cboe.com/about/hours/us-options/
VIX Expiration Calendar 2026
21 January 2026
18 February 2026
18 March 20268
15 April 2026
19 May 2026 (Tuesday, due to Juneteenth holiday on Friday 19 June 2026)
17 June 2026
22 July 2026
19 August 2026
16 September 2026
21 October 2026
18 November 2026
16 December 2026
Irregular weekly expirations:
3 March 2026 (Tuesday, due to Good Friday holiday on 3 April 2026)
2 June 2026 (Tuesday, due to Friday 3 July exchange holiday)
24 November 2026 (Tuesday, due to Christmas Day on Friday)
1 December 2026 (Tuesday, due to New Year’s Day on Friday)
VIX Expiration Rules
Expiration dates are the same for VIX futures (both regular and mini VIX) and VIX options. It is always 30 days before S&P500 option expiration. Usually 30 days before the third Friday of the following month, unless there are holidays.
The dates listed here are always the expiration (= final settlement) dates = usually Wednesdays. The last full trading day is always the day before = usually Tuesdays. Expiring futures contracts cease trading at 8:00 am Chicago time / 9:00 am New York time on the final settlement day. Expiring options cease trading at close of the regular trading session the day before.
In the expiration calendars and history on this page, there is a notice whenever an expiration is irregular and not a Wednesday (typically due to holidays).