F&O Expiry Calendar 2026

Every futures and options expiry on NSE and BSE: Nifty weekly on Tuesdays, Sensex weekly on Thursdays, and the monthly expiry for Bank Nifty, Fin Nifty, Midcap Nifty and 213 stocks on the last Tuesday of the month. Holidays move an expiry to the trading day before.

Next NSE expiryTuesday, 13 Oct 2026NIFTY weeklyExpires 3:30 pm IST

Next BSE expiryThursday, 15 Oct 2026SENSEX weeklyExpires 3:30 pm IST

Next holiday shiftMonday, 19 Oct 2026NIFTY weekly moves from Tuesday 20 Oct (Dussehra)

Expiry dates by month

Weekly Monthly Moved for a holiday Holiday

October 2026

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November 2026

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December 2026

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All F&O expiry dates 2026

Listed: contracts trading now. Expected: worked out from the exchange rules and the 2026 holiday list; the exchange can still change them.

January 2026 9 expiries

Date	Exchange	Contracts	Note
Thu 1 Jan	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Tue 6 Jan	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Done
Thu 8 Jan	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Tue 13 Jan	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Done
Wed 14 Jan	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Moved from Thu 15 Jan (Maharashtra Election)	Done
Tue 20 Jan	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Done
Thu 22 Jan	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Tue 27 Jan	NSE	Monthly: NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, NIFTYNXT50, 213 stocks		Done
Thu 29 Jan	BSE	Monthly: SENSEX, BANKEX		Done

February 2026 8 expiries

Date	Exchange	Contracts
Tue 3 Feb	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 5 Feb	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 10 Feb	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 12 Feb	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 17 Feb	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 19 Feb	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 24 Feb	NSE	Monthly: NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, NIFTYNXT50, 213 stocks	Done
Thu 26 Feb	BSE	Monthly: SENSEX, BANKEX	Done

March 2026 9 expiries

Date	Exchange	Contracts	Note
Mon 2 Mar	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Moved from Tue 3 Mar (Holi)	Done
Thu 5 Mar	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Tue 10 Mar	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Done
Thu 12 Mar	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Tue 17 Mar	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Done
Thu 19 Mar	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Tue 24 Mar	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Done
Wed 25 Mar	BSE	Monthly: SENSEX, BANKEX	Moved from Thu 26 Mar (Shri Ram Navami)	Done
Mon 30 Mar	NSE	Monthly: NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, NIFTYNXT50, 213 stocks	Moved from Tue 31 Mar (Shri Mahavir Jayanti)	Done

April 2026 9 expiries

Date	Exchange	Contracts	Note
Thu 2 Apr	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Tue 7 Apr	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Done
Thu 9 Apr	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Mon 13 Apr	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Moved from Tue 14 Apr (Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti)	Done
Thu 16 Apr	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Tue 21 Apr	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Done
Thu 23 Apr	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Tue 28 Apr	NSE	Monthly: NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, NIFTYNXT50, 213 stocks		Done
Thu 30 Apr	BSE	Monthly: SENSEX, BANKEX		Done

May 2026 8 expiries

Date	Exchange	Contracts	Note
Tue 5 May	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Done
Thu 7 May	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Tue 12 May	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Done
Thu 14 May	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Tue 19 May	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Done
Thu 21 May	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Tue 26 May	NSE	Monthly: NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, NIFTYNXT50, 213 stocks		Done
Wed 27 May	BSE	Monthly: SENSEX, BANKEX	Moved from Thu 28 May (Bakri Id)	Done

June 2026 9 expiries

Date	Exchange	Contracts
Tue 2 Jun	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 4 Jun	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 9 Jun	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 11 Jun	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 16 Jun	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 18 Jun	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 23 Jun	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 25 Jun	BSE	Monthly: SENSEX, BANKEX	Done
Tue 30 Jun	NSE	Monthly: NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, NIFTYNXT50, 213 stocks	Done

July 2026 9 expiries

Date	Exchange	Contracts
Thu 2 Jul	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 7 Jul	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 9 Jul	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 14 Jul	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 16 Jul	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 21 Jul	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 23 Jul	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 28 Jul	NSE	Monthly: NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, NIFTYNXT50, 213 stocks	Done
Thu 30 Jul	BSE	Monthly: SENSEX, BANKEX	Done

August 2026 8 expiries

Date	Exchange	Contracts
Tue 4 Aug	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 6 Aug	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 11 Aug	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 13 Aug	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 18 Aug	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 20 Aug	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 25 Aug	NSE	Monthly: NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, NIFTYNXT50, 213 stocks	Done
Thu 27 Aug	BSE	Monthly: SENSEX, BANKEX	Done

September 2026 9 expiries

Date	Exchange	Contracts
Tue 1 Sep	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 3 Sep	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 8 Sep	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 10 Sep	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 15 Sep	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 17 Sep	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Done
Tue 22 Sep	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Done
Thu 24 Sep	BSE	Monthly: SENSEX, BANKEX	Done
Tue 29 Sep	NSE	Monthly: NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, NIFTYNXT50, 213 stocks	Done

October 2026 9 expiries

Date	Exchange	Contracts	Note
Thu 1 Oct	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Tue 6 Oct	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Done
Thu 8 Oct	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Done
Tue 13 Oct	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Next
Thu 15 Oct	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Next
Mon 19 Oct	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Moved from Tue 20 Oct (Dussehra)	Listed
Thu 22 Oct	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Listed
Tue 27 Oct	NSE	Monthly: NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, NIFTYNXT50, 213 stocks		Listed
Thu 29 Oct	BSE	Monthly: SENSEX, BANKEX		Listed

November 2026 8 expiries

Date	Exchange	Contracts	Note
Tue 3 Nov	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Listed
Thu 5 Nov	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Listed
Mon 9 Nov	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Moved from Tue 10 Nov (Diwali-Balipratipada)	Expected
Thu 12 Nov	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Expected
Tue 17 Nov	NSE	NIFTY weekly		Expected
Thu 19 Nov	BSE	SENSEX weekly		Expected
Mon 23 Nov	NSE	Monthly: NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, NIFTYNXT50, 213 stocks	Moved from Tue 24 Nov (Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev)	Listed
Thu 26 Nov	BSE	Monthly: SENSEX, BANKEX		Listed

December 2026 10 expiries

Date	Exchange	Contracts
Tue 1 Dec	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Expected
Thu 3 Dec	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Expected
Tue 8 Dec	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Expected
Thu 10 Dec	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Expected
Tue 15 Dec	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Expected
Thu 17 Dec	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Expected
Tue 22 Dec	NSE	NIFTY weekly	Expected
Thu 24 Dec	BSE	SENSEX weekly	Expected
Tue 29 Dec	NSE	Monthly: NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, NIFTYNXT50, 213 stocks	Listed
Thu 31 Dec	BSE	Monthly: SENSEX, BANKEX	Expected

March 2027 1 expiries

Date	Exchange	Contracts	Note
Tue 30 Mar	NSE	Monthly: BANKNIFTY		Listed

Index expiries and lot sizes

Index	Exchange	Expiry	Next	Lot
Nifty 50	NSE	Weekly, Tuesday	Tue 13 Oct	65
Bank Nifty	NSE	Monthly, last Tuesday	Tue 27 Oct	30
Fin Nifty	NSE	Monthly, last Tuesday	Tue 27 Oct	60
Midcap Nifty	NSE	Monthly, last Tuesday	Tue 27 Oct	120
Nifty Next 50	NSE	Monthly, last Tuesday	Tue 27 Oct	25
Sensex	BSE	Weekly, Thursday	Thu 15 Oct	20
Bankex	BSE	Monthly, last Thursday	Thu 29 Oct	30

All 213 NSE stock futures and options expire monthly with the indices. Lot sizes for every contract: F&O lot sizes.

The expiry rules

NSE: Nifty 50 weekly options expire every Tuesday. All NSE monthly contracts (Nifty, Bank Nifty, Fin Nifty, Midcap Nifty, Nifty Next 50 and stocks) expire on the last Tuesday of the month.
BSE: Sensex weekly options expire every Thursday; BSE monthly contracts expire on the last Thursday of the month.
Holidays: when the expiry day is a trading holiday, the contracts expire on the previous trading day.
One weekly per exchange: since November 2024 SEBI allows weekly contracts on one benchmark index per exchange; the days were fixed from September 2025.

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Frequently asked questions

When is the next Nifty expiry?

The next NSE expiry is on Tuesday, 13 Oct 2026 (NIFTY weekly). Nifty weekly options expire every Tuesday; when Tuesday is a trading holiday, they expire on the trading day before.

When is the Bank Nifty expiry?

Bank Nifty has only monthly contracts since November 2024. They expire on the last Tuesday of the month; the next one is Tuesday, 27 Oct 2026. Fin Nifty, Midcap Nifty, Nifty Next 50 and all NSE stock futures and options expire on the same day.

When is the Sensex expiry?

Sensex weekly options expire every Thursday on BSE; the next expiry is Thursday, 15 Oct 2026. BSE monthly contracts (Sensex, Bankex) expire on the last Thursday of the month.

What happens to the expiry when it falls on a holiday?

It moves to the previous trading day. Coming up: 20 Oct (Dussehra) moves to Monday 19 Oct; 10 Nov (Diwali-Balipratipada) moves to Monday 9 Nov; 24 Nov (Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev) moves to Monday 23 Nov.

At what time do F&O contracts expire?

At the close of trading on the expiry day, 3:30 pm IST. Index options settle in cash against the closing value of the index; stock futures and options settle by physical delivery of the shares if held to expiry.

Why does only Nifty have weekly options on NSE?

Since 20 November 2024, SEBI allows weekly contracts on only one benchmark index per exchange: Nifty 50 on NSE and Sensex on BSE. All other index and stock contracts are monthly, with a few quarterly contracts further out.

For the expiry

Expiry dates from the contracts listed on NSE and BSE; future dates follow the exchange rules and the published holiday list and can change by exchange circular. For information only, not investment advice. Disclaimer