# 2026-12402: Nasdaq-100 Options Can Now Expire Almost Any Day

2026-12402, Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Permit the Listing of A.M.-Settled Options on the Nasdaq-100 Index That Expire on Any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday (Other than the Third Friday-of-the-Month or Days That Coincide With an End-of-Month Expiration) and Expire on the Last Trading Day of the Month, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-06-22; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12402
- As of: 2026-06-29
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12402
- Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Permit the Listing of A.M.-Settled Options on the Nasdaq-100 Index That Expire on Any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday (Other than the Third Friday-of-the-Month or Days That Coincide With an End-of-Month Expiration) and Expire on the Last Trading Day of the Month
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 37170
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

Nasdaq-100 Options Can Now Expire Almost Any Day

## Summary

Nasdaq ISE just got the green light to list A.M.-settled Nasdaq-100 options that can expire on almost any weekday except the usual third Friday or end-of-month days. This means traders get more flexible choices for when their options expire, potentially boosting trading opportunities and market excitement. The change kicks in soon, opening fresh ways to play the market with these new expiration dates.

## Effects PRIA read

- More Weekday Nasdaq‑100 Option Expirations: benefit, medium. If you trade options on the Nasdaq-100 index (NDX), the SEC approved on June 16, 2026 a rule letting Nasdaq ISE list A.M.-settled NDX options that expire on any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday except the third Friday of the month and days that coincide with an end‑of‑month expiratio…

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## Sources
- [2026-12402 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12402/self-regulatory-organizations-nasdaq-ise-llc-order-approving-a-proposed-rule-change-to-permit-the)
- [2026-12402 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12402.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12402 (as of 2026-06-29).