The MIAX Options Exchanges have filed with the SEC to amend the Short Term Option Series Program of each exchange to permit the listing of up to two Monday and Wednesday expirations for options on certain individual stocks or Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) Shares (“Qualifying Securities”). On January 26, 2026, the MIAX Options Exchanges plan to begin listing Qualifying Securities with the following 2026 expiration dates: February 2nd, 4th, 9th, and 11th. Please note that GOOGL will be excluded from the February 4th date because of an earnings announcement.
A Qualifying Security is an individual stock or ETF that, on a quarterly basis: (1) has an underlying security, as measured on the last day of the prior calendar quarter, with: (A) a market capitalization of greater than 700 billion dollars for an individual stock based on the closing price, or (B) Assets under Management (“AUM”) greater than 50 billion dollars for an Exchange-Traded Fund Share based on net asset value (“NAV”); (2) has monthly options volume, as measured by sides traded in the last month preceding the quarter end, of greater than 10 million options; (3) has a position limit of at least 250,000 contracts; and (4) participates in the Penny Interval Program. A Qualifying Security expiration would not be listed on a day when there will be an earnings announcement that takes place after market close.
The following securities are anticipated to be Qualifying Securities for 1st Quarter 2026:
- Alphabet, Inc. (GOOGL)
- Apple Inc. (AAPL)
- Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)
- Broadcom Inc. (AVGO)
- iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)
- Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)
- Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
- NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
- Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)
Each calendar quarter, the above criteria will be reassessed to determine eligibility for the following quarter as a Qualifying Security. The MIAX Option Exchanges will make the list of Qualifying Securities that meet the above criteria available on our website by the close of business on the first trading day of each quarter.
Please contact MIAX Options Listings with any questions at Listings@MIAXOptions.com or (609) 897-7308.
