Among stock market futures and options, the expiration date for options is every month on the second Thursday in Korea and the third Friday in the United States, and once every three months.
So, the months in which futures and options expire every three months are March, June, September, and December, and this day is called ‘Four Witches’ Day.’ Four Witches’ Day is a day on which the expiration dates of four derivative products, including stock index futures/options and individual stock futures/options, overlap.
Let’s learn about the Korean and US stock market futures/option expiration dates and US stock market closing days in 2024.
Korea, US futures/options expiration date
January 11: Korean option expiration date
January 19: US options expiration date
February 8: Korean option expiration date
February 16: US options expiration date
March 14: Korean futures/options expiration date
March 15: US futures/options expiration date
April 11: Korean option expiration date
April 19: US options expiration date
May 9: Korean option expiration date
May 17: US options expiration date
June 13: Korean futures/options expiration date
June 21: US futures/options expiration date
July 11: Korean option expiration date
July 19: US options expiration date
August 03: Korean option expiration date
August 16: US options expiration date
September 12: Korean futures/options expiration date
September 20: US futures/options expiration date
October 10: Korean option expiration date
October 18: US options expiration date
November 14: Korean option expiration date
November 15: US options expiration date
December 12: Korean futures/options expiration date
December 10: US futures/options expiration date
US stock market holiday
Date Anniversary Date Designated Date
January 1st (Monday) New Years Day
alternative public holiday
January 15 (Monday) Martin Luther King Day
(Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) Third Monday in January
February 19 (Monday) George Washington Memorial Day
president’s day
(Washington’s Birthday) Third Monday in February
March 29th (Friday) Easter
(Good Friday) Changes every year
May 27th (Monday) Memorial Day
(Memorial Day) Last Monday in May
June 19th (Wednesday) Juneteenth Day, Freedom Day,
Emancipation Day of Slaves
July 4th (day of the week) Independence Day
(Independence Day)
September 2nd (Monday) Labor Day, Labor Day
(Labor Day) First Monday in September
November 28 (Thursday) Thanksgiving Day
(Thanksgiving Day) 4th Thursday of November
December 25 (Wednesday) Christmas
(Christmas Day)