diff --git a/examples/derivs/__init__.py b/examples/derivs/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/examples/max_pain.py b/examples/max_pain.py
index c6f9ec93..5206d306 100644
--- a/examples/max_pain.py
+++ b/examples/max_pain.py
@@ -23,8 +23,22 @@ def check_if_complete(
 
 async def max_pain_daemon(
 ) -> None:
-    expiry_date: str = input('Please enter a valid expiration date (7feb25): ').upper()
-    print('Initializing...')
+    oi_by_strikes: dict[str, dict[str, Decimal | None]]
+    expiry_dates: list[str]
+    currency: str = 'btc'
+    kind: str = 'option'
+
+    async with get_client(
+    ) as client:
+        expiry_dates: list[str] = await client.get_expiration_dates(
+            currency=currency,
+            kind=kind
+        )
+
+    print(f'Available expiration dates for {currency}-{kind}:')
+    print(f'{expiry_dates}')
+    expiry_date: str = input('Please enter a valid expiration date: ').upper()
+    print('Starting little daemon...')
     instruments: list[Symbol] = []
     oi_by_strikes: dict[str, dict[str, Decimal]]
 
diff --git a/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py b/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
index 855edb68..12fe4355 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
@@ -425,6 +425,29 @@ class Client:
 
         return response_list
 
+    async def get_expiration_dates(
+        self,
+        currency: str = 'btc',
+        kind: str = 'option',
+
+    ) ->  list[str]:
+        """
+        Get a dict with all expiration dates listed as value and currency as key.
+        """
+        
+        params: dict[str, str] = {
+            'currency': currency.upper(),
+            'kind': kind,
+        }
+
+        r: JSONRPCResult = await self._json_rpc_auth_wrapper(
+            'public/get_expirations',
+            params,
+        )
+        resp = r.result
+
+        return resp[currency][kind]
+
     def get_strikes_dict(
         self,
         instruments: list[Symbol],