diff --git a/options_scraper.py b/options_scraper.py
index ddac477..c0bfe38 100644
--- a/options_scraper.py
+++ b/options_scraper.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import pandas as pd
 import yfinance as yf
 
 
+DEFAULT_EXPIRATION_LIMIT = 10
+
+
 def parse_args(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> argparse.Namespace:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Export Yahoo Finance option chains for a symbol to CSV.",
@@ -22,7 +25,10 @@ def parse_args(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> argparse.Namespace:
     parser.add_argument(
         "--all-expirations",
         action="store_true",
-        help="Download every listed expiration (default is the nearest).",
+        help=(
+            "Download every listed expiration (default is the first 10 when"
+            " no --expiration is provided)."
+        ),
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--calls-only",
@@ -43,7 +49,10 @@ def parse_args(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> argparse.Namespace:
 
 
 def pick_expirations(
-    ticker: yf.Ticker, requested: str | None, include_all: bool
+    ticker: yf.Ticker,
+    requested: str | None,
+    include_all: bool,
+    default_limit: int | None,
 ) -> tuple[list[str], list[str]]:
     available = list(ticker.options or [])
     if not available:
@@ -58,7 +67,8 @@ def pick_expirations(
     elif include_all:
         targets = available
     else:
-        targets = [available[0]]
+        limit = default_limit if default_limit is not None else 1
+        targets = available[:limit]
 
     return targets, available
 
@@ -99,12 +109,16 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
 
     include_calls = not args.puts_only
     include_puts = not args.calls_only
+    include_all_expirations = args.all_expirations
+    default_limit = (
+        DEFAULT_EXPIRATION_LIMIT if args.expiration is None and not args.all_expirations else None
+    )
 
     ticker = yf.Ticker(args.symbol)
 
     try:
         target_expirations, available_expirations = pick_expirations(
-            ticker, args.expiration, args.all_expirations
+            ticker, args.expiration, include_all_expirations, default_limit
         )
     except (ValueError, RuntimeError) as exc:
         print(f"error: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
@@ -135,10 +149,6 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
         f"Wrote {len(options_df)} rows across {len(target_expirations)} expiration(s) "
         f"to {output_path}"
     )
-    if args.expiration is None and not args.all_expirations:
-        print(
-            f"Tip: use --all-expirations to fetch every date. Available: {', '.join(available_expirations)}"
-        )
     return 0