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General Information about Futures Contract Listing Schedule
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Every non-Quarterly expiry will be listed 3 months prior to the expiry. For the avoidance of doubt, March, June, September, and December are Quarterly expiring and any other month is non-Quarterly. The first trade date will be Wednesday at 08.00 UTC before the monthly expiry date. Monthly futures expire on the last Friday of each calendar month at 08.00 UTC.
Every Quarterly expiry will be listed 6 months prior to the expiry. To avoid doubt, March, June, September, and December are Quarterly expiring and any other month is non Quarterly. The first trade date will be Wednesday at 08.00 UTC before the month expiry date. Quarterly futures expire on the last Friday of each calendar quarter at 08.00 UTC.
Schedule | Expiries and new listings |
Jan end | 2,3,4,6 (Jan future expires, list Apr) |
Feb end | 3,4,5,6 (Feb future expires, list May) |
Mar end | 4,5,6,9 (Mar future expires, list Sep) |
Apr end | 5,6,7,9 (Apr future expires, list Jul) |
May end | 6,7,8,9 (May future expires, list Aug) |
Jun end | 7,8,9,12 (Jun future expires, list Dec) |
Jul end | 8,9,10,12 (Jul future expires, list Oct) |
Aug end | 9,10,11,12 (Aug future expires, list Nov) |
Sep end | 10,11,12,3 (Sep future expires, list Mar next year) |
Oct end | 11,12,1,3 (Oct future expires, list Jan next year) |
Nov end | 12,1,2,3 (Nov future expires, list Feb next year) |
Dec end | 1,2,3,6 (Dec future expires, list Jun next year) |
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