Contract month

ESZ6 Expiration Date: 18 December 2026 (CME E-mini S&P 500)

Last trading day

18 Dec 2026Fri

As of 2026-11-08, the last trading day (Fri 18 Dec 2026) is 40 days away.

Settlement: cash settlement on Fri 18 Dec 2026, with no physical delivery
Hours (exchange local): 17:00 (prev day)–16:00

Date evidence and sources →

Key dates text

Contract key dates / 合约关键日期
ESZ6 · 2026 CME E-mini S&P 500 futures (December 2026 contract)
ESZ6 · 2026 年 CME E-mini标普500期货（2026年12月合约）
Last trading day (LTD): Fri 18 Dec 2026
最后交易日（LTD）：2026年12月18日（周五）
First notice day (FND): cash settled, so there is nothing to tender
首次通知日（FND）：现金结算，没有可交割的实物
Settlement: cash settlement on Fri 18 Dec 2026, with no physical delivery
结算：2026年12月18日（周五）现金结算，无实物交割
Date basis / 日期依据
Last trading day (LTD) / 最后交易日（LTD）: Official date checked (2026-09-29) / 官方日期已核对 (2026-09-29)
Source / 来源: https://www.cmegroup.com/rulebook/CME/IV/350/358/358.pdf
Contract page / 合约页面: https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/cme-es/2612/
合约页面: https://futuresclock.com/contracts/cme-es/2612/
Futures Clock. “ESZ6 Expiration Date: 18 Dec 2026 | CME E-mini S&P 500.” https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/cme-es/2612/ (accessed ____). datasetVersion: 1.9.14. Page content updated: 2026-11-07 (not a verification date for every field). Per-event field states and sources: https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/cme-es/2612/#date-basis

Contract month and roll-date context

ESZ6 (CME E-mini S&P 500 futures, December 2026 contract) expires on Friday 18 December 2026, its last trading day.

ESZ6 roll date: Monday 14 December 2026. It follows CME’s published roll convention for equity index futures, the Monday before the third Friday of the expiration month; each trader chooses when to roll. Source: CME

Date basis

Delivery / settlement rule: cash-settled on the last trading day itself

Sources & verification

How to read ESZ6

Closures in key-date months

2026-12-24Christmas Eve — early close 12:15 CT, no evening session
2026-12-25Christmas Day closure

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