Contract month
MESZ6 Expiration Date: 18 December 2026 (CME Micro E-mini S&P)
Last trading day
Fri
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
Contract month and roll-date context
MESZ6 (CME Micro E-mini S&P futures, December 2026 contract) expires on Friday 18 December 2026, its last trading day.
MESZ6 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 MESZ6
Closures in key-date months
- 2026-12-24Christmas Eve — early close 12:15 CT, no evening session
- 2026-12-25Christmas Day closure