Contract month

MNQZ6 Expiration Date: 18 December 2026 (CME Micro E-mini Nasdaq)

CME · MNQZ6 · December 2026

Last trading day LTD: 2026-12-18Rule calculated

2026-12-18 09:30 America/New_York

2026-12-18 09:30 America/New_York · 2026-12-18T14:30:00Z · Rule calculated

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Citation text and sources

CME Micro E-mini Nasdaq (MNQZ6) · December 2026
Last trading day (LTD): 2026-12-18 · Rule calculated · Rule reviewed 2026-09-17
https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/equities/nasdaq/micro-e-mini-nasdaq-100.contractSpecs.html
Trading termination: 2026-12-18 09:30 America/New_York · 2026-12-18T14:30:00Z
https://www.cmegroup.com/content/dam/cmegroup/rulebook/CME/IV/350/361.pdf
Date-only events retain their exchange date; notice, trading termination and settlement are distinct events.
Delivery / settlement rule: cash-settled on the last trading day itself
https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/cme-mnq/2612/
Futures Clock. “MNQZ6 CME Micro E-mini Nasdaq Dec 2026: Last Trading Day & Hours.” https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/cme-mnq/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-mnq/2612/#date-basis

Contract month and roll-date context

MNQZ6 (CME Micro E-mini Nasdaq futures, December 2026 contract) expires on Friday 18 December 2026, its last trading day.

MNQZ6 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

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

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

Sources & verification

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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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