Contract month · expired

NQU6 Expiration Date: 18 September 2026 (CME E-mini Nasdaq-100)

Nearest month still trading: NQZ6, last trading day 2026-12-18 →

Last trading day

18 Sep 2026Fri

This contract stopped trading on Fri 18 Sep 2026.

Settlement: cash settlement on Fri 18 Sep 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
NQU6 · 2026 CME E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures (September 2026 contract)
NQU6 · 2026 年 CME E-mini纳指100期货（2026年9月合约）
Last trading day (LTD): Fri 18 Sep 2026
最后交易日（LTD）：2026年9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 Sep 2026, with no physical delivery
结算：2026年9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）: Rule calculated; rule reviewed 2026-09-17, calendar 2026-07-23–2026-12-31 / 规则计算；规则核验 2026-09-17，日历覆盖 2026-07-23—2026-12-31
Source / 来源: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/equities/nasdaq/e-mini-nasdaq-100.contractSpecs.html
Contract page / 合约页面: https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/cme-nq/2609/
合约页面: https://futuresclock.com/contracts/cme-nq/2609/
Futures Clock. “NQU6 Expiration Date: 18 Sep 2026 | CME E-mini Nasdaq-100.” https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/cme-nq/2609/ (accessed ____). datasetVersion: 1.9.16. Page content updated: 2026-11-10 (not a verification date for every field). Per-event field states and sources: https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/cme-nq/2609/#date-basis

Contract month and roll-date context

NQU6 (CME E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures, September 2026 contract) expired on Friday 18 September 2026, its last trading day.

NQU6 roll date: Monday 14 September 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 NQU6

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