Contract month · expired

GCQ6 Expiration Date: 27 August 2026 (COMEX Gold)

Nearest month still trading: GCZ6, last trading day 2026-12-29 →

Last trading day

27 Aug 2026Thu

This contract stopped trading on Thu 27 Aug 2026.

First notice: Fri 31 Jul 2026
Delivery: across August 2026
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
GCQ6 · 2026 COMEX Gold futures (August 2026 contract)
GCQ6 · 2026 年 COMEX COMEX黄金期货（2026年8月合约）
Last trading day (LTD): Thu 27 Aug 2026
最后交易日（LTD）：2026年8月27日（周四）
First notice day (FND): Fri 31 Jul 2026
首次通知日（FND）：2026年7月31日（周五）
Delivery: across August 2026
交割：2026年8月内
Date basis / 日期依据
Last trading day (LTD) / 最后交易日（LTD）: Rule calculated; rule reviewed 2026-09-17, calendar 2026-07-20–2026-12-31 / 规则计算；规则核验 2026-09-17，日历覆盖 2026-07-20—2026-12-31
Source / 来源: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/metals/precious/gold.contractSpecs.html
First notice day (FND) / 首次通知日（FND）: Rule calculated; rule reviewed 2026-09-17, calendar 2026-07-20–2026-12-31 / 规则计算；规则核验 2026-09-17，日历覆盖 2026-07-20—2026-12-31
Source / 来源: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/metals/precious/gold.contractSpecs.html
Contract page / 合约页面: https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/comex-gc/2608/
合约页面: https://futuresclock.com/contracts/comex-gc/2608/
Futures Clock. “GCQ6 Expiration Date: 27 Aug 2026, FND 31 Jul 2026 | COMEX Gold.” https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/comex-gc/2608/ (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/comex-gc/2608/#date-basis

Contract month and roll-date context

GCQ6 (COMEX Gold futures, August 2026 contract) expired on Thursday 27 August 2026, its last trading day.

Saved historical month · dates and evidence preserved on 2026-10-01. Current calendar →

After the first notice day a long still open can be assigned the physical commodity.What a first notice day means →

Date basis

Delivery / settlement rule: any business day of the delivery month (physical delivery)

Sources & verification

How to read GCQ6

Closures in key-date months

No exchange closures in the months containing these key dates; regular sessions apply.

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