Contract month

GCZ6 Expiration Date: 29 December 2026 (COMEX Gold)

COMEX · GCZ6 · December 2026

Last trading day LTD: 2026-12-29Rule calculated
First notice day FND: 2026-11-30Rule calculated

2026-12-29 13:30 America/New_York

2026-12-29 12:30 America/Chicago · 2026-12-29T18:30:00Z · Rule calculated

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Citation text and sources

COMEX Gold (GCZ6) · December 2026
Last trading day (LTD): 2026-12-29 · Rule calculated · Rule reviewed 2026-09-17
https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/metals/precious/gold.contractSpecs.html
First notice day (FND): 2026-11-30 · Rule calculated · Rule reviewed 2026-09-17
https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/metals/precious/gold.contractSpecs.html
Trading termination: 2026-12-29 13:30 America/New_York · 2026-12-29T18:30:00Z
https://www.cmegroup.cn/gold/
Date-only events retain their exchange date; notice, trading termination and settlement are distinct events.
Delivery / settlement rule: any business day of the delivery month (physical delivery)
https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/comex-gc/2612/
Futures Clock. “GCZ6 COMEX Gold Dec 2026: Last Trading Day, Delivery & Hours.” https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/comex-gc/2612/ (accessed ____). datasetVersion: 1.9.13. Page content updated: 2026-11-06 (not a verification date for every field). Per-event field states and sources: https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/comex-gc/2612/#date-basis

Contract month and roll-date context

GCZ6 (COMEX Gold futures, December 2026 contract) expires on Tuesday 29 December 2026, its last trading day; the first notice day is Monday 30 November 2026.

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Date basis

Delivery: across December 2026
Hours (exchange local): 17:00 (prev day)–16:00

Record revision 2: Add rule-calculated futures termination from official CME contract specifications; no date changes. Source · 2026-10-01

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

Sources & verification

How to read GCZ6

Closures in key-date months

2026-11-26Thanksgiving — early close 13:30 CT, reopens 17:00 CT
2026-11-27Day after Thanksgiving — early close 13:45 CT, no evening session
2026-12-24Christmas Eve — early close 12:45 CT, no evening session
2026-12-25Christmas Day closure

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