Contract month · expired

BU6 Expiry Date: 31 July 2026 (ICE Brent Crude)

Nearest month still trading: BF7, last trading day 2026-11-30 →

Last trading day

31 Jul 2026Fri

This contract stopped trading on Fri 31 Jul 2026.

First notice: Fri 31 Jul 2026
Delivery: EFP delivery with an option to cash settle against the ICE Brent Index
Hours (exchange local): 23:00 (prev day)–23:00 · 01:00–23:00

Date evidence and sources →

Key dates text

Contract key dates / 合约关键日期
BU6 · 2026 ICE Brent Crude futures (September 2026 contract)
BU6 · 2026 年 ICE 布伦特原油期货（2026年9月合约）
Last trading day (LTD): Fri 31 Jul 2026
最后交易日（LTD）：2026年7月31日（周五）
First notice day (FND): Fri 31 Jul 2026
首次通知日（FND）：2026年7月31日（周五）
Delivery: EFP delivery with an option to cash settle against the ICE Brent Index
交割：EFP 交割，可选择按 ICE Brent Index 现金结算
Date basis / 日期依据
Last trading day (LTD) / 最后交易日（LTD）: Rule calculated; rule reviewed 2026-10-01, calendar 2026-07-20–2027-12-31 / 规则计算；规则核验 2026-10-01，日历覆盖 2026-07-20—2027-12-31
Source / 来源: https://www.ice.com/products/219/Brent-Crude-Futures
First notice day (FND) / 首次通知日（FND）: Rule calculated; rule reviewed 2026-10-01, calendar 2026-07-20–2027-12-31 / 规则计算；规则核验 2026-10-01，日历覆盖 2026-07-20—2027-12-31
Source / 来源: https://www.ice.com/products/219/Brent-Crude-Futures
Contract page / 合约页面: https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/ice-b/2609/
合约页面: https://futuresclock.com/contracts/ice-b/2609/
Futures Clock. “BU6 Expiry Date & Trading Hours: 31 Jul 2026 | ICE Brent Crude.” https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/ice-b/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/ice-b/2609/#date-basis

Contract month and roll-date context

BU6 (ICE Brent Crude futures, September 2026 contract) expired on Friday 31 July 2026, its last trading day.

ICE first notice belongs to its EFP delivery / cash-option mechanism.What a first notice day means →

Date basis

Delivery / settlement rule: deliverable by EFP, with an option to cash settle against the ICE Brent Index for the last trading day; ICE lists first notice on that day and publishes the cash settlement price on the next trading day

Sources & verification

How to read BU6

Closures in key-date months

2026-09-07Labor Day — Brent early close 18:30 London

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