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BU6 · ICE Brent Crude September 2026 contract
BU6 is the ICE Brent Crude futures contract for September 2026; it stopped trading on 31 Jul 2026. Every date below is derived from the exchange contract text and the reviewed holiday calendar; no prices.
Nearest month still trading: BX6, last trading day 2026-09-30 →
Last trading day
Fri
This contract stopped trading on Fri 31 Jul 2026.
- Settlement
- cash settled against the ICE Brent Index, with no physical delivery
What is BU6, and when is its last trading day?
BU6 is the ICE Brent Crude futures contract for September 2026: last trading day Fri 31 Jul 2026, cash settled against the ICE Brent Index, with no physical delivery; trading hours 23:00 (prev day)–23:00 · 01:00–23:00.
- Last-trading-day rule: the last business day of the second month before the contract month — which is why the November contract stops trading at the end of September; if that day would be the last business day before Christmas Day or New Year's Day, trading ceases one business day earlier
- Delivery rule: cash settled with no first notice day and no physical delivery; the settlement price uses the ICE Brent Index published after the last trading day
- No prices or quotes on this page and no investment advice; dates are computed from the exchange contract text plus the reviewed holiday calendar.
Source: Futures Clock, reviewed 2026-09-04
Key dates
| Last trading day | Fri 31 Jul 2026 |
|---|---|
| Settlement | cash settled against the ICE Brent Index, with no physical delivery · cash settled with no first notice day and no physical delivery; the settlement price uses the ICE Brent Index published after the last trading day |
| Trading hours (exchange local time) | 23:00 (prev day)–23:00 · 01:00–23:00 |
How to read BU6
Closures in September 2026
- 2026-09-07Labor Day — Brent early close 18:30 London
China night sessions pause on the evening before a statutory holiday: that night belongs to the first post-holiday trading date, so it does not run. All 2026 exchange holidays →