Contract month · expired

CLU6 Expiration Date: 20 August 2026 (NYMEX WTI Crude)

Nearest month still trading: CLZ6, last trading day 2026-11-20 →

Last trading day

20 Aug 2026Thu

This contract stopped trading on Thu 20 Aug 2026.

First notice: Mon 24 Aug 2026
Delivery: across September 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
CLU6 · 2026 NYMEX WTI Crude futures (September 2026 contract)
CLU6 · 2026 年 NYMEX WTI原油期货（2026年9月合约）
Last trading day (LTD): Thu 20 Aug 2026
最后交易日（LTD）：2026年8月20日（周四）
First notice day (FND): Mon 24 Aug 2026
首次通知日（FND）：2026年8月24日（周一）
Delivery: across September 2026
交割：2026年9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/energy/crude-oil/light-sweet-crude.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/energy/crude-oil/light-sweet-crude.contractSpecs.html
Contract page / 合约页面: https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/nymex-cl/2609/
合约页面: https://futuresclock.com/contracts/nymex-cl/2609/
Futures Clock. “CLU6 Expiration Date: 20 Aug 2026, FND 24 Aug 2026 | NYMEX WTI Crude.” https://futuresclock.com/en/contracts/nymex-cl/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/nymex-cl/2609/#date-basis

Contract month and roll-date context

CLU6 (NYMEX WTI Crude futures, September 2026 contract) expired on Thursday 20 August 2026, its last trading day.

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 CLU6

Closures in key-date months

2026-09-07Labor Day — early close 13:30 CT, reopens 17:00 CT

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