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Contract specifications
- Product
- Bitcoin (CME) (BTC)
- Exchange
- CME
- Year
- 2028
- Deliveries listed
- 12
- First of the year
- BTCF8 (Jan 28, 2028)
- Last of the year
- BTCZ8 (Dec 29, 2028)
- Tick size
- 5
- Tick value
- $25.00
- Point value
- $5.00
Every BTC delivery listed in 2028
BTC trades 12 delivery months in 2028 (F, G, H, J, K, M, N, Q, U, V, X, Z). Dates are computed from the exchange rule rather than stored. The engine counts Monday to Friday and holds no CME holiday table, so a date next to a public holiday can be one day off the exchange calendar.
The letter in a contract symbol is its delivery month: F = January, G = February, H = March, J = April, K = May, M = June, N = July, Q = August, U = September, V = October, X = November, Z = December. The digit that follows is the year.
| Contract | Delivery | Last trading day | Default rolls on |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTCF8 | Jan 2028 | Jan 28, 2028 | Jan 24, 2028 |
| BTCG8 | Feb 2028 | Feb 25, 2028 | Feb 21, 2028 |
| BTCH8 | Mar 2028 | Mar 31, 2028 | Mar 27, 2028 |
| BTCJ8 | Apr 2028 | Apr 28, 2028 | Apr 24, 2028 |
| BTCK8 | May 2028 | May 26, 2028 | May 22, 2028 |
| BTCM8 | Jun 2028 | Jun 30, 2028 | Jun 26, 2028 |
| BTCN8 | Jul 2028 | Jul 28, 2028 | Jul 24, 2028 |
| BTCQ8 | Aug 2028 | Aug 25, 2028 | Aug 21, 2028 |
| BTCU8 | Sep 2028 | Sep 29, 2028 | Sep 25, 2028 |
| BTCV8 | Oct 2028 | Oct 27, 2028 | Oct 23, 2028 |
| BTCX8 | Nov 2028 | Nov 24, 2028 | Nov 20, 2028 |
| BTCZ8 | Dec 2028 | Dec 29, 2028 | Dec 25, 2028 |
The rule that sets these dates
Trading terminates at 4:00 p.m. London time on the last Friday of the contract month.
When the volume moves between these months
Crypto futures at CME expire monthly and settle against a reference rate rather than a physical asset. Liquidity concentrates in the front month and thins quickly once the roll has passed.
What one tick of BTC is worth
The minimum price fluctuation is 5, which is $25.00 per contract on a multiplier of 5. A full point is $5.00. These are the values the app itself trades on, so the rows of a BTC footprint and the P&L on a BTC position come from the same numbers.
Related pages
- BTC — Bitcoin
- BTCF8
- BTCG8
- BTCH8
- Contract roll
- Futures month codes
- Front month contract
- Tick value
- Cash settlement
- Continuous contract
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Frequently asked questions
- When do BTC futures expire in 2028?
- BTC has 12 listed deliveries in 2028. The first last trading day is January 28, 2028 and the last is December 29, 2028. The table above gives every month in between.
- How many BTC contracts are listed in 2028?
- 12, on the delivery month codes F, G, H, J, K, M, N, Q, U, V, X, Z.
- Which BTC contract should I be trading?
- The one carrying the volume, which is usually the nearest delivery that has not reached its roll date. Compare the traded volume and open interest of the two nearest months rather than going by the last trading day alone.