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Contract specifications
- Contract symbol
- BTCZ6
- Product
- Bitcoin (CME) (BTC)
- Exchange
- CME
- Delivery month
- December 2026 (code Z)
- Last trading day
- December 25, 2026
- Default rolls on
- December 21, 2026 (4 days before)
- Tick size
- 5
- Tick value
- $25.00
- Point value
- $5.00
- Next delivery
- first 2027 contract
When BTCZ6 stops trading
Trading terminates at 4:00 p.m. London time on the last Friday of the contract month. For BTCZ6 that falls on December 25, 2026.
Senzoukria stops offering BTCZ6 as the default contract on December 21, 2026, 4 calendar days before that last trading day, and keeps it selectable with a badge. The date is computed from the exchange rule rather than stored. The engine counts Monday to Friday and holds no CME holiday table, so a date that falls next to a public holiday can be one day off the exchange calendar. Check the exchange calendar when the date sits close to a holiday.
When the volume actually leaves
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.
BTCZ6 is the last 2026 delivery listed for BTC, so the volume moves into the first 2027 contract.
What one tick is worth on BTCZ6
The minimum price fluctuation is 5, which is $25.00 per contract on a multiplier of 5. A full point is therefore $5.00. On a footprint chart one row is one tick, so the same vertical space holds a different number of rows depending on the product: a tick of 5 sets how finely the bid and ask volume of BTC can be read.
These are the values the app itself trades on, taken from its contract table rather than retyped, so the P&L shown on a BTCZ6 position and the rows of its footprint come from the same numbers.
Every BTC delivery listed in 2026
BTC lists 12 delivery months a year (F, G, H, J, K, M, N, Q, U, V, X, Z). BTCZ6 is number 12 of 12 in 2026.
| Contract | Delivery | Last trading day | Default rolls on |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTCF6 | Jan 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| BTCG6 | Feb 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | Feb 23, 2026 |
| BTCH6 | Mar 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | Mar 23, 2026 |
| BTCJ6 | Apr 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 | Apr 20, 2026 |
| BTCK6 | May 2026 | May 29, 2026 | May 25, 2026 |
| BTCM6 | Jun 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| BTCN6 | Jul 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| BTCQ6 | Aug 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 | Aug 24, 2026 |
| BTCU6 | Sep 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 |
| BTCV6 | Oct 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 |
| BTCX6 | Nov 2026 | Nov 27, 2026 | Nov 23, 2026 |
| BTCZ6 (this page) | Dec 2026 | Dec 25, 2026 | Dec 21, 2026 |
BTCZ6 and MBTZ6 side by side
BTC and MBT track the same underlying, but BTC is 50 times the size of MBT: $25.00 a tick against $0.50. Both quote on the same 5 tick. BTCZ6 and MBTZ6 share the same last trading day, December 25, 2026, so a position in either rolls on the same date.
The practical difference is position sizing rather than behaviour. MBT lets a 50-contract position carry the same exposure as one BTC, which makes partial exits possible on a small account; BTC carries the deeper book, so its footprint and its depth of market are the ones to read even when the position is held in MBT.
Related pages
- BTC — Bitcoin
- Contract roll
- Futures month codes
- Tick value
- Front month contract
- Cash settlement
- Continuous contract
- MBT — Micro Bitcoin
- BTCF7
- BTCX6
- BTC 2026
- MBTZ6
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Frequently asked questions
- When does BTCZ6 expire?
- The last trading day of BTCZ6 is December 25, 2026. Trading terminates at 4:00 p.m. London time on the last Friday of the contract month.
- When should I roll out of BTCZ6?
- The app switches its default to the next listed month on December 21, 2026. In practice the volume moves before the calendar does, so compare the traded volume and open interest of the two months rather than waiting for the last trading day.
- How much is one tick of BTCZ6 worth?
- One tick of 5 is $25.00 per contract, and a full point is $5.00, on a multiplier of 5.