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Contract specifications
- Contract symbol
- CLK8
- Product
- Crude Oil WTI (CL)
- Exchange
- NYMEX
- Delivery month
- May 2028 (code K)
- Last trading day
- April 20, 2028
- Default rolls on
- April 16, 2028 (4 days before)
- Tick size
- 0.01
- Tick value
- $10.00
- Point value
- $1,000.00
- Next delivery
- CLM8 (May 22, 2028)
When CLK8 stops trading
Trading terminates 3 business days prior to the 25th calendar day of the month prior to the contract month. If the 25th is not a business day, trading terminates 3 business days prior to the last business day preceding the 25th. For CLK8 that falls on April 20, 2028.
Senzoukria stops offering CLK8 as the default contract on April 16, 2028, 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
Energy contracts expire monthly, so the roll is a routine of every month rather than every quarter. Volume leaves the expiring month several sessions before its last trading day, and the spread between the two months widens as it does.
For CLK8 the next listed delivery is CLM8, whose last trading day is May 22, 2028. That is the contract the volume moves into, just as it moved out of CLJ8 on March 17, 2028.
What one tick is worth on CLK8
The minimum price fluctuation is 0.01, which is $10.00 per contract on a multiplier of 1000. A full point is therefore $1,000.00. 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 0.01 sets how finely the bid and ask volume of CL 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 CLK8 position and the rows of its footprint come from the same numbers.
Every CL delivery listed in 2028
CL lists 12 delivery months a year (F, G, H, J, K, M, N, Q, U, V, X, Z). CLK8 is number 5 of 12 in 2028.
| Contract | Delivery | Last trading day | Default rolls on |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLF8 | Jan 2028 | Dec 21, 2027 | Dec 17, 2027 |
| CLG8 | Feb 2028 | Jan 20, 2028 | Jan 16, 2028 |
| CLH8 | Mar 2028 | Feb 22, 2028 | Feb 18, 2028 |
| CLJ8 | Apr 2028 | Mar 21, 2028 | Mar 17, 2028 |
| CLK8 (this page) | May 2028 | Apr 20, 2028 | Apr 16, 2028 |
| CLM8 | Jun 2028 | May 22, 2028 | May 18, 2028 |
| CLN8 | Jul 2028 | Jun 20, 2028 | Jun 16, 2028 |
| CLQ8 | Aug 2028 | Jul 20, 2028 | Jul 16, 2028 |
| CLU8 | Sep 2028 | Aug 22, 2028 | Aug 18, 2028 |
| CLV8 | Oct 2028 | Sep 20, 2028 | Sep 16, 2028 |
| CLX8 | Nov 2028 | Oct 20, 2028 | Oct 16, 2028 |
| CLZ8 | Dec 2028 | Nov 21, 2028 | Nov 17, 2028 |
CLK8 and MCLK8 side by side
CL and MCL track the same underlying, but CL is 10 times the size of MCL: $10.00 a tick against $1.00. Both quote on the same 0.01 tick. CLK8 and MCLK8 share the same last trading day, April 20, 2028, so a position in either rolls on the same date.
The practical difference is position sizing rather than behaviour. MCL lets a 10-contract position carry the same exposure as one CL, which makes partial exits possible on a small account; CL carries the deeper book, so its footprint and its depth of market are the ones to read even when the position is held in MCL.
Related pages
- CL — Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI)
- Contract roll
- Futures month codes
- Tick value
- Front month contract
- Roll yield
- Continuous contract
- MCL — Micro WTI Crude Oil
- CLM8
- CLJ8
- CL 2028
- MCLK8
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Frequently asked questions
- When does CLK8 expire?
- The last trading day of CLK8 is April 20, 2028. Trading terminates 3 business days prior to the 25th calendar day of the month prior to the contract month. If the 25th is not a business day, trading terminates 3 business days prior to the last business day preceding the 25th.
- When should I roll out of CLK8?
- The app switches its default to the next listed month on April 16, 2028, which is CLM8. 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 CLK8 worth?
- One tick of 0.01 is $10.00 per contract, and a full point is $1,000.00, on a multiplier of 1000.