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Contract specifications
- Contract symbol
- CLZ8
- Product
- Crude Oil WTI (CL)
- Exchange
- NYMEX
- Delivery month
- December 2028 (code Z)
- Last trading day
- November 21, 2028
- Default rolls on
- November 17, 2028 (4 days before)
- Tick size
- 0.01
- Tick value
- $10.00
- Point value
- $1,000.00
- Next delivery
- first 2029 contract
When CLZ8 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 CLZ8 that falls on November 21, 2028.
Senzoukria stops offering CLZ8 as the default contract on November 17, 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.
CLZ8 is the last 2028 delivery listed for CL, so the volume moves into the first 2029 contract.
What one tick is worth on CLZ8
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 CLZ8 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). CLZ8 is number 12 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 | 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 (this page) | Dec 2028 | Nov 21, 2028 | Nov 17, 2028 |
CLZ8 and MCLZ8 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. CLZ8 and MCLZ8 share the same last trading day, November 21, 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
- CLF9
- CLX8
- CL 2028
- MCLZ8
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Frequently asked questions
- When does CLZ8 expire?
- The last trading day of CLZ8 is November 21, 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 CLZ8?
- The app switches its default to the next listed month on November 17, 2028. 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 CLZ8 worth?
- One tick of 0.01 is $10.00 per contract, and a full point is $1,000.00, on a multiplier of 1000.