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Contract specifications
- Product
- Lean Hogs (HE)
- Exchange
- CME
- Year
- 2026
- Deliveries listed
- 8
- First of the year
- HEG6 (Feb 13, 2026)
- Last of the year
- HEZ6 (Dec 14, 2026)
- Tick size
- 0.025
- Tick value
- $10.00
- Point value
- $400.00
Every HE delivery listed in 2026
HE trades 8 delivery months in 2026 (G, J, K, M, N, Q, V, 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: G = February, J = April, K = May, M = June, N = July, Q = August, V = October, Z = December. The digit that follows is the year.
| Contract | Delivery | Last trading day | Default rolls on |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEG6 | Feb 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 9, 2026 |
| HEJ6 | Apr 2026 | Apr 14, 2026 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| HEK6 | May 2026 | May 14, 2026 | May 10, 2026 |
| HEM6 | Jun 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| HEN6 | Jul 2026 | Jul 14, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| HEQ6 | Aug 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| HEV6 | Oct 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 | Oct 10, 2026 |
| HEZ6 | Dec 2026 | Dec 14, 2026 | Dec 10, 2026 |
The rule that sets these dates
Trading terminates on the 10th business day of the contract month.
When the volume moves between these months
Livestock contracts follow the production calendar, so the listed months are uneven and the gap between two deliveries can be two months. The active month is the one carrying the volume.
What one tick of HE is worth
The minimum price fluctuation is 0.025, which is $10.00 per contract on a multiplier of 400. A full point is $400.00. These are the values the app itself trades on, so the rows of a HE footprint and the P&L on a HE position come from the same numbers.
Related pages
- HE futures
- HEZ6
- Contract roll
- Futures month codes
- Front month contract
- Tick value
- Back month contract
- Roll yield
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Frequently asked questions
- When do HE futures expire in 2026?
- HE has 8 listed deliveries in 2026. The first last trading day is February 13, 2026 and the last is December 14, 2026. The table above gives every month in between.
- How many HE contracts are listed in 2026?
- 8, on the delivery month codes G, J, K, M, N, Q, V, Z.
- Which HE 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.