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HO futures expiry calendar 2026: 12 dates

HO (Heating Oil (NY Harbor)) lists 12 delivery months on NYMEX in 2026. The first last trading day of the year falls on December 31, 2025, the last on November 30, 2026. This page gives the exact date of each one, and the date the app moves its default to the next month.

Updated September 2026First published 22 October 2026

On this page
  1. Contract specifications
  2. Every HO delivery listed in 2026
  3. The rule that sets these dates
  4. When the volume moves between these months
  5. What one tick of HO is worth
  6. Related pages
  7. In the same section
  8. This page in other languages
  9. Frequently asked questions

Contract specifications

Product
Heating Oil (NY Harbor) (HO)
Exchange
NYMEX
Year
2026
Deliveries listed
12
First of the year
HOF6 (Dec 31, 2025)
Last of the year
HOZ6 (Nov 30, 2026)
Tick size
0.0001
Tick value
$4.20
Point value
$42,000.00

Every HO delivery listed in 2026

HO trades 12 delivery months in 2026 (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.

HO 2026: last trading day and roll date of every listed delivery
ContractDeliveryLast trading dayDefault rolls on
HOF6Jan 2026Dec 31, 2025Dec 27, 2025
HOG6Feb 2026Jan 30, 2026Jan 26, 2026
HOH6Mar 2026Feb 27, 2026Feb 23, 2026
HOJ6Apr 2026Mar 31, 2026Mar 27, 2026
HOK6May 2026Apr 30, 2026Apr 26, 2026
HOM6Jun 2026May 29, 2026May 25, 2026
HON6Jul 2026Jun 30, 2026Jun 26, 2026
HOQ6Aug 2026Jul 31, 2026Jul 27, 2026
HOU6Sep 2026Aug 31, 2026Aug 27, 2026
HOV6Oct 2026Sep 30, 2026Sep 26, 2026
HOX6Nov 2026Oct 30, 2026Oct 26, 2026
HOZ6Dec 2026Nov 30, 2026Nov 26, 2026

The rule that sets these dates

Trading terminates on the last business day of the month preceding the delivery month.

When the volume moves between these months

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.

What one tick of HO is worth

The minimum price fluctuation is 0.0001, which is $4.20 per contract on a multiplier of 42000. A full point is $42,000.00. These are the values the app itself trades on, so the rows of a HO footprint and the P&L on a HO position come from the same numbers.

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Frequently asked questions

When do HO futures expire in 2026?
HO has 12 listed deliveries in 2026. The first last trading day is December 31, 2025 and the last is November 30, 2026. The table above gives every month in between.
How many HO contracts are listed in 2026?
12, on the delivery month codes F, G, H, J, K, M, N, Q, U, V, X, Z.
Which HO 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.
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