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M2K futures expiry calendar 2026: 4 dates

M2K (Micro Russell 2000) lists 4 delivery months on CME in 2026. The first last trading day of the year falls on March 20, 2026, the last on December 18, 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 M2K delivery listed in 2026
  3. The rule that sets these dates
  4. When the volume moves between these months
  5. What one tick of M2K is worth
  6. Related pages
  7. In the same section
  8. This page in other languages
  9. Frequently asked questions

Contract specifications

Product
Micro Russell 2000 (M2K)
Exchange
CME
Year
2026
Deliveries listed
4
First of the year
M2KH6 (Mar 20, 2026)
Last of the year
M2KZ6 (Dec 18, 2026)
Tick size
0.1
Tick value
$0.50
Point value
$5.00

Every M2K delivery listed in 2026

M2K trades 4 delivery months in 2026 (H, M, U, 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: H = March, M = June, U = September, Z = December. The digit that follows is the year.

M2K 2026: last trading day and roll date of every listed delivery
ContractDeliveryLast trading dayDefault rolls on
M2KH6Mar 2026Mar 20, 2026Mar 12, 2026
M2KM6Jun 2026Jun 19, 2026Jun 11, 2026
M2KU6Sep 2026Sep 18, 2026Sep 10, 2026
M2KZ6Dec 2026Dec 18, 2026Dec 10, 2026

The rule that sets these dates

Trading terminates at 9:30 a.m. ET on the third Friday of the contract month.

When the volume moves between these months

Equity index liquidity moves to the next quarter in a single week, usually the one that contains the roll date. Order flow read on the old contract after that week is thin and misleading: the book empties, prints get sparse, and a footprint built on it shows gaps that are an artefact of the roll rather than of the auction.

What one tick of M2K is worth

The minimum price fluctuation is 0.1, which is $0.50 per contract on a multiplier of 5. A full point is $5.00. These are the values the app itself trades on, so the rows of a M2K footprint and the P&L on a M2K position come from the same numbers.

In the same section

This page in other languages

Frequently asked questions

When do M2K futures expire in 2026?
M2K has 4 listed deliveries in 2026. The first last trading day is March 20, 2026 and the last is December 18, 2026. The table above gives every month in between.
How many M2K contracts are listed in 2026?
4, on the delivery month codes H, M, U, Z.
Which M2K 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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