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M2KZ8 expiry: December 15, 2028

M2KZ8 is the December 2028 delivery of Micro Russell 2000 on CME. Its last trading day is December 15, 2028, and the app moves its default to the next listed month on December 7, 2028, 8 calendar days earlier. One tick is 0.1, worth $0.50, on a multiplier of 5.

Updated September 2026First published 16 October 2026

On this page
  1. Contract specifications
  2. When M2KZ8 stops trading
  3. When the volume actually leaves
  4. What one tick is worth on M2KZ8
  5. Every M2K delivery listed in 2028
  6. M2KZ8 and RTYZ8 side by side
  7. Related pages
  8. In the same section
  9. This page in other languages
  10. Frequently asked questions

Contract specifications

Contract symbol
M2KZ8
Product
Micro Russell 2000 (M2K)
Exchange
CME
Delivery month
December 2028 (code Z)
Last trading day
December 15, 2028
Default rolls on
December 7, 2028 (8 days before)
Tick size
0.1
Tick value
$0.50
Point value
$5.00
Next delivery
first 2029 contract

When M2KZ8 stops trading

Trading terminates at 9:30 a.m. ET on the third Friday of the contract month. For M2KZ8 that falls on December 15, 2028.

Senzoukria stops offering M2KZ8 as the default contract on December 7, 2028, 8 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

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.

M2KZ8 is the last 2028 delivery listed for M2K, so the volume moves into the first 2029 contract.

What one tick is worth on M2KZ8

The minimum price fluctuation is 0.1, which is $0.50 per contract on a multiplier of 5. A full point is therefore $5.00. 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 0.1 sets how finely the bid and ask volume of M2K 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 M2KZ8 position and the rows of its footprint come from the same numbers.

Every M2K delivery listed in 2028

M2K lists 4 delivery months a year (H, M, U, Z). M2KZ8 is number 4 of 4 in 2028.

M2K 2028: last trading day and roll date of every listed delivery
ContractDeliveryLast trading dayDefault rolls on
M2KH8Mar 2028Mar 17, 2028Mar 9, 2028
M2KM8Jun 2028Jun 16, 2028Jun 8, 2028
M2KU8Sep 2028Sep 15, 2028Sep 7, 2028
M2KZ8 (this page)Dec 2028Dec 15, 2028Dec 7, 2028

M2KZ8 and RTYZ8 side by side

M2K and RTY track the same underlying, but RTY is 10 times the size of M2K: $5.00 a tick against $0.50. Both quote on the same 0.1 tick. M2KZ8 and RTYZ8 share the same last trading day, December 15, 2028, so a position in either rolls on the same date.

The practical difference is position sizing rather than behaviour. M2K lets a 10-contract position carry the same exposure as one RTY, which makes partial exits possible on a small account; RTY carries the deeper book, so its footprint and its depth of market are the ones to read even when the position is held in M2K.

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Frequently asked questions

When does M2KZ8 expire?
The last trading day of M2KZ8 is December 15, 2028. Trading terminates at 9:30 a.m. ET on the third Friday of the contract month.
When should I roll out of M2KZ8?
The app switches its default to the next listed month on December 7, 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 M2KZ8 worth?
One tick of 0.1 is $0.50 per contract, and a full point is $5.00, on a multiplier of 5.
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