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MBTJ8 expiry: April 28, 2028

MBTJ8 is the April 2028 delivery of Micro Bitcoin (CME) on CME. Its last trading day is April 28, 2028, and the app moves its default to the next listed month on April 24, 2028, 4 calendar days earlier. One tick is 5, worth $0.50, on a multiplier of 0.1.

Updated September 2026First published 16 October 2026

On this page
  1. Contract specifications
  2. When MBTJ8 stops trading
  3. When the volume actually leaves
  4. What one tick is worth on MBTJ8
  5. Every MBT delivery listed in 2028
  6. MBTJ8 and BTCJ8 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
MBTJ8
Product
Micro Bitcoin (CME) (MBT)
Exchange
CME
Delivery month
April 2028 (code J)
Last trading day
April 28, 2028
Default rolls on
April 24, 2028 (4 days before)
Tick size
5
Tick value
$0.50
Point value
$0.10
Next delivery
MBTK8 (May 26, 2028)

When MBTJ8 stops trading

Trading terminates at 4:00 p.m. London time on the last Friday of the contract month. For MBTJ8 that falls on April 28, 2028.

Senzoukria stops offering MBTJ8 as the default contract on April 24, 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

Crypto futures at CME expire monthly and settle against a reference rate rather than a physical asset. Liquidity concentrates in the front month and thins quickly once the roll has passed.

For MBTJ8 the next listed delivery is MBTK8, whose last trading day is May 26, 2028. That is the contract the volume moves into, just as it moved out of MBTH8 on March 27, 2028.

What one tick is worth on MBTJ8

The minimum price fluctuation is 5, which is $0.50 per contract on a multiplier of 0.1. A full point is therefore $0.10. 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 5 sets how finely the bid and ask volume of MBT 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 MBTJ8 position and the rows of its footprint come from the same numbers.

Every MBT delivery listed in 2028

MBT lists 12 delivery months a year (F, G, H, J, K, M, N, Q, U, V, X, Z). MBTJ8 is number 4 of 12 in 2028.

MBT 2028: last trading day and roll date of every listed delivery
ContractDeliveryLast trading dayDefault rolls on
MBTF8Jan 2028Jan 28, 2028Jan 24, 2028
MBTG8Feb 2028Feb 25, 2028Feb 21, 2028
MBTH8Mar 2028Mar 31, 2028Mar 27, 2028
MBTJ8 (this page)Apr 2028Apr 28, 2028Apr 24, 2028
MBTK8May 2028May 26, 2028May 22, 2028
MBTM8Jun 2028Jun 30, 2028Jun 26, 2028
MBTN8Jul 2028Jul 28, 2028Jul 24, 2028
MBTQ8Aug 2028Aug 25, 2028Aug 21, 2028
MBTU8Sep 2028Sep 29, 2028Sep 25, 2028
MBTV8Oct 2028Oct 27, 2028Oct 23, 2028
MBTX8Nov 2028Nov 24, 2028Nov 20, 2028
MBTZ8Dec 2028Dec 29, 2028Dec 25, 2028

MBTJ8 and BTCJ8 side by side

MBT and BTC track the same underlying, but BTC is 50 times the size of MBT: $25.00 a tick against $0.50. Both quote on the same 5 tick. MBTJ8 and BTCJ8 share the same last trading day, April 28, 2028, so a position in either rolls on the same date.

The practical difference is position sizing rather than behaviour. MBT lets a 50-contract position carry the same exposure as one BTC, which makes partial exits possible on a small account; BTC carries the deeper book, so its footprint and its depth of market are the ones to read even when the position is held in MBT.

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Frequently asked questions

When does MBTJ8 expire?
The last trading day of MBTJ8 is April 28, 2028. Trading terminates at 4:00 p.m. London time on the last Friday of the contract month.
When should I roll out of MBTJ8?
The app switches its default to the next listed month on April 24, 2028, which is MBTK8. 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 MBTJ8 worth?
One tick of 5 is $0.50 per contract, and a full point is $0.10, on a multiplier of 0.1.
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