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METZ8 expiry: December 29, 2028

METZ8 is the December 2028 delivery of Micro Ether (CME) on CME. Its last trading day is December 29, 2028, and the app moves its default to the next listed month on December 25, 2028, 4 calendar days earlier. One tick is 0.5, worth $0.05, on a multiplier of 0.1.

Updated September 2026First published 16 October 2026

On this page
  1. Contract specifications
  2. When METZ8 stops trading
  3. When the volume actually leaves
  4. What one tick is worth on METZ8
  5. Every MET delivery listed in 2028
  6. METZ8 and ETHZ8 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
METZ8
Product
Micro Ether (CME) (MET)
Exchange
CME
Delivery month
December 2028 (code Z)
Last trading day
December 29, 2028
Default rolls on
December 25, 2028 (4 days before)
Tick size
0.5
Tick value
$0.05
Point value
$0.10
Next delivery
first 2029 contract

When METZ8 stops trading

Trading terminates at 4:00 p.m. London time on the last Friday of the contract month. For METZ8 that falls on December 29, 2028.

Senzoukria stops offering METZ8 as the default contract on December 25, 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.

METZ8 is the last 2028 delivery listed for MET, so the volume moves into the first 2029 contract.

What one tick is worth on METZ8

The minimum price fluctuation is 0.5, which is $0.05 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 0.5 sets how finely the bid and ask volume of MET 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 METZ8 position and the rows of its footprint come from the same numbers.

Every MET delivery listed in 2028

MET lists 12 delivery months a year (F, G, H, J, K, M, N, Q, U, V, X, Z). METZ8 is number 12 of 12 in 2028.

MET 2028: last trading day and roll date of every listed delivery
ContractDeliveryLast trading dayDefault rolls on
METF8Jan 2028Jan 28, 2028Jan 24, 2028
METG8Feb 2028Feb 25, 2028Feb 21, 2028
METH8Mar 2028Mar 31, 2028Mar 27, 2028
METJ8Apr 2028Apr 28, 2028Apr 24, 2028
METK8May 2028May 26, 2028May 22, 2028
METM8Jun 2028Jun 30, 2028Jun 26, 2028
METN8Jul 2028Jul 28, 2028Jul 24, 2028
METQ8Aug 2028Aug 25, 2028Aug 21, 2028
METU8Sep 2028Sep 29, 2028Sep 25, 2028
METV8Oct 2028Oct 27, 2028Oct 23, 2028
METX8Nov 2028Nov 24, 2028Nov 20, 2028
METZ8 (this page)Dec 2028Dec 29, 2028Dec 25, 2028

METZ8 and ETHZ8 side by side

MET and ETH track the same underlying, but ETH is 500 times the size of MET: $25.00 a tick against $0.05. Both quote on the same 0.5 tick. METZ8 and ETHZ8 share the same last trading day, December 29, 2028, so a position in either rolls on the same date.

The practical difference is position sizing rather than behaviour. MET lets a 500-contract position carry the same exposure as one ETH, which makes partial exits possible on a small account; ETH carries the deeper book, so its footprint and its depth of market are the ones to read even when the position is held in MET.

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Frequently asked questions

When does METZ8 expire?
The last trading day of METZ8 is December 29, 2028. Trading terminates at 4:00 p.m. London time on the last Friday of the contract month.
When should I roll out of METZ8?
The app switches its default to the next listed month on December 25, 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 METZ8 worth?
One tick of 0.5 is $0.05 per contract, and a full point is $0.10, on a multiplier of 0.1.
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