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NG futures expiry calendar 2026: 12 dates

NG (Natural Gas) lists 12 delivery months on NYMEX in 2026. The first last trading day of the year falls on December 29, 2025, the last on November 26, 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 NG delivery listed in 2026
  3. The rule that sets these dates
  4. When the volume moves between these months
  5. What one tick of NG is worth
  6. Related pages
  7. In the same section
  8. This page in other languages
  9. Frequently asked questions

Contract specifications

Product
Natural Gas (NG)
Exchange
NYMEX
Year
2026
Deliveries listed
12
First of the year
NGF6 (Dec 29, 2025)
Last of the year
NGZ6 (Nov 26, 2026)
Tick size
0.001
Tick value
$10.00
Point value
$10,000.00

Every NG delivery listed in 2026

NG 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.

NG 2026: last trading day and roll date of every listed delivery
ContractDeliveryLast trading dayDefault rolls on
NGF6Jan 2026Dec 29, 2025Dec 25, 2025
NGG6Feb 2026Jan 28, 2026Jan 24, 2026
NGH6Mar 2026Feb 25, 2026Feb 21, 2026
NGJ6Apr 2026Mar 27, 2026Mar 23, 2026
NGK6May 2026Apr 28, 2026Apr 24, 2026
NGM6Jun 2026May 27, 2026May 23, 2026
NGN6Jul 2026Jun 26, 2026Jun 22, 2026
NGQ6Aug 2026Jul 29, 2026Jul 25, 2026
NGU6Sep 2026Aug 27, 2026Aug 23, 2026
NGV6Oct 2026Sep 28, 2026Sep 24, 2026
NGX6Nov 2026Oct 28, 2026Oct 24, 2026
NGZ6Dec 2026Nov 26, 2026Nov 22, 2026

The rule that sets these dates

Trading terminates 3 business days prior to the first day of 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 NG is worth

The minimum price fluctuation is 0.001, which is $10.00 per contract on a multiplier of 10000. A full point is $10,000.00. These are the values the app itself trades on, so the rows of a NG footprint and the P&L on a NG position come from the same numbers.

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Frequently asked questions

When do NG futures expire in 2026?
NG has 12 listed deliveries in 2026. The first last trading day is December 29, 2025 and the last is November 26, 2026. The table above gives every month in between.
How many NG contracts are listed in 2026?
12, on the delivery month codes F, G, H, J, K, M, N, Q, U, V, X, Z.
Which NG 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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