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Contract specifications
- Contract symbol
- QMJ0
- Product
- E-mini Crude Oil (QM)
- Exchange
- NYMEX
- Delivery month
- April 2030 (code J)
- Last trading day
- March 20, 2030
- Default rolls on
- March 16, 2030 (4 days before)
- Tick size
- 0.025
- Tick value
- $12.50
- Point value
- $500.00
- Next delivery
- QMK0 (April 22, 2030)
When QMJ0 stops trading
Trading terminates 3 business days prior to the 25th calendar day of the month prior to the contract month. If the 25th is not a business day, trading terminates 3 business days prior to the last business day preceding the 25th. For QMJ0 that falls on March 20, 2030.
Senzoukria stops offering QMJ0 as the default contract on March 16, 2030, 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
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.
For QMJ0 the next listed delivery is QMK0, whose last trading day is April 22, 2030. That is the contract the volume moves into, just as it moved out of QMH0 on February 16, 2030.
What one tick is worth on QMJ0
The minimum price fluctuation is 0.025, which is $12.50 per contract on a multiplier of 500. A full point is therefore $500.00. 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 0.025 sets how finely the bid and ask volume of QM 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 QMJ0 position and the rows of its footprint come from the same numbers.
Every QM delivery listed in 2030
QM lists 12 delivery months a year (F, G, H, J, K, M, N, Q, U, V, X, Z). QMJ0 is number 4 of 12 in 2030.
| Contract | Delivery | Last trading day | Default rolls on |
|---|---|---|---|
| QMF0 | Jan 2030 | Dec 20, 2029 | Dec 16, 2029 |
| QMG0 | Feb 2030 | Jan 22, 2030 | Jan 18, 2030 |
| QMH0 | Mar 2030 | Feb 20, 2030 | Feb 16, 2030 |
| QMJ0 (this page) | Apr 2030 | Mar 20, 2030 | Mar 16, 2030 |
| QMK0 | May 2030 | Apr 22, 2030 | Apr 18, 2030 |
| QMM0 | Jun 2030 | May 21, 2030 | May 17, 2030 |
| QMN0 | Jul 2030 | Jun 20, 2030 | Jun 16, 2030 |
| QMQ0 | Aug 2030 | Jul 22, 2030 | Jul 18, 2030 |
| QMU0 | Sep 2030 | Aug 20, 2030 | Aug 16, 2030 |
| QMV0 | Oct 2030 | Sep 20, 2030 | Sep 16, 2030 |
| QMX0 | Nov 2030 | Oct 22, 2030 | Oct 18, 2030 |
| QMZ0 | Dec 2030 | Nov 20, 2030 | Nov 16, 2030 |
Related pages
- QM futures
- Contract roll
- Futures month codes
- Tick value
- Front month contract
- Roll yield
- Continuous contract
- QMK0
- QMH0
- QM 2030
- CLJ0
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Frequently asked questions
- When does QMJ0 expire?
- The last trading day of QMJ0 is March 20, 2030. Trading terminates 3 business days prior to the 25th calendar day of the month prior to the contract month. If the 25th is not a business day, trading terminates 3 business days prior to the last business day preceding the 25th.
- When should I roll out of QMJ0?
- The app switches its default to the next listed month on March 16, 2030, which is QMK0. 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 QMJ0 worth?
- One tick of 0.025 is $12.50 per contract, and a full point is $500.00, on a multiplier of 500.