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QMK8 expiry: April 20, 2028

QMK8 is the May 2028 delivery of E-mini Crude Oil on NYMEX. Its last trading day is April 20, 2028, and the app moves its default to the next listed month on April 16, 2028, 4 calendar days earlier. One tick is 0.025, worth $12.50, on a multiplier of 500.

Updated September 2026First published 16 October 2026

On this page
  1. Contract specifications
  2. When QMK8 stops trading
  3. When the volume actually leaves
  4. What one tick is worth on QMK8
  5. Every QM delivery listed in 2028
  6. Related pages
  7. In the same section
  8. This page in other languages
  9. Frequently asked questions

Contract specifications

Contract symbol
QMK8
Product
E-mini Crude Oil (QM)
Exchange
NYMEX
Delivery month
May 2028 (code K)
Last trading day
April 20, 2028
Default rolls on
April 16, 2028 (4 days before)
Tick size
0.025
Tick value
$12.50
Point value
$500.00
Next delivery
QMM8 (May 22, 2028)

When QMK8 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 QMK8 that falls on April 20, 2028.

Senzoukria stops offering QMK8 as the default contract on April 16, 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

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 QMK8 the next listed delivery is QMM8, whose last trading day is May 22, 2028. That is the contract the volume moves into, just as it moved out of QMJ8 on March 17, 2028.

What one tick is worth on QMK8

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 QMK8 position and the rows of its footprint come from the same numbers.

Every QM delivery listed in 2028

QM lists 12 delivery months a year (F, G, H, J, K, M, N, Q, U, V, X, Z). QMK8 is number 5 of 12 in 2028.

QM 2028: last trading day and roll date of every listed delivery
ContractDeliveryLast trading dayDefault rolls on
QMF8Jan 2028Dec 21, 2027Dec 17, 2027
QMG8Feb 2028Jan 20, 2028Jan 16, 2028
QMH8Mar 2028Feb 22, 2028Feb 18, 2028
QMJ8Apr 2028Mar 21, 2028Mar 17, 2028
QMK8 (this page)May 2028Apr 20, 2028Apr 16, 2028
QMM8Jun 2028May 22, 2028May 18, 2028
QMN8Jul 2028Jun 20, 2028Jun 16, 2028
QMQ8Aug 2028Jul 20, 2028Jul 16, 2028
QMU8Sep 2028Aug 22, 2028Aug 18, 2028
QMV8Oct 2028Sep 20, 2028Sep 16, 2028
QMX8Nov 2028Oct 20, 2028Oct 16, 2028
QMZ8Dec 2028Nov 21, 2028Nov 17, 2028

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Frequently asked questions

When does QMK8 expire?
The last trading day of QMK8 is April 20, 2028. 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 QMK8?
The app switches its default to the next listed month on April 16, 2028, which is QMM8. 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 QMK8 worth?
One tick of 0.025 is $12.50 per contract, and a full point is $500.00, on a multiplier of 500.
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