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YMZ6 expiry: December 18, 2026

YMZ6 is the December 2026 delivery of E-mini Dow on CBOT. Its last trading day is December 18, 2026, and the app moves its default to the next listed month on December 10, 2026, 8 calendar days earlier. One tick is 1, worth $5.00, on a multiplier of 5.

Updated September 2026First published 16 October 2026

On this page
  1. Contract specifications
  2. When YMZ6 stops trading
  3. When the volume actually leaves
  4. What one tick is worth on YMZ6
  5. Every YM delivery listed in 2026
  6. YMZ6 and MYMZ6 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
YMZ6
Product
E-mini Dow (YM)
Exchange
CBOT
Delivery month
December 2026 (code Z)
Last trading day
December 18, 2026
Default rolls on
December 10, 2026 (8 days before)
Tick size
1
Tick value
$5.00
Point value
$5.00
Next delivery
first 2027 contract

When YMZ6 stops trading

Trading terminates at 9:30 a.m. ET on the third Friday of the contract month. For YMZ6 that falls on December 18, 2026.

Senzoukria stops offering YMZ6 as the default contract on December 10, 2026, 8 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

Equity index liquidity moves to the next quarter in a single week, usually the one that contains the roll date. Order flow read on the old contract after that week is thin and misleading: the book empties, prints get sparse, and a footprint built on it shows gaps that are an artefact of the roll rather than of the auction.

YMZ6 is the last 2026 delivery listed for YM, so the volume moves into the first 2027 contract.

What one tick is worth on YMZ6

The minimum price fluctuation is 1, which is $5.00 per contract on a multiplier of 5. A full point is therefore $5.00. 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 1 sets how finely the bid and ask volume of YM 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 YMZ6 position and the rows of its footprint come from the same numbers.

Every YM delivery listed in 2026

YM lists 4 delivery months a year (H, M, U, Z). YMZ6 is number 4 of 4 in 2026.

YM 2026: last trading day and roll date of every listed delivery
ContractDeliveryLast trading dayDefault rolls on
YMH6Mar 2026Mar 20, 2026Mar 12, 2026
YMM6Jun 2026Jun 19, 2026Jun 11, 2026
YMU6Sep 2026Sep 18, 2026Sep 10, 2026
YMZ6 (this page)Dec 2026Dec 18, 2026Dec 10, 2026

YMZ6 and MYMZ6 side by side

YM and MYM track the same underlying, but YM is 10 times the size of MYM: $5.00 a tick against $0.50. Both quote on the same 1 tick. YMZ6 and MYMZ6 share the same last trading day, December 18, 2026, so a position in either rolls on the same date.

The practical difference is position sizing rather than behaviour. MYM lets a 10-contract position carry the same exposure as one YM, which makes partial exits possible on a small account; YM carries the deeper book, so its footprint and its depth of market are the ones to read even when the position is held in MYM.

In the same section

This page in other languages

Frequently asked questions

When does YMZ6 expire?
The last trading day of YMZ6 is December 18, 2026. Trading terminates at 9:30 a.m. ET on the third Friday of the contract month.
When should I roll out of YMZ6?
The app switches its default to the next listed month on December 10, 2026. 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 YMZ6 worth?
One tick of 1 is $5.00 per contract, and a full point is $5.00, on a multiplier of 5.
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