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Contract specifications
- Contract symbol
- ZCU9
- Product
- Corn (ZC)
- Exchange
- CBOT
- Delivery month
- September 2029 (code U)
- Last trading day
- September 14, 2029
- Default rolls on
- September 10, 2029 (4 days before)
- Tick size
- 0.25
- Tick value
- $12.50
- Point value
- $50.00
- Next delivery
- ZCZ9 (December 14, 2029)
When ZCU9 stops trading
Trading terminates on the business day preceding the 15th calendar day of the contract month. For ZCU9 that falls on September 14, 2029.
Senzoukria stops offering ZCU9 as the default contract on September 10, 2029, 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
Grain contracts follow the crop calendar rather than the quarter, so the listed months are uneven and the roll dates do not fall at regular intervals. The active month is the one carrying the volume, not the nearest by date.
For ZCU9 the next listed delivery is ZCZ9, whose last trading day is December 14, 2029. That is the contract the volume moves into, just as it moved out of ZCN9 on July 9, 2029.
What one tick is worth on ZCU9
The minimum price fluctuation is 0.25, which is $12.50 per contract on a multiplier of 50. A full point is therefore $50.00. 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 0.25 sets how finely the bid and ask volume of ZC 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 ZCU9 position and the rows of its footprint come from the same numbers.
Every ZC delivery listed in 2029
ZC lists 5 delivery months a year (H, K, N, U, Z). ZCU9 is number 4 of 5 in 2029.
| Contract | Delivery | Last trading day | Default rolls on |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZCH9 | Mar 2029 | Mar 14, 2029 | Mar 10, 2029 |
| ZCK9 | May 2029 | May 14, 2029 | May 10, 2029 |
| ZCN9 | Jul 2029 | Jul 13, 2029 | Jul 9, 2029 |
| ZCU9 (this page) | Sep 2029 | Sep 14, 2029 | Sep 10, 2029 |
| ZCZ9 | Dec 2029 | Dec 14, 2029 | Dec 10, 2029 |
Related pages
- ZC — Corn
- Contract roll
- Futures month codes
- Tick value
- Front month contract
- Roll yield
- Back month contract
- ZCZ9
- ZCN9
- ZC 2029
- ZWU9
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Frequently asked questions
- When does ZCU9 expire?
- The last trading day of ZCU9 is September 14, 2029. Trading terminates on the business day preceding the 15th calendar day of the contract month.
- When should I roll out of ZCU9?
- The app switches its default to the next listed month on September 10, 2029, which is ZCZ9. 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 ZCU9 worth?
- One tick of 0.25 is $12.50 per contract, and a full point is $50.00, on a multiplier of 50.