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ZLQ7 expiry: August 13, 2027

ZLQ7 is the August 2027 delivery of Soybean Oil on CBOT. Its last trading day is August 13, 2027, and the app moves its default to the next listed month on August 9, 2027, 4 calendar days earlier. One tick is 0.01, worth $6.00, on a multiplier of 600.

Updated September 2026First published 16 October 2026

On this page
  1. Contract specifications
  2. When ZLQ7 stops trading
  3. When the volume actually leaves
  4. What one tick is worth on ZLQ7
  5. Every ZL delivery listed in 2027
  6. Related pages
  7. In the same section
  8. This page in other languages
  9. Frequently asked questions

Contract specifications

Contract symbol
ZLQ7
Product
Soybean Oil (ZL)
Exchange
CBOT
Delivery month
August 2027 (code Q)
Last trading day
August 13, 2027
Default rolls on
August 9, 2027 (4 days before)
Tick size
0.01
Tick value
$6.00
Point value
$600.00
Next delivery
ZLU7 (September 14, 2027)

When ZLQ7 stops trading

Trading terminates on the business day preceding the 15th calendar day of the contract month. For ZLQ7 that falls on August 13, 2027.

Senzoukria stops offering ZLQ7 as the default contract on August 9, 2027, 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 ZLQ7 the next listed delivery is ZLU7, whose last trading day is September 14, 2027. That is the contract the volume moves into, just as it moved out of ZLN7 on July 10, 2027.

What one tick is worth on ZLQ7

The minimum price fluctuation is 0.01, which is $6.00 per contract on a multiplier of 600. A full point is therefore $600.00. 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 0.01 sets how finely the bid and ask volume of ZL 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 ZLQ7 position and the rows of its footprint come from the same numbers.

Every ZL delivery listed in 2027

ZL lists 8 delivery months a year (F, H, K, N, Q, U, V, Z). ZLQ7 is number 5 of 8 in 2027.

ZL 2027: last trading day and roll date of every listed delivery
ContractDeliveryLast trading dayDefault rolls on
ZLF7Jan 2027Jan 14, 2027Jan 10, 2027
ZLH7Mar 2027Mar 12, 2027Mar 8, 2027
ZLK7May 2027May 14, 2027May 10, 2027
ZLN7Jul 2027Jul 14, 2027Jul 10, 2027
ZLQ7 (this page)Aug 2027Aug 13, 2027Aug 9, 2027
ZLU7Sep 2027Sep 14, 2027Sep 10, 2027
ZLV7Oct 2027Oct 14, 2027Oct 10, 2027
ZLZ7Dec 2027Dec 14, 2027Dec 10, 2027

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Frequently asked questions

When does ZLQ7 expire?
The last trading day of ZLQ7 is August 13, 2027. Trading terminates on the business day preceding the 15th calendar day of the contract month.
When should I roll out of ZLQ7?
The app switches its default to the next listed month on August 9, 2027, which is ZLU7. 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 ZLQ7 worth?
One tick of 0.01 is $6.00 per contract, and a full point is $600.00, on a multiplier of 600.
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