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ZLQ8 expiry: August 14, 2028

ZLQ8 is the August 2028 delivery of Soybean Oil on CBOT. Its last trading day is August 14, 2028, and the app moves its default to the next listed month on August 10, 2028, 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 ZLQ8 stops trading
  3. When the volume actually leaves
  4. What one tick is worth on ZLQ8
  5. Every ZL 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
ZLQ8
Product
Soybean Oil (ZL)
Exchange
CBOT
Delivery month
August 2028 (code Q)
Last trading day
August 14, 2028
Default rolls on
August 10, 2028 (4 days before)
Tick size
0.01
Tick value
$6.00
Point value
$600.00
Next delivery
ZLU8 (September 14, 2028)

When ZLQ8 stops trading

Trading terminates on the business day preceding the 15th calendar day of the contract month. For ZLQ8 that falls on August 14, 2028.

Senzoukria stops offering ZLQ8 as the default contract on August 10, 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

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 ZLQ8 the next listed delivery is ZLU8, whose last trading day is September 14, 2028. That is the contract the volume moves into, just as it moved out of ZLN8 on July 10, 2028.

What one tick is worth on ZLQ8

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 ZLQ8 position and the rows of its footprint come from the same numbers.

Every ZL delivery listed in 2028

ZL lists 8 delivery months a year (F, H, K, N, Q, U, V, Z). ZLQ8 is number 5 of 8 in 2028.

ZL 2028: last trading day and roll date of every listed delivery
ContractDeliveryLast trading dayDefault rolls on
ZLF8Jan 2028Jan 14, 2028Jan 10, 2028
ZLH8Mar 2028Mar 14, 2028Mar 10, 2028
ZLK8May 2028May 12, 2028May 8, 2028
ZLN8Jul 2028Jul 14, 2028Jul 10, 2028
ZLQ8 (this page)Aug 2028Aug 14, 2028Aug 10, 2028
ZLU8Sep 2028Sep 14, 2028Sep 10, 2028
ZLV8Oct 2028Oct 13, 2028Oct 9, 2028
ZLZ8Dec 2028Dec 14, 2028Dec 10, 2028

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Frequently asked questions

When does ZLQ8 expire?
The last trading day of ZLQ8 is August 14, 2028. Trading terminates on the business day preceding the 15th calendar day of the contract month.
When should I roll out of ZLQ8?
The app switches its default to the next listed month on August 10, 2028, which is ZLU8. 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 ZLQ8 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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