Micro WTI Crude Oil rollover dates

Tick

$10.01 per tick

One point

$100per contract

Initial margin

$997.70exchange, as of 27 Oct 2026

Front contract

MCLZ26roll by 12 Nov 2026

Calendar as of 27 Oct 2026How we source this

The expiry rule for this contract is modelled and still needs checking against the exchange calendar.

Next contracts

Futures contracts expire, so a trader who wants to keep a position must close the expiring contract and open the next one: the roll. For Micro WTI Crude Oil (MCL) the current front contract is MCLZ26, with a last trading day of 19 Nov 2026. The next contract is MCLF27.

The exchange rule we apply for MCL: Last trade: modelled as one business day before CL's last trade. Cash settled. MCL is cash-settled: positions still open at expiry are closed against a final settlement price, with no delivery of anything.

The suggested roll date of 12 Nov 2026 is a convention, not an exchange rule. It is set a little before the first notice or last trading day, because liquidity moves to the next contract and many brokers require positions to be closed or rolled before then. Dates are calculated from the exchange's rules and its holiday calendar; for this product the rule is modelled and should be checked against the exchange calendar before you rely on it. The exchange calendar is the authority.

Roll convention: Suggested roll: 5 business days before last trade. A convention, not an exchange rule. Exchange calendar: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/energy/crude-oil/micro-wti-crude-oil.calendar.html

Days to rollover

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