Futures Trading Calendar: Key Dates and Expirations

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This article outlines the futures trading calendar, highlighting the key expiration dates and trading activity across various commodities, including wheat, barley, corn, oats, soybeans, soybean meal, and soyoil. The information is derived from reports provided by Dow Jones Newswires and COMTEX, covering a comprehensive list of futures contracts expiring in May and June. The data covers multiple exchanges, including the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT), the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE), and the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE).

Key Takeaways:

  • May 13: The last trading day for various futures contracts, including May wheat, May barley, May mini-sized wheat and corn, May corn and oats, May soybean, May mini-sized soybean, May soymeal, and May soyoil futures.
  • May 13: The last trading day for May lumber futures.
  • May 19: The last trading day for May rice futures.
  • May 25: The last trading day for May pork belly futures.
  • May 26: The last trading day for May feeder cattle futures.
  • June 3: The expiry for June live cattle options and June corn futures.
  • June 9: The expiry for June live cattle futures.
  • June 14: The last trading day for June lean hog futures.
  • June 16: The expiry for June lean hog options.
  • June 30: The first notice day for July wheat, July mini-sized wheat and corn, July corn and oats, July soybean, July mini-sized soybean, July soymeal, and July soyoil futures.
  • July 1: The expiry for July pork belly options.
  • July 7: The last trading day for July wheat.
  • July 11: The last trading day for July milling wheat futures.
  • July 14: The last trading day for July canola and flaxseed futures, July feed wheat and barley futures, July wheat futures, July mini-sized wheat and corn futures, July corn and oats futures, July soybean futures, July mini-sized soybean futures, and July soymeal and soyoil futures.
  • July 15: The last trading day for July lean hog futures and July lumber futures.

Statistics:

  • According to the provided data, there are multiple exchanges that will have various futures contracts expire in May, including the CBOT, the KCBT, the MGE, and the WCE.
  • June 30 is noted as the first notice day for multiple futures contracts, including wheat, mini-sized wheat and corn, corn and oats, soybean, mini-sized soybean, soymeal, and soyoil futures.
  • July 14 is listed as the last trading day for multiple futures contracts, including canola and flaxseed futures, feed wheat and barley futures, wheat futures, mini-sized wheat and corn futures, corn and oats futures, soybean futures, mini-sized soybean futures, and soymeal and soyoil futures.
  • August 31 is listed as the first notice day for multiple futures contracts, including September wheat futures, September mini-sized wheat and corn futures, September corn and oats futures, September soybean futures, September mini-sized soybean futures, September soymeal and soyoil futures, September rice futures, and September mini-sized soybean futures.

Sources:

  • COMTEX (http://www.comtexnews.com)
  • Dow Jones Newswires