Bitcoin rollover dates

Tick

$255 per tick

One point

$5per contract

Initial margin

$97,066.20exchange, as of 27 Oct 2026

Front contract

BTCX26roll by 19 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 Bitcoin (BTC) the current front contract is BTCX26, with a last trading day of 27 Nov 2026. The next contract is BTCZ26.

The exchange rule we apply for BTC: Last trade: last Friday of the contract month (16:00 London); previous business day if that Friday is a holiday. Cash settled. BTC 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 19 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/cryptocurrencies/bitcoin/bitcoin.calendar.html

Days to rollover

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