Effective with the May 2014 contract month expiration, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. will adopt the 5th business day of the expiring contract month as the rollover date in S&P GSCI™ Commodity Index futures (Rulebook chapter: 401; Globex Code: GD; Clearing Code/CME Trading Floor: GI). As of the 5th business day of each month, the contract month in the second contract month position will become the designated lead month contract.
For example, the current lead contract month in the S&P GSCI™ Commodity Index futures is May 2014. The June 2014 contract month will become the lead month on May 7th, 2014, which is the 5th business day of May.
The table below identifies rollover dates for the remainder of 2014.
Year |
Month |
Expiration Date |
Rollover Date |
New Lead Month |
2014 |
May |
5/15/2014 |
5/7/2014 |
June |
2014 |
June |
6/16/2014 |
6/6/2014 |
July |
2014 |
July |
7/16/2104 |
7/8/2014 |
August |
2014 |
August |
8/15/2014 |
8/7//2014 |
September |
2014 |
September |
9/16/2014 |
9/8/2014 |
October |
2014 |
October |
10/15/2014 |
10/7/2014 |
November |
2014 |
November |
11/17/2014 |
11/7/2014 |
December |
2014 |
December |
12/15/2014 |
12/5/2014 |
January 2015 |
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