Futures and options are split into separate contracts by expiry, and the contract whose contract month is March is called the "March contract" (sangatsu-giri in Japanese). The contract months of Nikkei 225 Futures are March, June, September, and December, and each contract month has its own last trading day.
Contract month
- Japanese
- 限月
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- September 24, 2026
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A contract month is the month that marks the deadline for trading a futures or options contract.
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