Contract Overview

66.08 ¢/lb -2.87% (-1.95) Today
Oct 14, 1:04 PM UTC-5
Price performance
Open 67.40
Day's range 66.00 – 67.60
Volume 28.30K
Prev. settlement 68.03
30-day range 66.00 – 71.63
Open interest 150.18K
Bid 66.05
Ask 66.15
Expires Dec 14, 2026

CME · Delayed 10 min · Updated 11 hr ago · Market closed · opens Thu 08:30 CT

Price Performance

December 2026 · HEZ26

Returns

1 week −3.7% −3.7% 1 week −2.53 from 68.60 on Oct 8
1 month −5.5% −5.5% 1 month −3.88 from 69.95 on Sep 16
3 months −16.1% −16.1% 3 months −12.70 from 78.78 on Jul 17
6 months −19.9% −19.9% 6 months −16.40 from 82.48 on Apr 16
Year to date −15.2% −15.2% year to date −11.88 from 77.95 on Dec 31, 2025
1 year −11.3% −11.3% 1 year −8.43 from 74.50 on Oct 14, 2025
  • 52-week high 85.10 Mar 6 · price 22.4% below
  • 52-week low 66.08 Oct 14 · price is here
  • 20-session high 71.00 Sep 22 · price 6.9% below
  • 20-session low 66.08 Oct 14 · price is here
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Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Oct 6

Net positions

FundsManaged money −35.3K −35.3K net short Managed money · Bought 8.9K on the week · net short for 19 weeks
CommercialsProducers and merchants −29.9K −29.9K net short Producers and merchants · Long 62.4K · short 92.3K · net +307 on the week
  • Funds on the week Bought 8.9K Net short for 19 weeks
  • Open interest 427K Down 972 on the week · 386 traders

Funds are hedge funds and other money managers (managed money). Commercials are the hedgers: farmers, elevators, processors and exporters (producers and merchants). Net is longs less shorts, in contracts of 40,000 pounds, as of Tuesday’s close.

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Futures chain

HEV26 Oct 2026 75.55 ¢/lb -0.05 -0.07%
HEZ26 Dec 2026 66.08 ¢/lb -1.95 -2.87%
HEG27 Feb 2027 67.85 ¢/lb -1.75 -2.51%
HEJ27 Apr 2027 73.05 ¢/lb -1.10 -1.48%
HEK27 May 2027 78.70 ¢/lb -0.40 -0.51%
HEM27 Jun 2027 87.65 ¢/lb -0.15 -0.17%
HEN27 Jul 2027 90.10 ¢/lb +0.05 +0.06%
HEQ27 Aug 2027 90.50 ¢/lb +0.13 +0.14%
HEV27 Oct 2027 78.88 ¢/lb +0.05 +0.06%
HEZ27 Dec 2027 72.83 ¢/lb -0.10 -0.14%
HEG28 Feb 2028 76.40 ¢/lb -0.05 -0.07%
HEJ28 Apr 2028 81.60 ¢/lb — 0.00%

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Contract Specifications

Contract December 2026 · HEZ26
Exchange Chicago Mercantile Exchange · HE
Contract size 40,000 pounds
Tick size 0.025¢ per pound · $10.00 per contract
Value of a 1¢ move $400 per contract
Contract months Feb, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct, Dec (G, J, K, M, N, Q, V, Z)
Trading hours 8:30 am – 1:05 pm CT, Mon–Fri
Settlement Cash-settled
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