Contract Overview

73.20 ¢/lb +0.34% (+0.25) Today
Sep 29, 10:58 AM UTC-5
Price performance
Open 73.20
Day's range 73.20 – 73.20
Volume 3
Prev. settlement 72.95
30-day range 72.95 – 77.73
Open interest 7
Bid 72.78
Ask 73.43
Expires Feb 14, 2028

CME · Delayed 10 min · Updated 1 hr ago · Market open · closes 13:05 CT

Price Performance

February 2028 · HEG28

Returns

1 week −1.3% −1.3% 1 week −1.00 from 74.20 on Sep 22
1 month −3.6% −3.6% 1 month −2.75 from 75.95 on Aug 28
  • 20-session high 77.73 Sep 9 · price 5.8% below
  • 20-session low 72.95 Sep 28 · price 0.3% above
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Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Sep 22

Net positions

FundsManaged money −35.5K −35.5K net short Managed money · Sold 4.1K on the week · most net short in at least five years
CommercialsProducers and merchants −35.6K −35.6K net short Producers and merchants · Long 59.9K · short 95.5K · net +2.5K on the week
  • Funds on the week Sold 4.1K Most net short in at least five years
  • Open interest 420K Up 2.0K on the week · 374 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 79.18 ¢/lb +0.93 +1.18%
HEZ26 Dec 2026 69.65 ¢/lb +1.25 +1.83%
HEG27 Feb 2027 70.50 ¢/lb +1.13 +1.62%
HEJ27 Apr 2027 75.40 ¢/lb +0.68 +0.90%
HEK27 May 2027 79.75 ¢/lb +0.20 +0.25%
HEM27 Jun 2027 88.38 ¢/lb +0.33 +0.37%
HEN27 Jul 2027 90.38 ¢/lb +0.43 +0.47%
HEQ27 Aug 2027 90.38 ¢/lb +0.40 +0.44%
HEV27 Oct 2027 76.33 ¢/lb +0.68 +0.89%
HEZ27 Dec 2027 69.30 ¢/lb -0.05 -0.07%
HEG28 Feb 2028 73.20 ¢/lb +0.25 +0.34%

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Contract Specifications

Contract February 2028 · HEG28
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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