The delivery date of stock index futures refers to: as far as futures contracts are concerned, the delivery date refers to the date when goods must be delivered. The essence of buying and selling stock index futures is to sign a contract with others to buy and sell futures at the agreed price and quantity within the agreed time and delivery place of stock index futures. This contract has an agreed final trading day (that is, the date of final performance of the contract, usually the third Friday of the contract month), and this trading day is the delivery date of the futures index. When the agreed final performance time comes, the buyer and the seller must close the position (terminate the contract) or make delivery (cash settlement).

As far as the United States is concerned, the delivery date of stock index futures is

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Chicago Mercantile Exchange)

Standard & Poor's. The Thursday before the third Friday of the last trading day of the P500(SP) contract month.

The final settlement date is the third Friday of the contract month.

The third Friday of the last trading day of the electronic mini & ampP500(ES) contract month is 8:30 am Chicago time.

The final settlement date is the third Friday of the contract month.

Nasdaq-100(ND)? The last trading day is the Thursday before the third Friday of the contract month.

The final settlement date is the third Friday of the contract month.

E-mini-Nasdaq- 100(NQ) The last trading day is the third Friday of the contract month, at 8:30 am Chicago time.

The final settlement date is the third Friday of the contract month.

Both are cash delivery.

In China, the delivery date of stock index futures is the third Friday of the contract delivery month. For example, in 2009, the delivery date of 165438+ 10 contract (IF09 1 1) was the third Friday of 165438+ 10.