Stock index futures is a kind of financial futures, and the subject matter of stock index futures is stock index. Through stock index futures, investors can conduct two-way trading on stock indexes and provide risk protection for stock spot. Of course, as futures, stock index futures also have delivery dates, so when will stock index futures be delivered?

Date and time of delivery of stock index futures?

Whether it is SSE 50 stock index futures, CSI 300 stock index futures or CSI 500 stock index futures, the delivery date is the third Friday of the contract expiration month, which will be postponed in case of national legal holidays. Different from other futures, even if the stock index futures enter the delivery date, individual investors can make delivery, and the exchange will not force the liquidation in advance.

Investors should pay attention to the fact that when the stock index futures approach the delivery date, the fluctuation of stock index futures will increase due to the delivery date effect. The so-called delivery date effect refers to that when the delivery date of stock index futures contracts approaches, both long and short parties involved in futures trading use various means to exert influence on futures and even spot prices in order to win favorable contract delivery date prices, resulting in sharp fluctuations in stock indexes.