RTYZ6 - E-mini Russell 2000 Futures (December 2026)
E-mini Russell 2000 Futures December 2026 contract: CME E-mini Russell 2000 futures (RTY): tracks the Russell 2000 small-cap index, used for small-cap exposure and market-breadth-based strategies.
As of Oct 15, 2026: spot at $2783.30, ATM IV 18.4%, max pain $2900.00, net GEX -$156.8M.
- Sector
- Equity Index Futures
- Industry
- Equity Index Futures
- Exchange
- CME
RTYZ6 Contract Specifications
- Contract Month
- December 2026
- Month Code
- Z (December)
- Root
- RTY
- Underlying
- E-mini Russell 2000 Futures
- Exchange
- CME
- Contract Size
- $50 multiplier on the Russell 2000 index
- Point Value
- $50 per index point
- Tick Size
- 0.10 index points
- Tick Value
- $5.00 per tick
RTYZ6 Settlement and Trading Hours
Settlement: Cash-settled to the Russell 2000 Special Opening Quotation on the third Friday of the contract month.
Trading hours: Globex Sunday-Friday 6:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET.
How RTYZ6 Fits in the Futures Curve
RTYZ6 is the December 2026 listing of the E-mini Russell 2000 Futures contract. Each listed expiration carries its own implied-volatility surface, term structure position, and basis to the underlying instrument. The front-month contract typically dominates volume and is the reference for options-on-futures pricing; back-month contracts price the term structure of the underlying's volatility and (for physically-delivered commodities) the carry between spot and forward.
What RTYZ6 Looks Like to Options Traders Today
negative net gamma exposure (-$156.8M) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.034) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The RTYZ6 overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks.
Frequently asked RTYZ6 overview questions
- What is RTYZ6?
- RTYZ6 is the ticker symbol for E-mini Russell 2000 Futures (December 2026), a listed futures contract. E-mini Russell 2000 Futures December 2026 contract: CME E-mini Russell 2000 futures (RTY): tracks the Russell 2000 small-cap index, used for small-cap exposure and market-breadth-based strategies. Listed on CME. RTYZ6 is the listed futures symbol shown on this page; futures traders use the contract for directional exposure, hedging the underlying instrument, and as the delivery instrument for options-on-futures structures.
- What does the RTYZ6 options snapshot look like today?
- As of Oct 15, 2026, the RTYZ6 options snapshot shows spot at $2783.30, ATM IV 18.4%, max pain $2900.00, net GEX -$156.8M, expected move 5.26%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are RTYZ6's key statistics?
- E-mini Russell 2000 Futures (December 2026) (RTYZ6) carries a December 2026 expiry on the CME-listed E-mini Russell 2000 Futures contract, with a $50 per index point point value. Full contract specifications including settlement convention, tick size, and curve term-structure context are on the contract reference block above. Options-on-futures pricing references these spec fields directly via the multiplier and exchange contract rules.
- What underlies the RTYZ6 futures contract?
- RTYZ6 is the December 2026 listing on the E-mini Russell 2000 Futures contract, traded on the CME. Each listed expiration carries its own implied-volatility surface, term-structure position relative to other listed months, and (for physically-delivered contracts) basis to the spot underlying. Front-month contracts dominate volume and serve as the reference for options-on-futures pricing; back-month contracts price the term structure of the underlying's volatility.
- How current is the RTYZ6 data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Oct 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Contract specifications come from the listing exchange (CME) and do not change over the life of the contract once listed. Options-on-futures data, when available, refreshes after each trading session. There is no equity-style FINRA reporting or sell-side analyst coverage for futures contracts.