VXV26 - VIX Futures (October 2026)
VIX Futures October 2026 contract: Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) VIX futures (VX): futures on the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), used for volatility hedging and term-structure trading.
- Sector
- Volatility Futures
- Industry
- Volatility Futures
- Exchange
- CFE
VXV26 Contract Specifications
- Contract Month
- October 2026
- Month Code
- V (October)
- Root
- VX
- Underlying
- VIX Futures
- Exchange
- CFE
- Contract Size
- $1000 multiplier on the Cboe Volatility Index
- Point Value
- $1000 per VIX point
- Tick Size
- 0.05 VIX points (front month) or 0.10 VIX points (back months)
- Tick Value
- $50 per tick (front month) or $100 per tick (back months)
VXV26 Settlement and Trading Hours
Settlement: Cash-settled to the VIX Special Opening Quotation on the Wednesday 30 days prior to the third Friday of the following calendar month.
Trading hours: Cboe Futures Exchange Sunday-Friday 6:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET.
How VXV26 Fits in the Futures Curve
VXV26 is the October 2026 listing of the VIX 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.
VXV26 Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for VXV26 is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The VXV26 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 VXV26 overview questions
- What is VXV26?
- VXV26 is the ticker symbol for VIX Futures (October 2026), a listed futures contract. VIX Futures October 2026 contract: Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) VIX futures (VX): futures on the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), used for volatility hedging and term-structure trading. Listed on CFE. VXV26 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 are VXV26's key statistics?
- VIX Futures (October 2026) (VXV26) carries a October 2026 expiry on the CFE-listed VIX Futures contract, with a $1000 per VIX 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 VXV26 futures contract?
- VXV26 is the October 2026 listing on the VIX Futures contract, traded on the CFE. 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 VXV26 data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for VXV26, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Contract specifications come from the listing exchange (CFE) 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.