For futures contracts that are settled by actual physical delivery of the underlying commodity (“physical delivery futures”), customers may not make or receive delivery of the underlying commodity. Certain currency futures are excepted from this rule (see table below).

To avoid deliveries in expiring futures contracts, customers must roll forward or close out positions prior to a “Close-Out Deadline”. The standard Close-Out Deadline for holders of long positions is the end of the fourth (4th) business day prior to the exchange specified ‘First Notice Day’. For holders of short positions, the standard Close-Out Deadline is the end of trading on the fourth (4th) business day prior to the exchange-specified last trade day. Certain contracts use a different time ahead of the Close-Out deadline as specified in the following table.

It is the Customer's responsibility to make itself aware of the "Close-out Deadline". If a customer has not closed out a position in a physical delivery futures contract by the "Close-Out Deadline", PTI ProDirect may, without additional prior notification, liquidate the customer’s position in the expiring futures contract. Please note that liquidations will not otherwise impact working orders; customers must ensure that open orders to close positions are adjusted for the actual real-time position.
Important Note: With respect to certain commodities and options, it is the industry standard to refer to the expiration month of such commodities as the month following the actual Expiration or Delivery Date for that product. The TWS may not show the correct expiration or notice date information. For specifics on IB’s handling please click here.
 
The following contracts are some of those with atypical dating: QM (Oil); QG (Gas); most Government bond futures options including US and German.
 
..Summary of Physical Delivery Futures Policies
 
Contract
Delivery Permitted
Close-Out Deadline
ZB, ZN, ZF (ECBOT)
No
2 hours before the end of open outcry trading on the business day prior to First Notice Day (longs) or Last Trading Day (shorts)
ZT (ECBOT) futures, Japanese Govt Bond Futures (JGB)
No
End of second business day prior to the First Position Day (longs) or Last Trading Day (shorts)
EUREXUS futures
No
End of business day prior to the First Position Day (longs) or Last Trading Day (shorts)
EUREXUS 2 yr Jumbo bond (FTN2) and 3 yr bond (FTN3) futures
No
End of the second business day prior to the First Position Day (longs) or Last Trading Day (shorts)
IPE contracts (GAS, NGS)
No
End of the second business day prior to the First Position Day (longs) or day prior to Last Trading Day (shorts)
GLOBEX LIVE CATTLE (LE)
No
End of the second business day prior to the First Intent Day (longs) or Last Trading Day (shorts)
GLOBEX NOK, SEK, PLZ, CZK, ILS, KRW and HUF, and correspondent Euro rates
No
End of the fifth business day prior to the Last Trading Day for both longs and shorts
GBL, GBM, GBS (Eurex), CONF (SOFFEX)
No
2 hours before the end of trading on the last trading day
GLOBEX currency futures (EUR, GBP, CHF, AUD, CAD, JPY, HKD)
Yes*
Not applicable*
GLOBEX Ethanol futures (ET)
No
End of the fifth business day prior to the First Position Day (longs) or Last Trading Day (shorts)
All other contracts
No
End of the second business day prior to the First Position Day (longs) or Last Trading Day (shorts)
*As Cash and IRA accounts are restricted from holding foreign currencies, the liquidation schedule outlined above for "All other contracts" will also apply to Cash and IRA accounts for these foreign currency products.
 
..Summary of Physical Delivery Futures Options Policies
 
Contract
Delivery Permitted
Close-Out Deadline
OZB, OZN, OZF, OZT (ECBOT)
No
 4 hours before the end of open outcry trading on the business day prior to First Notice Day (longs) or Last Trading Day (shorts)
All other contracts
Yes
 Options will be allowed to expire into futures (or, if out-of-the-money, expire worthless), if the options expiration date is prior to the underlying futures’ First Position Day. If there is a resulting futures position, it will then be subject to the respective Close-Out Deadlines, as detailed above.
 
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