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LAST TRADING DAY Definition & Legal Meaning

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Trading for a particular delivery month ends on this final day under the rules of a futures exchange. At the end of this last trading day, making or taking delivery of the physical commodity, cash, or a financial instrument is required to settle a futures contract not offset or traded out.

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