Quarterly Futures Listings for Q3 2026

BitMEX, the crypto derivatives exchange, announced on 9 June 2026 the listing of new quarterly futures contracts for the third quarter of 2026. The new contracts went live at 04:00 UTC on the same day.

The newly listed contracts include Cardano / Bitcoin (ADAU26), Ether / Bitcoin (ETHU26), Ether / USD (ETHUSDU26), Ripple / Bitcoin (XRPU26), Bitcoin / USD (XBTU26), and Bitcoin / USDT (XBTUSDTU26). All these contracts are scheduled to settle on 25 September 2026. Additionally, a Bitcoin / USD contract (XBTH27) was listed with a settlement date of 26 March 2027.

Alongside the new listings, BitMEX provided the complete schedule of current and upcoming quarterly futures for Q3 2026. Existing contracts, such as the Cardano / Bitcoin contract listed on 10 March 2026 (ADAM26) and the Ether / Bitcoin contract from the same date (ETHM26), will settle on 26 June 2026. The Bitcoin / USD contracts (XBTM26, XBTN26, XBTZ26) have various settlement dates spanning from June to December 2026.

The exchange also updated contract specifications for the newly added instruments, though detailed spec changes were not disclosed in the announcement. Traders can refer to BitMEX’s official documentation for the full terms of each futures pair.