What are the Futures market hours?

Futures markets typically operate nearly 24 hours a day during weekdays, providing extensive trading access across global time zones. Trading hours can vary depending on the specific futures contract and the exchange where it is listed.

What time does the Futures market open?

Futures markets generally open on Sunday evening (around 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Eastern Time) and remain open through the week with brief daily breaks. Opening times depend on the exchange and the particular futures contract.

What time does the Futures market close?

Futures trading usually closes on Friday afternoon (around 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time) and remains closed over the weekend. During weekdays, trading is nearly continuous with short breaks for maintenance or settlement.

Do Futures markets trade 24 hours a day?

Futures markets trade almost 24 hours a day during weekdays, providing nearly continuous access across global time zones. However, there are brief daily breaks for maintenance or settlement, and the markets typically close over the weekend.

Futures Trading Hours

Futures trading hours are designed to provide near continuous market access, running 23 hours a day from Monday through Friday. Unlike the spot stock market, the futures market allows traders to react to global economic news and geopolitical events as they happen, regardless of the time of day. Most major futures contracts, such as those on the CME Group exchanges, including the S&P 500, Gold, and Oil, follow a standardized weekly schedule with a brief daily pause for technical maintenance.

FServer Trading Hours (CET)

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Trading Instruments	Trading hours (CET)
#F-BR...	Monday — Thursday (02:00 — 23:00), Friday (02:00 — 22:00)
#F-BT...	Monday — Thursday (00:00 — 23:00), Friday (00:00 — 22:00)
#F-CC...	Monday — Friday (10:45 — 19:30)
#F-CL...	Monday — Thursday (00:00 — 23:00), Friday (00:00 — 22:00)
#F-CT...	Monday — Friday (03:00 — 20:20)
#F-GF...	Monday — Friday (15:30 — 20:05)
#F-HE...	Monday — Friday (15:30 — 20:05)
#F-HG...	Monday — Thursday (00:00 — 23:00), Friday (00:00 — 22:00)
#F-HO...	Monday — Thursday (00:00 — 23:00), Friday (00:00 — 22:00)
#F-JO...	Monday — Friday (14:00 — 20:00)
#F-KC...	Monday — Friday (10:15 — 19:30)
#F-LE...	Monday — Friday (15:30 — 20:05)
#F-NG...	Monday — Thursday (00:00 — 23:00), Friday (00:00 — 22:00)
#F-QB...	Monday — Friday (02:00 — 14:45, 15:30 — 20:20)
#F-RC...	Monday — Friday (10:00 — 19:30)
#F-SB...	Monday — Friday (09:30 — 19:00)
#F-ZC...	Monday — Friday (02:00 — 14:45, 15:30 — 20:20)
#F-ZM...	Monday — Friday (02:00 — 14:45, 15:30 — 20:20)
#F-ZO...	Monday — Friday (02:00 — 14:45, 15:30 — 20:20)
#F-ZR...	Monday — Friday (15:30 — 20:20)
#F-ZW...	Monday — Friday (02:00 — 14:45, 15:30 — 20:20)

Local Trading Hours

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Trading Instruments	Trading Hours (UTC +02:00 , Thursday)
#F-BR...	02:00 — 23:00
#F-BT...	00:00 — 23:00
#F-CC...	10:45 — 19:30
#F-CL...	00:00 — 23:00
#F-CT...	03:00 — 20:20
#F-GF...	15:30 — 20:05
#F-HE...	15:30 — 20:05
#F-HG...	00:00 — 23:00
#F-HO...	00:00 — 23:00
#F-JO...	14:00 — 20:00
#F-KC...	10:15 — 19:30
#F-LE...	15:30 — 20:05
#F-NG...	00:00 — 23:00
#F-QB...	02:00 — 14:45, 15:30 — 20:20
#F-RC...	10:00 — 19:30
#F-SB...	09:30 — 19:00
#F-ZC...	02:00 — 14:45, 15:30 — 20:20
#F-ZM...	02:00 — 14:45, 15:30 — 20:20
#F-ZO...	02:00 — 14:45, 15:30 — 20:20
#F-ZR...	15:30 — 20:20
#F-ZW...	02:00 — 14:45, 15:30 — 20:20