US stock market trading hours: the 4 most important US futures exchanges

At InsiderWeek, we only trade US futures. You can find the trading hours of the most important US exchanges in this article.

1. When are the US stock markets open?

The tables show you the electronic trading hours of the most important US futures exchanges:

Indices Trading venue Trading hours (CET)
E-Mini S&P 500 CME Globex 00.00 – 22.15
22.30 – 23.00
E-Mini NASDAQ 100 CME Globex 01.00 – 23.15
23.30 – 24.00
E-Mini DOW CME Globex/ECBOT 00.00 – 22.15
22.30 – 23.00
Financials Trading venue Trading hours (CET)
30 Year US T- Bonds CME Globex/ECBOT 00.00 – 23.00
10 Year US T- Notes CME Globex/ECBOT 00.00 – 23.00
Currencies Trading venue Trading hours (CET)
Euro FX CME Globex 00.00 – 23.00
E-Mini Euro FX CME Globex 00.00 – 23.00
Swiss Franc CME Globex 00.00 – 23.00
British Pound CME Globex 00.00 – 23.00
Australian Dollar CME Globex 00.00 – 23.00
New Zealand Dollar CME Globex 00.00 – 23.00
Canadian Dollar CME Globex 00.00 – 23.00
Japanese Yen CME Globex 00.00 – 23.00
Mexican Peso CME Globex 02.00 – 23.00
US-Dollar Index ICE 02.00 – 23.00
Metals Trading venue Trading hours (CET)
Gold CME Globex COMEX 00.00 – 23.15
Silber CME Globex COMEX 00.00 – 23.15
Platin CME Globex COMEX 00.00 – 23.15
Palladium CME Globex COMEX 00.00 – 23.15
Copper CME Globex COMEX 00.00 – 23.15
Energies Trading venue Trading hours (CET)
Crude Oil CME Globex NYMEX 00.00 – 23.00
RBOB Gasoline CME Globex NYMEX 00.00 – 23.00
Heating Oil CME Globex NYMEX 00.00 – 23.00
Natural Gas CME Globex NYMEX 00.00 – 23.00
E-Mini Crude Oil CME Globex NYMEX 00.00 – 23.00
E-Mini Natural Gas CME Globex NYMEX 00.00 – 23.00
Brent Crude Oil ICE 02.00 – 24.00
Grains Trading venue Trading hours (CET)
Corn CME Globex CBOT 02.00 – 14.45
15.30 – 20.20
Wheat CME Globex CBOT 02.00 – 14.45
15.30 – 20.20
Oats CME Globex CBOT 02.00 – 14.45
15.30 – 20.20
Rough Rice CME Globex CBOT 02.00 – 14.45
15.30 – 20.20
Soybeans CME Globex CBOT 02.00 – 14.45
15.30 – 20.20
Soybean Oil CME Globex CBOT 02.00 – 14.45
15.30 – 20.20
Soybean Meal CME Globex CBOT 02.00 – 14.45
15.30 – 20.20
Softs Trading venue Trading hours (CET)
Cotton ICE NYBOT 03.00 – 20.20
Cocoa ICE NYBOT 10.45 – 19.30
Sugar #11 ICE NYBOT 09.30 – 19.00
Coffee ICE NYBOT 10.15 – 19.30
Orange Juice ICE NYBOT 14.00 – 20.00
Lumber CME Globex 16.00 – 22.05
Fleischmärkte Trading venue Trading hours (CET)
Live Cattle CME Globex 15.30 – 20.05
Feeder Cattle CME Globex 15.30 – 20.05
Lean Hogs CME Globex 15.30 – 20.05

2. What do you need to know about trading hours?

2.1 Main Trading Hours

Main trading hours are a relic from the days of floor trading, when stock traders executed orders through hand signals and shouts.

Nowadays, electronic trading has almost completely replaced floor trading. The advent of computers, the expansion of product offerings, and globalization have changed stock trading.

However, trading hours have been expanded as a result.

2.2 Trading Hours of the Major US Futures Exchanges

The chart shows (a part of) the trading hours at the major futures exchanges in New York and Chicago in the USA. The time indications are based on Central European Time (CET). You can see that the exchanges in Chicago and New York have different trading hours. In New York, trading hours for individual commodities also differ from each other.

You can see that electronic trading at the futures exchanges in the USA is possible in many markets almost 24 hours a day.



Sources:

Website of CME-Group: https://www.cmegroup.com/

Website of Intercontinental Exchange: https://www.theice.com/index

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