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

by Max Schulz

January 25, 2023

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.