COMMODITY TRADING AND FUTURE TRADING HOURS / CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

Electronic Trading Hours

CBOT - A/C/E
CONTRACT TIME COMMENTS
Financials 6:00 pm - 4:15 pm Sunday night through Friday afternoon
Grains 6:30 pm - 6:00 am Sunday night through Friday morning
Metals, & Stock Indexes 6:15 pm - 4:00 pm Sunday night through Friday afternoon
All Times are Central (Chicago) time.
Effective October 15, 2000
CME - Globex
E-Mini S&P 500 and E-Mini NASDAQ 100
Globex Week 3:45 pm - 3:15 pm No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday 5:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Note:
Orders entered between 3:15 pm and 3:35 pm will be rejected.
Orders entered after 3:35 pm will work until filled, cancelled or until the trading day ends at 3:15 pm.
Stock Indices
Globex Week 3:45 pm - 8:15 am No Friday Evenings
Globex Sunday 5:30 pm - 8:15 am
Goldman Sachs Index
Globex Week 2:45 pm - 8:00 am No Friday Evenings
Globex Sunday 5:30 pm - 8:00 am
E-Mini Feeder Cattle
Globex Week 9:05 am - 1:00 pm Monday through Friday
E-Mini Hogs
Globex Week 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Monday through Friday
T-Bills, Libor
Globex Week 2:10 pm - 7:05 am No Friday Evenings
Globex Sunday 5:30 pm - 7:05 am
Currency Options
Globex Week 2:30 pm - 7:05 am No Friday Evenings
Globex Sunday 5:30 pm - 7:05 am
Eurodollar Futures, Currency Futures, E-Mini Currencies
Globex Week 4:30 pm - 4:00 pm No Friday Evenings
Globex Sunday 5:30 pm - 4:00 pm
All Times are Central (Chicago) Time.
Information current as of April 1, 2001
 TRADING SCHEDULES

All times lited are Central Standard Time-USA.

Contracts

 Hours After-hours After-hours Days
Softs      
Coffee 6:30-11:30 none none
Sugar 6:30-11:00 none none
Cocoa 7:00-10:50 none none
Cotton 6:30-1:15 none none
Orange Juice 6:30-12:30 none none
Lumber 9:00-1:05 none none

 
Metals      
Gold 7:20-12:30 3:00 pm - 7:00 am
7:00 pm - 7:00 am		 Access Week No Friday Evenings
Access Sunday
Silver 7:25-12:25 3:00 pm - 7:00 am
7:00 pm - 7:00 am		 Access Week No Friday Evenings
Access Sunday
Copper 7:10-12:00 3:00 pm - 7:00 am
7:00 pm - 7:00 am		 Access Week No Friday Evenings
Access Sunday

Platinum

 7:20-12:05 3:00 pm - 7:00 am
7:00 pm - 7:00 am		 Access Week No Friday Evenings
Access Sunday

Palladium

 7:10-12:00 3:00 pm - 7:00 am
7:00 pm - 7:00 am		 Access Week No Friday Evenings
Access Sunday

 
Energy      

Crude

 9:00-1:30 3:00 pm - 8:00 am
6:00 pm - 8:00 am		 Access Week No Friday Evenings
Access Sunday

RBOB

 9:05-1:30 3:00 pm - 8:00 am
6:00 pm - 8:00 am		 Access Week No Friday Evenings
Access Sunday

Heating Oil

9:05-1:30 3:00 pm - 8:00 am
6:00 pm - 8:00 am		 Access Week No Friday Evenings
Access Sunday

Natuarl Gas

9:00-1:30 3:00 pm - 8:00 am
6:00 pm - 8:00 am		 Access Week No Friday Evenings
Access Sunday

 
Meats      

Live Cattle

9:05-1:00 none none

Feeder Cattle

9:05-1:00 none none

Lean Hogs

9:10-1:00 none none

Pork Bellies

9:10-1:00 none none
       

Currencies

Euro Currency

7:20-2:00 2:30 pm - 7:05 am
5:30 pm - 7:05 am		 Globex Week No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday

Swiss Franc

7:20-2:00 2:30 pm - 7:05 am
5:30 pm - 7:05 am		 Globex Week No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday

Japanese Yen

7:20-2:00 2:30 pm - 7:05 am
5:30 pm - 7:05 am		 Globex Week No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday

British Pound

7:20-2:00 2:30 pm - 7:05 am
5:30 pm - 7:05 am		 Globex Week No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday

Canadian Dollar

7:20-2:00 2:30 pm - 7:05 am
5:30 pm - 7:05 am		 Globex Week No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday

Australian Dollar

7:20-2:00 2:30 pm - 7:05 am
5:30 pm - 7:05 am		 Globex Week No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday

Mexican Peso

7:20-2:00 2:30 pm - 7:05 am
5:30 pm - 7:05 am		 Globex Week No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday

Dollar Index

7:05-2:00 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm##
2:00am - 7:00 am		 Globex Week No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday

 
Interest Rates      

T-Bonds (30)

7:20-2:00 8:00pm-4:00pm (next day) Sunday-Friday

T-Note (10)

7:20-2:00 8:00pm-4:00pm (next day) Sunday-Friday

T-Note (5)

7:20-2:00 8:00pm-4:00pm (next day) Sunday-Friday

Muni Bond

7:20-2:00 8:00pm-4:00pm (next day) Sunday-Friday

T-Bills

 7:20-2:00 2:10 pm - 7:05 am
5:30 pm - 7:05 am		 Globex Week No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday

Eurodollars

 7:20-2:00 4:30 pm - 4:00 pm (next day)
5:30 pm - 4:00pm		 Globex Week No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday

 
Indexes      

S&P 500

8:30-3:15 3:45 pm - 8:15 am
5:30 pm - 8:15 am		 Globex Week No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday

NYSE Index

 8:30-3:15 none none

Nasdaq 100

8:30-3:15 3:45 pm - 8:15 am
5:30 pm - 8:15 am		 Globex Week No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday

E-Mini Nasdaq

24 hours 3:30 pm - 3:15 pm (next day)
5:30 pm - 3:15 pm		 Globex Week No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday

E-Mini S&P

24 hours 3:45 pm - 3:15 pm (next day)
5:30 pm - 3:15 pm		 Globex Week No Friday evenings
Globex Sunday

Dow Jones

Futures

 8:30-3:15 8:15 pm - 4:00 pm (next day) Sunday - Friday

Value Line

8:30-3:15 none none

Nikkei

 8:00-3:15 none none

CRB

 8:40-1:45 none none

 
Grains      

Soybeans

 9:30-1:15 8:30 pm -6:00 am Sunday - Friday

Soybean Meal

 9:30-1:15 8:30 pm -6:00 am Sunday - Friday

Soybean Oil

9:30-1:15 8:30 pm -6:00 am Sunday - Friday

Wheat

 9:30-1:15 8:30 pm -6:00 am Sunday - Friday

Corn

 9:30-1:15 8:30 pm -6:00 am Sunday - Friday

Oats

 9:30-1:15 8:30 pm -6:00 am Sunday - Friday

Information has been compiled from sources considered reliable. However, there is no guarantee of accuracy or completeness. The information is subject to change without notice.

 

 

 

 

 

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