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CME Group Daily Settlement Procedures

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 Daily Settlement Times Details
Commodities Daily Settlement Time Ranges Updates to cmegroup.com
Livestock: 12:59:30-13:00:00 CT 13:30, 14:05, 14:45, 15:15, 15:55, 18:00 CT
Lumber: 13:04:30-13:05:00 CT 13:30, 14:05, 14:45, 15:15, 15:55, 18:00 CT
Dairy: 13:09:30-13:10:00 CT 13:30, 14:05, 14:45, 15:15, 15:55, 18:00 CT
Grains/Soybeans: 13:14:00-13:15:00 CT 13:30, 14:05, 14:45, 15:15, 15:55, 18:00 CT
Meal/Oil: *** 13:30, 14:05, 14:45, 15:15, 15:55, 18:00 CT
Ethanol: 13:13:00-13:15:00 CT 13:30, 14:05, 14:45, 15:15, 15:55, 18:00 CT
GSCI 13:39:30-13:40:00 CT 13:30, 14:05, 14:45, 15:15, 15:55, 18:00 CT
FX: 13:59:30-14:00:00 CT 14:17, 14:30, 15:00, 15:20, 18:00 CT
Financials
Treasuries: 13:59:30-14:00:00 CT 14:15, 14:30, 15:02, 15:30, 18:00 CT
Int. Rates: 13:59:00-14:00:00 CT 14:15, 14:30, 15:02, 15:30, 18:00 CT
Fed Funds: 14:00:00 CT 14:15, 14:30, 15:02, 15:30, 18:00 CT
Housing: 13:59:00-14:00:00 CT 14:15, 14:30, 15:02, 15:30, 18:00 CT
Equities: 15:14:30-15:15:00 CT 15:30, 15:45, 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 18:00 CT
Weather: 15:15:00 CT 15:30, 15:45, 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 18:00 CT
Metals*
Palladium: 12:58:00-13:00:00 ET 13:31, 13:45, 14:02, 14:32, 17:30, 19:00 ET
Copper: 12:59:00-13:00:00 ET 13:31, 13:45, 14:02, 14:32, 17:30, 19:00 ET
Platinum: 13:03:00-13:05:00 ET 13:31, 13:45, 14:02, 14:32, 17:30, 19:00 ET
Aluminum: 13:14:00-13:15:00 ET 13:31, 13:45, 14:02, 14:32, 17:30, 19:00 ET
Silver: 13:24:00-13:25:00 ET 13:31, 13:45, 14:02, 14:32, 17:30, 19:00 ET
Gold: 13:29:00-13:30:00 ET 13:31, 13:45, 14:02, 14:32, 17:30, 19:00 ET
Energy*
Energies: 14:28:00-14:30:00 ET 14:47, 15:02, 15:31, 16:01, 16:31, 17:30, 19:00 ET
CME ClearPort Clearing
CPC: Closes at 17:15 ET 16:02, 16:32, 17:00, 17:30, 18:00, 18:30, 19:00 ET

Downloadable Daily Settlement Time Ranges PDF
Good Friday (4/6/12) Settlement Times (PDF)

If you have any questions regarding settlements, please call the CME Global Command Center at 312.456.2391 or in Europe at 44.207.623.4708.

Note: The CME Group settlement price pages are updated periodically beginning with the close of agricultural commodity products at approximately 1:30 p.m. CT. Initial settlement prices are subject to change until final settlement prices are posted at approximately 6:30 p.m., CT. Please note that, on occasion, final settlement prices issued at approximately 7:30 p.m. CT may be subject to further change due to a variety of factors.

* Time range in which the relevant data is utilized to derive the daily settlement on normal trading days. For all Holidays in which the Trading Floors close early, these times will be adjusted to reflect those early closes

** Estimated times in which any settlements that have been derived up to that point are automatically updated on http://www.cmegroup.com/ on normal trading days. For all Holidays in which the Trading Floor closes early, times will be adjusted to reflect those early closes. These times may vary by as much as 10 minutes.

***The active month settles after 13:15 CT, as a part of the Closing Rotation, while the spread activity from 13:14-13:15 CT determine the rest of the contract month settlements.