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Trading hours are in U.S. Central Time, the time in Chicago, where CME Group is headquartered, with one exception: hours for Eurozone HICP futures and options are in London time.  Click here to view the Holiday Calendar.

For a listing of closing range time periods for CME and CBOT products traded via open outcry, please click here.

 
 


Energy
Product Name
Open Outcry
Electronic Trading (Weekday)
Electronic Trading (Sunday)
CME ClearPort
Cash Settled Ethanol   19:36-16:00 ET (18:36-15:00 CT)   19:36-16:00 ET (18:36-15:00CT)
Ethanol Futures
Ethanol Options 		  19:00-08:15 and 10:30-14:15 ET(18:00-07:15 and 09:30-13:15 CT)
19:00-08:15 ET (18:00-07:15 CT)		    
Cleared OTC Ethanol Forward Month Swaps Futures   19:36-17:00 ET (18:36-16:00 CT)
    
Cleared OTC Ethanol Gulf Coast Basis Swaps   19:36-17:00 ET (18:36-16:00 CT)    
Cleared OTC Ethanol Los Angeles Basis Swaps   19:36-17:00 ET (18:36-16:00 CT)    
Cleared OTC Ethanol New York Harbor Basis Swaps   19:36-17:00 ET (18:36-16:00 CT)    
Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI) Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI) - Financial Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT)     18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
E-mini Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI) - Financial Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
Brent Crude Oil Last-day - Financial Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
Russian Export Blend Crude Oil (REBCO) - Financial Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)  
CBOT Ethanol Futures   19:00-08:15 and 10:30-14:15 ET (18:00-07:15 and 09:30-13:15 CT) 19:00-08:15 ET (18:00-07:15 CT)  
NYMEX Ethanol Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT)     18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
Cash-Settled Ethanol Options       19:36-16:00 ET (18:36-15:00 CT)
Cleared OTC Ethanol Forward Month Swaps Futures       19:36-17:00 ET (18:36-16:00 CT)
Cleared OTC Ethanol Gulf Coast Basis Swaps Futures       19:36-17:00 ET (18:36-16:00 CT)
Cleared OTC Ethanol Los Angeles Basis Swaps Futures       19:36-17:00 ET (18:36-16:00 CT)
Cleared OTC Ethanol New York Harbor Basis Swaps Futures       19:36-17:00 ET (18:36-16:00 CT)
Natural Gas (Henry Hub) Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
Henry Hub Natural Gas Last-day - Financial Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT)     18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
Henry Hub Natural Gas Penultimate - Financial Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT)      
E-mini Natural Gas (Henry Hub) - Financial Futures   18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
Henry Hub Natural Gas Penultimate Swap - Financial Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
Henry Hub Natural Gas Swap - Financial Futures   18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
PJM Western Hub Peak Calendar Month Real Time LMP Swap Futures   18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
PJM Western Hub 50 MW Peak Calendar Month Real Time LMP Swap Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT)     18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
Heating Oil Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
Heating Oil - Financial Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT)     18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
E-mini Heating Oil - Financial Futures       18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
RBOB Gasoline Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT)     18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
RBOB Gasoline - Financial Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT)     21:00-13:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT)
E-mini RBOB Gasoline - Financial Futures       18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
European Gasoil (ICE) - Financial Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT)     18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
Gulf Coast Gasoline Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT)     18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
Gulf Coast Harbor Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) Futures/a> 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT)     18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
New York Harbor Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) Futures 09:00-14:30 ET (08:00-13:30 CT)     18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
Central Appalachian Coal (CAPP) Futures   18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT) 18:00-17:15 ET (17:00-16:15 CT)
For products traded solely via CME ClearPort Clearing, the hours are as follows: Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. New York time/ET (5:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Chicago Time/CT) with a 45-minute break each day beginning at 5:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. CT)