07/27/2006
Previously the beginning of the next trade date began with the close of the trading floor. With this migration, the after hours trading session that will occur between the close of the floor and the date roll on Globex will be for the current trade date. Trading for the next trade date will begin with the reopen of Globex at 6:00 PM EST (Sun-Thurs). There will a pre-open prior to the session after the close of the floor in addition to the preopen after the date roll for the next trade date.
The complete schedule follows:
Light sweet crude oil (CL), natural gas (NG), heating oil (HO), and gasoline (HU and RB):
| Sunday | 6:00 PM until 9:50 AM the following day (Monday's trade date) |
| Monday – Thursday | 3:15 PM until 5:15 PM the same day (Current trade date) |
| 6:00 PM until 9:50 AM the following day (Next trade date) | |
| Friday | 3:15 PM until 5:15 PM (Friday's trade date) |
Propane (PN):
| Sunday | 6:00 PM until 9:00 AM the following day (Monday's trade date) |
| Monday – Thursday | 1:45 PM until 5:15 PM the same day (Current trade date) |
| 6:00 PM until 9:00 AM the following day (Next trade date) | |
| Friday | 1:45 PM until 5:15 PM (Friday's trade date) |
Platinum (PL) and Palladium (PA):
| Sunday | 6:00 PM until 8:00 AM the following day (Monday's trade date) |
| Monday – Thursday | 2:00 PM until 5:15 PM the same day (Current trade date) |
| 6:00 PM until 8:00 AM the following day (Next trade date) | |
| Friday | 2:00 PM until 5:15 PM (Friday's trade date) |
All Exchange-defined calendar spreads, strips, and physical-to-physical inter-commodity spreads (RB:CL, HU:CL, HO:CL, HU:HO, HU:RB, RB:HO) will follow the same trading hours as their respective outright products above.
There are currently no changes in the trading times of the COMEX division products trading on NYMEX ACCESS®. Those products will continue to trade under the current trading hours and trade date logic on NYMEX ACCESS®.
If you have any questions please contact NYMEX Customer Service at 800-438-8616 or 212-299-2670.