• Expansion of Nikkei 225 (Dollar-Denominated) Futures Trading Hours - Effective Sunday, April 11, 2010

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      • Q2010-57
      • Notice Date
      • 25 March 2010
      • Effective Date
      • 11 April 2010
    • Effective Sunday, April 11, 2010 (trade date Monday, April 12, 2010), electronic trading hours for the dollar-denominated Nikkei 225 futures will be expanded to give market participants worldwide, close to 24-hour access to the benchmark contracts listed at CME Group and traded on CME Globex. Please refer to the following table, which reflects the current and new trading schedule.  Please note there are no changes to Open Outcry trading hours.

       

      All times listed below are represented in Central Time.

       

      Nikkei 225 (Dollar) Futures

      Venue

      Current Trading Hours

       

      Expanded Trading Hours
      (as of April 11, 2010)

      CME Globex

      MON-FRI: 03:00-15:15; reopens 15:30-16:30, closes 16:30-17:00; reopens 17:00-18:00
      SUN:  17:00-18:00

       

      MON-FRI: 15:30-15:15.  Daily maintenance shutdown: 16:30-17:00

       

      SUN: 17:00-15:15

      Open Outcry

      MON-FRI: 8:00 - 15:15

      No Change

       

      Contact Market Data Operations (MDO) at mdo@cmegroup.com, if you have any questions concerning this notice. Thank you.