E-mini S&P 500 futures trade on the CME Globex trading platform from 6:00 p.m. U.S. ET through 5:00 p.m. U.S. ET the next day.
When do stock futures trade today?
When does the stock exchange begin trading? It’s a straightforward question with more solutions than you might expect.
On weekdays, the U.S. stock market, which includes the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq), is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time (except stock market holidays). Regular stock trading ends at 1 p.m. ET on early-closure days, which are often the day before or after a market holiday.
When does the Dow futures market open?
- Dow futures are commodity deals with predetermined prices and delivery dates.
- Prior to the opening bell, they allow investors to forecast or bet on the future value of equities.
- A futures contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two individuals or organisations.
- These parties agree to exchange money or assets depending on the expected prices of an underlying index under this agreement.
- Every day at 7:20 a.m. Central Time, Dow Futures begin trading on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).
When do Nasdaq futures begin trading?
E-mini Nasdaq futures trade on the CME Globex trading platform nearly 24 hours a day, starting at 6:00 p.m. All times are in U.S. Eastern Time (ET) until 5:00 p.m. The following afternoon, U.S. ET.
Is the futures market now active?
Depending on the commodity, most futures contracts begin trading on Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern time and close on Friday afternoon between 4:30 and 5 p.m. Eastern.
When is it possible to trade futures?
Most futures can be traded electronically approximately 24 hours a day. Most equities futures can be traded through your broker during standard New York Stock Exchange trading hours as well as during the Chicago Board of Trade’s extended Global Trading hours. The opening and closing hours for each futures group, such as agricultural or energy, are different. Agricultural and energy futures continue to provide live pit trading Monday through Friday for customers who want to spot-trade those markets in addition to electronic trading.
When do the Dow futures expire?
Trading Hours for the BIG DOW ($25) Futures All times are in Central Standard Time (CT) Monday through Friday: 5:00 p.m. previous day 4:15 p.m.; 3:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. trading halt
Is there a Dow futures ticker?
The CME E-mini Dow $5 Futures and Options, ticker symbol YM, are one of the most efficient and cost-effective ways to get Dow Jones Industrial Average market exposure.
What makes Nasdaq and Nasdaq futures different?
- A legally binding agreement between a buyer and a seller, an index futures contract monitors the values of equities in the underlying index.
- Traders can buy or sell a contract on a financial index and have it settled at a later time.
- E-mini contracts are futures contracts that trade on the CME Globex system and are based on the S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq indexes.
- The contract multiplier defines how much each point of price change is worth in dollars.
What is Nasdaq NQ?
E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures (NQ) provide liquid benchmark contracts for managing exposure to the Nasdaq-100’s 100 leading non-financial large-cap firms. The E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contract has a minimum tick of 0.25 index points and is $20 x the Nasdaq-100 index.