Products & Trading Hours

Traders have access to a wide selection of CME Group futures products, including indices, energy, metals, FX, agriculture, and interest rates. All trading must respect intraday-only rules — no overnight or weekend positions are permitted.

✅ Permitted Products

CME Equity Index Futures

• E-mini S&P 500 (ES) / Micro E-mini (MES)
• E-mini Nasdaq 100 (NQ) / Micro E-mini (MNQ)
• E-mini Russell 2000 (RTY) / Micro (M2K)
• Dow Jones Mini (YM) / Micro (MYM)
• Nikkei 225 (NKD)
• Micro Bitcoin (MBT), Micro Ether (MET)

CME Energy Futures

• Crude Oil (CL) / Micro Crude (MCL) / E-mini Crude (QM)
• Natural Gas (NG) / Micro (MNG)
• Heating Oil (HO)
• RBOB Gasoline (RB)

CME Metals Futures

• Gold (GC) / Micro (MGC)
• Silver (SI) / Micro (SIL)
• Copper (HG) / Micro (MHG)
• Platinum (PL)

CME Agricultural Futures

• Corn (ZC), Wheat (ZW), Soybeans (ZS)
• Soybean Meal (ZM), Soybean Oil (ZL)
• Live Cattle (LE), Lean Hogs (HE)

CME FX Futures

• Euro FX (6E), British Pound (6B), Australian Dollar (6A)
• Canadian Dollar (6C), Japanese Yen (6J), Swiss Franc (6S)
• Mexican Peso (6M), Micro Euro (M6E), Micro GBP/USD (M6B), Micro AUD/USD (M6A)

CME Interest Rate Futures

• 2-Year (ZT), 5-Year (ZF), 10-Year (ZN)
• 30-Year Bond (ZB), Ultra Bond (UB)
• 10-Year Ultra Note (TN)

⏰ Trading Hours

All positions must be closed before 3:10 PM CT each trading day.

• Monday–Friday: Open Sunday 5:00 PM CT → Close Friday 3:10 PM CT
• ⚠️ Automatic liquidation begins at 3:08 PM CT. Closing on time remains the trader’s responsibility.
• Sunday: Trading resumes at 5:00 PM CT

Agricultural Market Exceptions

• CBOT Grains: 7:00 PM – 7:45 AM CT (Sun–Fri) and 8:30 AM – 1:20 PM CT daily
• CME Livestock: 8:30 AM – 1:05 PM CT (Mon–Fri)

📌 Platform Pause Windows

Some products experience daily pause windows, e.g.:

• Monday–Friday: 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM CT (no new orders allowed)