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Holiday Trading Hours

CME Group holiday closures and early closes, and when you must be flat on those days.

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Written by Ultra Future Funding

Ultra Future Funding follows the CME Group holiday schedule. On holiday and early-close days, the normal 4:10 PM ET flat rule moves earlier.

Our Rule on Early-Close Days

  • All positions must be closed 10 minutes before the CME halt or close time for that day. Open positions after that time are automatically liquidated.

  • On full-closure days there is no trading.

  • The exact close time is shown in the platform, and we will announce holiday hours by email ahead of time.

Upcoming Holidays (Equity Index Futures)

Date

Holiday

CME (ET)

Be flat by (ET)

Thu, Nov 26, 2026

Thanksgiving

Halt 1:00 PM

12:50 PM

Fri, Nov 27, 2026

Day after Thanksgiving

Early close 1:15 PM

1:05 PM

Thu, Dec 24, 2026

Christmas Eve

Early close 1:15 PM

1:05 PM

Fri, Dec 25, 2026

Christmas

Closed

No trading

Fri, Jan 1, 2027

New Year's Day

Closed

No trading

Mon, Jan 18, 2027

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Halt 1:00 PM

12:50 PM

Mon, Feb 15, 2027

Presidents' Day

Halt 1:00 PM

12:50 PM

Fri, Mar 26, 2027

Good Friday

Closed

No trading

Energy (CL, MCL) and metals (GC, MGC) can have different holiday times. Always check the close time shown in the platform. CME Group sets and may change these schedules; see the CME Group trading hours page for official times.

Related

See "Trading Hours and Market Schedule" for normal daily hours.

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