What time do crude oil futures trade?

Electronic trading of crude oil futures is conducted from 6:00 p.m. U.S. until 5:00 p.m. U.S. ET via the CME Globex® trading platform, Sunday through Friday. Crude oil futures contracts trade every calendar month, from January through December.

What are futures trading hours?

Futures trading hours will allow you to diversify your portfolio while gaining exposure to new markets. If you are a day trader, then futures are a great option because you can pretty much trade at nearly any time of the day. Investors can trade over 70 futures products virtually 24 hours a day, 6 days a week.

What is crude oil trading?

Aside from the companies that buy and sell physical oil cargoes, most crude oil trading is done using futures contracts . With futures contracts, traders agree to buy or sell a specified amount of oil on a set date in the future. Standard futures contracts are for 1,000 barrels of oil.

What time do United States equity index futures trade?

United States equity index futures trade around the clock, with just a one hour and fifteen minute, break each day. Futures open for trade on Sunday of each week at 6PM EST. The table below shows the minimal increment of movement for each contract, this is called a tick. But fear not, it will not give you lime disease.