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* All times noted are New York time

NYMEX Division Physically-Settled Contracts
Financially-Settled Contracts on CME Globex®
COMEX Division
NYMEX ClearPort® Clearing & Trading


NYMEX Division Physically-Settled Contracts
Commodity Open Outcry Trading
on CME Globex®*

(Futures Contracts Only)
Light, Sweet Crude Oil Futures & Options 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures & Options 9:00 AM– 2:30 PM
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Heating Oil Futures & Options 9:00 AM– 2:30 PM
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
RBOB Gasoline Futures & Options 9:00 AM– 2:30 PM
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Brent Crude Oil Futures N/A
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Northwest Europe Gasoil N/A
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Propane Futures 9:20 AM – 1:10 PM
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Crack Spread Options 9:00 AM– 2:30 PM N/A
Platinum Futures & Options 8:20 AM – 1:05 PM
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Palladium Futures 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM


Financially-Settled Contracts on CME Globex®
Product Side-by-Side Hours*
Crude Oil Financial Futures
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
NYMEX miNY™ Crude Oil
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Natural Gas (Penultimate) Financial Futures
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Natural Gas (Last Day) Financial Futures
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
NYMEX miNY™ Henry Hub Natural Gas
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Heating Oil Financial Futures
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
NYMEX miNY™ Heating Oil
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
RBOB Gasoline Financial Futures
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
NYMEX miNY™ RBOB Gasoline
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Brent Crude Oil Financial Futures
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
NYMEX miNY™ Platinum
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
NYMEX miNY™ Palladium
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM


COMEX Division
Commodity Open Outcry Trading Trading
on CME Globex®*

(Futures Contracts Only)
Gold Futures & Options 8:20 AM – 1:30 PM
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Silver Futures & Options 8:25 AM – 1:25 PM
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Copper Futures & Options 8:10 AM – 1:00 PM
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Aluminum Futures & Options 7:50 AM – 1:15 PM
Sun – Fri 6:00 PM – 5:15 PM


NYMEX ClearPort® Clearing* (for products cleared solely on NYMEX ClearPort®)
Sun – Fri
6:00 PM – 5:15 PM


NYMEX ClearPort® Trading (for products traded solely on NYMEX ClearPort®)
Sun – Fri
6:00 PM – 5:15 PM



* There is a 45-minute break each day between 5:15 PM and 6:00 PM


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