CME Globex futures close or trade shortened hours on 10 holidays in 2026, plus New Year's Day 2027. Markets are fully shut on New Year's Day and Christmas Day, close early on Good Friday, Juneteenth, the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, and halt at midday on Monday holidays such as Labor Day before reopening at 5:00 p.m. CT. Hours below were checked on CME Group's holiday calendar on 10 Oct 2026.
Key points:
- Next holidays: Thanksgiving (Thu 26 Nov), Christmas (Fri 25 Dec) and New Year's Day (Fri 1 Jan 2027).
- Monday holidays: ES, NQ and Treasury futures halt at 12:00 p.m. CT and reopen at 5:00 p.m. CT; energy and metals halt at 1:30 p.m. CT.
- Columbus Day and Veterans Day: CME Globex futures keep their normal hours.
- Time zone: CME publishes holiday hours in Central Time (CT). Add one hour for Eastern Time (ET).
For normal daily hours, see our guide to CME trading sessions.
2026 CME Globex Holiday Hours by Date
The table lists every 2026 US holiday on CME's Globex schedule with the hours for equity index, Treasury, energy, metals and FX futures. ES and NQ stand for equity index futures, ZN for Treasuries, CL for energy, GC for metals and 6E for FX; CME showed the same hours for each group's other main contracts we checked (RTY, Brent).
| Holiday (2026) | Equity index (ES, NQ) and Treasuries (ZN) | Energy (CL) and metals (GC) | FX (6E) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day, Thu 1 Jan | Closed; reopened 5:00 p.m. Thu | Closed; reopened 5:00 p.m. Thu | Closed; reopened 5:00 p.m. Thu |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mon 19 Jan | Halt 12:00 p.m., reopen 5:00 p.m. | Halt 1:30 p.m., reopen 5:00 p.m. | No midday halt |
| Presidents Day, Mon 16 Feb | Halt 12:00 p.m., reopen 5:00 p.m. | Halt 1:30 p.m., reopen 5:00 p.m. | No midday halt |
| Good Friday, Fri 3 Apr | ES, NQ closed 8:15 a.m.; ZN 10:15 a.m. | Closed all day | Closed 10:15 a.m. |
| Memorial Day, Mon 25 May | Halt 12:00 p.m., reopen 5:00 p.m. | Halt 1:30 p.m., reopen 5:00 p.m. | No midday halt |
| Juneteenth, Fri 19 Jun | Close 12:00 p.m. | Close 12:00 p.m. | Close 12:00 p.m. |
| Independence Day (observed), Fri 3 Jul | Close 12:00 p.m. | Close 12:00 p.m. | Close 12:00 p.m. |
| Labor Day, Mon 7 Sep | Halt 12:00 p.m., reopen 5:00 p.m. | Halt 1:30 p.m., reopen 5:00 p.m. | No midday halt |
| Columbus Day, Mon 12 Oct, and Veterans Day, Wed 11 Nov | Normal hours | Normal hours | Normal hours |
| Thanksgiving, Thu 26 Nov | Halt 12:00 p.m., reopen 5:00 p.m.; Fri close 12:15 p.m. | Halt 1:30 p.m., reopen 5:00 p.m.; Fri close 1:45 p.m. | No Thursday halt; Fri close 1:45 p.m. |
| Christmas, Fri 25 Dec | Thu 24 Dec close 12:15 p.m.; closed Fri | Thu 24 Dec close 12:45 p.m.; closed Fri | Thu 24 Dec close 12:45 p.m.; closed Fri |
| New Year's Day, Fri 1 Jan 2027 | Normal close Thu 31 Dec; closed Fri | Normal close Thu 31 Dec; closed Fri | Normal close Thu 31 Dec; closed Fri |
Checked on CME Group's holiday and trading hours page on 10 Oct 2026. All times are Central Time (CT). After a Friday holiday or early close, every group reopened or reopens at 5:00 p.m. CT on Sunday. CME notes that "Trading hours are usually finalized approximately two weeks prior to the holiday", so check the calendar again in the week before each date.
Grain and livestock futures keep their own shorter day sessions and are not in this table. CME Bitcoin futures also run on a separate schedule, so check their row on CME's page if you trade crypto.
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Early Closes and the Next Session Open
After an early close, the next session opens at the normal 5:00 p.m. CT on the next trading evening, which is Sunday after a Friday early close. A Monday holiday halt is a pause, not a close: trading resumes at 5:00 p.m. CT the same day.
These are the closes still ahead in 2026:
| Date | ES, NQ, ZN close | CL, GC close | 6E close | Next open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 27 Nov | 12:15 p.m. CT | 1:45 p.m. CT | 1:45 p.m. CT | 5:00 p.m. CT Sun 29 Nov |
| Thu 24 Dec | 12:15 p.m. CT | 12:45 p.m. CT | 12:45 p.m. CT | 5:00 p.m. CT Sun 27 Dec |
| Thu 31 Dec | 4:00 p.m. CT (normal) | 4:00 p.m. CT (normal) | 4:00 p.m. CT (normal) | 5:00 p.m. CT Sun 3 Jan |
Sunday 29 Nov is a normal Sunday open. For how that session starts, read our guide to the Sunday futures open.
Thanksgiving week for ES, NQ and ZN (Central Time). Energy, metals and FX close later on Friday.
How Holidays Change the Trade Date
On a Monday holiday, CME books Sunday evening, the short Monday session and Tuesday to one trade date. For Labor Day, CME's data put the Sunday 6 Sep open and the Monday reopen on the trade date of Tuesday 8 Sep, so anything that resets daily, such as a daily loss limit, spans all three.
How Holidays Affect Prop Firm Trading Days
Prop firms follow CME's holiday hours but set their own rules for close-out times and for how a holiday session counts as a trading day. The table quotes three firms' help pages, checked on 10 Oct 2026.
| Firm | Holiday rule (quoted) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Topstep | "Close all positions 15 minutes before early close (e.g., close by 11:45 CT for a 12:00 CT close)". Blended CME trade dates apply to the Live Funded Account, not the Trading Combine or Express Funded Account. | Topstep Holiday Trading Hours |
| Apex Trader Funding | "For most market holidays and CME half-day schedules, trading activity during the holiday or half-day session will be combined with the next full trading day and counted as a single trading day." | Apex Holiday Trading |
| Lucid Trading | "On market holidays with altered hours, you must be flat before the market close." | Lucid General FAQ |
Apex also says "The Daily Loss Limit will reset at 6:00 PM ET following the next full trading day." Topstep adds that positions still open at its cutoff are auto-liquidated and that "Payouts are not available during holiday hours." Rules change, so read your firm's page before each holiday.
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Running Futures Strategies Over a Holiday
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FAQs
Is CME open on Columbus Day and Veterans Day 2026?
Yes. CME Globex futures trade normal hours on Monday 12 Oct and Wednesday 11 Nov 2026. CME's BrokerTec US repo market, a separate cash market, is closed on both days.
What time does CME close the day after Thanksgiving 2026?
On Friday 27 Nov 2026, ES, NQ and Treasury futures close at 12:15 p.m. CT (1:15 p.m. ET). Crude oil, gold and Euro FX futures close at 1:45 p.m. CT (2:45 p.m. ET).
What time does CME close on Christmas Eve 2026?
On Thursday 24 Dec 2026, ES, NQ and Treasury futures close at 12:15 p.m. CT. Crude oil, gold and Euro FX futures close at 12:45 p.m. CT. Markets stay shut on Christmas Day and reopen at 5:00 p.m. CT on Sunday 27 Dec.
Is CME open on New Year's Day 2027?
No. CME Globex closes at the normal 4:00 p.m. CT on Thursday 31 Dec 2026, stays shut on Friday 1 Jan 2027 and reopens at 5:00 p.m. CT on Sunday 3 Jan.
