Trading Hours for the YM

[trbates 10]

This is probably a stupid question ... but I was trying to get my charts set up (I finally have a charting package that allows me to input open/close times) and while reading on the cbot website my head started to spin :o

 

Can anyone here, in plain english, give me the open / close times I would enter for the Mini Sized DOW?

 

Thanks

 

Travis

[Hlm 10]

This is probably a stupid question ... but I was trying to get my charts set up (I finally have a charting package that allows me to input open/close times) and while reading on the cbot website my head started to spin :o

 

Can anyone here, in plain english, give me the open / close times I would enter for the Mini Sized DOW?

 

Thanks

 

Travis

The following was taken from cmegroup.com:

 

"Mon/Thu 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. next day, shut down period 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sundays 5:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. next day."

 

This translates into the electronic market opening at 5:00pm on Sunday and closing Monday at 3:15pm. Then it opens back up again at 3:30pm and closes at 4:30pm. It then opens again at 5:00pm and trades until 3:15pm the next day (Tuesday). Rinse and repeat. However, many traders determine such things as Market Profile only during RTHs (regular trading hours). This is the time when the pits are active and the volume is normally the highest. Some traders will use 8:30am to 3:00pm, but many also use the last 15 minutes (to 3:15pm) because many times you see a rush of volume in the minis right after the pits close. I hope this helps.

 

*All times are Central

Edited May 17, 2008 by Hlm
Added note about times.

[Guest forsearch]

Same open/close times on Globex as the ES (e-mini S&P) contract these days, BTW.

 

RTH - when the cash market is open + 15mins extra at the end (9:30 am - 4:15pm M-F)

Post - after market settle and reopen ( 4:30 to 5:30 pm M-F)

Overnights - Sun-Thu nights at 6pm morning 9:30am M-F

 

* Eastern Time zones given

 

These times use to differ when YM was on eCBOT, but has since changed due to migration to Globex at CME.

[Hlm 10]

Same open/close times on Globex as the ES (e-mini S&P) contract these days, BTW.

 

RTH - when the cash market is open + 15mins extra at the end (9:30 am - 4:15pm M-F)

Post - after market settle and reopen ( 4:30 to 5:30 pm M-F)

Overnights - Sun-Thu nights at 6pm morning 9:30am M-F

 

* Eastern Time zones given

 

These times use to differ when YM was on eCBOT, but has since changed due to migration to Globex at CME.

Yes, that's another way of rearranging the same data. Multiple perspectives can be helpful.