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Futures FAQs

What are the Futures Market Hours?

last update: July 15, 2026

The Futures markets run nearly 24 hours a day, Sunday through Friday.

Market opens: 5:00 PM CT Sunday.
Market closes: 4:00 PM CT Friday.
Daily maintenance break: from 4:00 to 5:00 PM CT.

Day Trade accounts are required to close all their positions by 4:50 PM CT.
Trades can be reopened after the daily maintenance break.

Swing accounts are allowed to hold positions through the maintenance break, but have to reduce their size to a maximum of 1 mini or 10 micro contracts all their positions by 4:50 PM CT.
Bigger positions can be reopened after he daily maintenance break.

Both programs must close all positions before the weekend

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