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Although futures trading had been developing at the Exchange since the turn of the century, transactions were predominantly for physical product until the 1960s. In order to accommodate the cash market, samples of the product were displayed on the premises, with actual stock stored nearby.
Trading Hours*

* 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

Trading at settlement (TAS) ceases each day at 2:30 PM, New York time. More information about TAS is available available products' specifications pages.

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