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Introduction

This page shows the trading hours, holidays, and time zone of the Bitcoin Futures contract in the CME Future market.

Pre-market Hours

The following table shows the pre-market hours for the Bitcoin Futures contract in the CME Future market:

WeekdayTime (America/Chicago)
Sunday17:00:00 to 24:00:00
Monday00:00:00 to 08:30:00
Tuesday00:00:00 to 08:30:00
Wednesday00:00:00 to 08:30:00
Thursday00:00:00 to 08:30:00
Friday00:00:00 to 08:30:00

Regular Trading Hours

The following table shows the regular trading hours for the Bitcoin Futures contract in the CME Future market:

WeekdayTime (America/Chicago)
Monday08:30:00 to 16:00:00
Tuesday08:30:00 to 16:00:00
Wednesday08:30:00 to 16:00:00
Thursday08:30:00 to 16:00:00
Friday08:30:00 to 16:00:00

Post-market Hours

The following table shows the post-market hours for the Bitcoin Futures contract in the CME Future market:

WeekdayTime (America/Chicago)
Monday17:00:00 to 24:00:00
Tuesday17:00:00 to 24:00:00
Wednesday17:00:00 to 24:00:00
Thursday17:00:00 to 24:00:00

Holidays

The following table shows the dates of holidays for the Bitcoin Futures contract in the CME Future market:

Date (yyyy-mm-dd)
2025-04-18

Early Closes

The following table shows the early closes for the Bitcoin Futures contract in the CME Future market:

Date (yyyy-mm-dd)Time Of Market Close (America/Chicago)
2018-01-1512:00:00
2018-05-2812:00:00
2018-07-0312:15:00
2018-07-0412:00:00
2018-09-0312:00:00
2018-11-2212:00:00
2018-11-2312:15:00
2018-12-2412:15:00
2019-01-2112:00:00
2019-02-1812:00:00
2019-05-2712:00:00
2019-07-0312:15:00
2019-07-0412:00:00
2019-09-0212:00:00
2019-11-2812:00:00
2019-11-2912:15:00
2019-12-2412:15:00
2020-01-2012:00:00
2020-02-1712:00:00
2020-05-2512:00:00
2020-07-0312:00:00
2020-09-0712:00:00
2020-11-2612:00:00
2020-11-2712:15:00
2020-12-2412:15:00
2021-01-1812:00:00
2021-02-1512:00:00
2021-04-0208:15:00
2021-05-3112:00:00
2021-07-0512:00:00
2021-09-0612:00:00
2021-11-2512:00:00
2021-11-2612:45:00
2022-01-1716:00:00
2022-02-2116:00:00
2022-05-3016:00:00
2022-06-2016:00:00
2022-07-0416:00:00
2022-09-0516:00:00
2022-11-2416:00:00
2022-11-2512:45:00
2023-01-1616:00:00
2023-02-2016:00:00
2023-04-0710:15:00
2023-05-2916:00:00
2023-06-1916:00:00
2023-07-0416:00:00
2023-09-0416:00:00
2023-11-2316:00:00
2023-11-2412:45:00
2024-01-1516:00:00
2024-02-1916:00:00
2024-03-2816:00:00
2024-05-2716:00:00
2024-06-1916:00:00
2024-07-0416:00:00
2024-09-0216:00:00
2024-11-2816:00:00
2024-12-2412:45:00
2024-12-3116:00:00
2025-01-2016:00:00
2025-02-1716:00:00
2025-04-1716:00:00
2025-05-2616:00:00
2025-06-1916:00:00
2025-07-0412:00:00
2025-09-0116:00:00
2025-11-2716:00:00
2025-11-2813:45:00
2025-12-2412:45:00

Late Opens

The following table shows the late opens for the Bitcoin Futures contract in the CME Future market:

Date (yyyy-mm-dd)Time Of Market Open (America/Chicago)
2018-01-1517:00:00
2018-05-2817:00:00
2018-07-0417:00:00
2018-09-0317:00:00
2018-11-2217:00:00
2019-01-2117:00:00
2019-02-1817:00:00
2019-05-2717:00:00
2019-07-0417:00:00
2019-09-0217:00:00
2019-11-2817:00:00
2020-01-2017:00:00
2020-02-1717:00:00
2020-05-2517:00:00
2020-09-0717:00:00
2020-11-2617:00:00
2021-01-1817:00:00
2021-02-1517:00:00
2021-05-3117:00:00
2021-07-0517:00:00
2021-09-0617:00:00
2021-11-2517:00:00
2022-01-1717:00:00
2022-02-2117:00:00
2022-05-3017:00:00
2022-06-2017:00:00
2022-07-0417:00:00
2022-09-0517:00:00
2022-11-2417:00:00
2023-01-1617:00:00
2023-02-2017:00:00
2023-05-2917:00:00
2023-06-1917:00:00
2023-07-0417:00:00
2023-09-0417:00:00
2023-11-2317:00:00
2023-12-2517:00:00
2024-01-0117:00:00
2024-01-1517:00:00
2024-02-1917:00:00
2024-05-2717:00:00
2024-06-1917:00:00
2024-07-0417:00:00
2024-09-0217:00:00
2024-11-2817:00:00
2024-12-2517:00:00
2025-01-0117:00:00
2025-01-2017:00:00
2025-02-1717:00:00
2025-05-2617:00:00
2025-06-1917:00:00
2025-09-0117:00:00
2025-11-2717:00:00
2025-12-2517:00:00

Time Zone

The Bitcoin Futures contract in the CME Future market trades in the America/Chicago time zone.

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