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What Time Do Futures Open on Sunday?

Marcus Hale Marcus Hale, Futures Markets Lead October 9, 2024 4 min read
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The short answer: CME futures reopen for the new trading week on Sunday at 6:00 PM ET, which is 5:00 PM CT. After the Friday close, the market is dark for the weekend and comes back to life Sunday evening. CME Group's trading-hours schedule shows futures reopen Sunday at 5:00 p.m. Central Time (6:00 p.m. Eastern) for the new week, with liquid index products like the Micro E-minis trading through the week.

What opens at the Sunday open

That 6:00 PM ET reopen applies broadly across CME Globex products — the equity-index futures (ES, MES, NQ, MNQ), COMEX metals like gold and silver, and energy contracts such as crude oil. From that point the market runs nearly 23 hours a day until the Friday 5:00 PM ET close, with a short daily maintenance break each evening.

Why the Sunday open can be choppy

The first hours of the week are often thin. Volume is light compared to the US daytime session, so spreads can be wider and price can travel further on less activity. The market is also pricing in everything that happened over the weekend — news, geopolitics, headlines — which can produce a gap from Friday’s close. That combination of light liquidity and fresh information is why many traders treat the Sunday open with extra caution.

What it means for your risk

If you hold a position over the weekend, the Sunday reopen is where weekend gap risk shows up — price can open meaningfully away from where it closed, with no opportunity to manage in between. In a structured, simulated funded account, that gap can interact with your daily loss limit, so it is worth knowing your program’s rules on overnight and weekend holds before you carry risk through the close. Always confirm exact open and cutoff times on your own platform, since they can vary by product.

Frequently Asked Questions

What time do futures open on Sunday?

Most CME Globex futures open Sunday at 6:00 PM Eastern time, which starts the new trading week. Index, energy, metals, and rate futures all resume around then, well before the Monday stock market open.

Why do futures open on Sunday evening?

Because Globex runs a continuous electronic session across time zones, so the week begins when Asian markets are active. Opening Sunday evening lets the market absorb weekend news gradually instead of gapping all at once on Monday.

Is the Sunday open a good time to trade?

Usually not for beginners. The Sunday evening session is often thin, with wider spreads and lower volume, so moves can be erratic. Many traders wait for deeper liquidity in the regular session before taking size.

Do all futures open at the same time on Sunday?

Most major CME products open around 6:00 PM Eastern, but exact times can vary slightly by contract. Always confirm the specific schedule for the instrument you trade, since the exchange sets and occasionally changes hours.

When does the futures week close?

The Globex week generally closes Friday at 5:00 PM Eastern, then reopens Sunday at 6:00 PM. Between those points the market runs continuously except for a short daily maintenance break each weekday.

What time do futures open on Sunday for a funded account?

Most CME futures reopen Sunday at 5:00 p.m. Central Time (6:00 p.m. Eastern). The Sunday open can be thin and choppy, so funded traders often wait for deeper liquidity before trading, since a thin-market move can reach a loss limit faster.

Should I trade the Sunday futures open in a funded account?

The Sunday reopen is often illiquid, with wider spreads and erratic moves as the market digests weekend news. Many funded traders sit out the first hours and wait for the liquid sessions, because thin conditions make it easier to breach a daily loss limit.

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