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CME holiday schedule 2026
Which days CME Group futures close or trade a shortened session in 2026, taken from CME’s own holiday notices.
When are CME futures closed in 2026?
In 2026 CME Group futures close for New Year’s Day (Jan 1), Thanksgiving (Nov 26) and Christmas (Dec 25), and trade shortened sessions on MLK Day (Jan 19), Presidents’ Day (Feb 16), Good Friday (Apr 3), Memorial Day (May 25), Juneteenth (Jun 19), Independence Day observed (Jul 3) and Labor Day (Sep 7). Columbus Day and Veterans Day are regular trading days.
2026 CME holiday calendar
Times are Central Time unless marked ET.
Holiday
Date
Status
CME Globex schedule
Source: CME Group Holiday and Trading Hours and CME’s per-holiday settlement notices, read 2026-09-22. Dates and times are CME’s and subject to change.
Thanksgiving 2026 by market
November 25–27, Central Time, as CME publishes it.
Market
Wed Nov 25
Thu Nov 26
Fri Nov 27
Holiday by holiday
New Year’s Day — Thursday, January 1, 2026. No regular session; CME published no settlement prices. Globex reopened Thursday evening for Friday’s session. Wednesday, December 31, 2025: interest rate futures settled early, at 12:00 pm CT. Other products settled at normal times. Source: CME — New Year’s Eve 2025 settlement times.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Monday, January 19, 2026. Abbreviated Globex session with no settlement prices; trading halted early and reopened at 5:00 pm CT for Tuesday. Friday, January 16 settled at normal times. CME derived no settlement prices on January 19. Source: CME — MLK Day 2026 settlement times.
Presidents’ Day — Monday, February 16, 2026. Abbreviated Globex session with no settlement prices; trading halted early and reopened at 5:00 pm CT for Tuesday. Friday, February 13 settled at normal times. CME derived no settlement prices on February 16. Source: CME — Presidents’ Day 2026 settlement times.
Good Friday — Friday, April 3, 2026. Shortened session for interest rate, FX, crypto and equity index futures around the March jobs report; other markets carried Thursday’s settlements. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the March employment report that morning, so interest rate, FX and crypto futures settled at 10:00 am CT. Equity index futures traded an abbreviated session but were not settled; they carried Thursday’s settlement. All other CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX products carried their April 2 settlements forward. Source: CME — Good Friday 2026 clearing advisory and settlement times.
Memorial Day — Monday, May 25, 2026. Globex halted at 12:00 pm CT and reopened at 5:00 pm CT for Tuesday; no settlement prices. Friday, May 22: interest rate futures settled early, at 12:00 pm CT. CME derived no settlement prices on May 25. Source: CME — Memorial Day 2026 settlement times.
Juneteenth — Friday, June 19, 2026. Abbreviated Globex session with no settlement prices; day orders entered after Thursday’s pre-open cancelled at Friday’s close. Thursday, June 18 settled at normal times. Source: CME — Juneteenth 2026 settlement times.
Independence Day (observed) — Friday, July 3, 2026. July 4 fell on a Saturday, so CME observed Friday, July 3: abbreviated session, no settlement prices. Thursday, July 2: interest rate futures settled early, at 12:00 pm CT. Other products settled at normal times. Source: CME — Independence Day 2026 settlement times.
Labor Day — Monday, September 7, 2026. Abbreviated Globex session with no settlement prices; orders entered Sunday evening worked until Tuesday’s close. Friday, September 4 settled at normal times. Tuesday, September 8 had a regular close for all products. Source: CME — Labor Day 2026 settlement times.
Columbus Day — Monday, October 12, 2026. Regular hours. CME settles every product at its normal time; only the Term SOFR benchmark is not published. Source: CME — Columbus Day 2026 settlement times.
Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Regular hours. CME settles every product at its normal time; only the Term SOFR benchmark is not published. Source: CME — Veterans Day 2026 settlement times.
Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 26, 2026. Closed Thursday, reopening at 5:00 pm CT; early close Friday, November 27 — 12:15 pm CT for equity index and interest rates. Wednesday, November 25: regular close at 4:00 pm CT. Friday, November 27: equity index and interest rate futures close at 12:15 pm CT; energy, metals and FX at 1:45 pm CT; grains trade 8:30 am – 12:05 pm CT. Equity, interest rate, FX, grain and crypto products settle at 12:00 pm CT on November 27; metals and energy settle at normal times. Source: CME Group — Holiday and Trading Hours.
Christmas Day — Friday, December 25, 2026. Closed Friday; early close Thursday, December 24. Thursday, December 24 settlements: 12:00 pm CT for grains, interest rates, FX, equity index and crypto; 1:30 pm ET for energy; 12:00–12:30 pm ET for metals (gold 12:30 pm ET, silver 12:25 pm ET, copper 12:00 pm ET). CME derives no settlement prices on December 25. Source: CME — Christmas 2026 settlement times.
New Year’s Day 2027 — Friday, January 1, 2027. No settlement prices on January 1; interest rate futures settle early, at 12:00 pm CT, on Thursday, December 31. December 2-, 3- and 5-year Treasury futures settle at 12:01 pm CT on December 31 because they expire that day. Source: CME — New Year’s Eve 2026 settlement times.
Holidays at prop firms
An early close brings the daily close forward, and with it any prop firm rule tied to the close — the time by which positions must be flat, and the end-of-day balance a trailing drawdown is measured from. Many firms post their own holiday hours, so check the firm’s announcements as well as this calendar. For the regular week, see futures market hours.
The stock market keeps a different list: the NYSE and Nasdaq close all day on most of the days CME only shortens, and close early on the day after Thanksgiving and on Christmas Eve. See the 2026 stock market holidays side by side with the futures schedule, and how many trading days are in 2026.
FAQs — CME holidays 2026
Checked 2026-09-22 against CME Group’s holiday notices.
Is the futures market open on Thanksgiving 2026?
No. CME Globex is closed on Thursday, November 26, 2026 and reopens at 5:00 pm CT that evening. On Friday, November 27, equity index and interest rate futures close early at 12:15 pm CT, and energy, metals and FX at 1:45 pm CT.
Are futures open on Christmas Eve 2026?
Yes, on a shortened session. Thursday, December 24 is an early close: equity index, interest rate, FX, grain and crypto futures settle at 12:00 pm CT. Futures are closed on Friday, December 25.
Do futures trade on Good Friday 2026?
Partly. Good Friday, April 3, 2026 fell on the day of the March jobs report, so CME ran a shortened session: interest rate, FX and crypto futures settled at 10:00 am CT, and equity index futures traded an abbreviated session without a settlement.
Are futures open on Columbus Day and Veterans Day?
Yes. CME Group settles every product at its normal time on Columbus Day (October 12, 2026) and Veterans Day (November 11, 2026). Only the Term SOFR benchmark rate is not published on those days.
Do futures trade on Monday holidays like Labor Day?
On a shortened session. On MLK Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day, CME Globex trades an abbreviated session with no settlement prices; equity index futures halt at 12:00 pm CT and the market reopens at 5:00 pm CT for the next trading day.
Where does this calendar come from?
From CME Group’s Holiday and Trading Hours page and its per-holiday settlement notices. Each holiday on this page links to the notice it was taken from.
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