Friday, April 6th is a US holiday

[brownsfan019]

Just a reminder that Friday, April 6th is a US holiday.

Holiday Calendars:
http://www.cme.com/trading/res/cch/h...endar3513.html
http://www.nyse.com/Frameset.html?ny...2963613686.htm
http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/page/0,3181,1029,00.html

[notouch]

A US holiday when the biggest market moving data of the month is released.

Non farm payrolls!

The markets should still move, maybe more so because of thinner volume.

[cooter]

Only 45 mins of trading on the equities after the number on Friday (9:15 est close); 2hr 45 mins on the treasury/interest rate/fx products (11:15 est close).

[Nick1984]

What are general market trading times in the US for contracts such as YM or ER2?

I'm just trialing a new platform and its default is set to 12 am open to 12am close and I'm not sure whether I input the opening / closing time according to the official market open in my time zone or US time zone.

[Soultrader]

morning session: 9:30am to around 11:00am

The markets usually die out during the lunch hours and then it picks up again around 2:00pm to 4:00pm.

[cooter]

	Quote:	Nick1984
	What are general market trading times in the US for contracts such as YM or ER2? I'm just trialing a new platform and its default is set to 12 am open to 12am close and I'm not sure whether I input the opening / closing time according to the official market open in my time zone or US time zone.

RTH - regular trading hours for the US futures indices is 9:30am - 4:15pm EST (Eastern Standard Time - US), with the cash closing 15mins earlier at 4pm EST.

[Nick1984]

Thanks guys