Holiday Trading Hours for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is Monday, January 21, 2019. The CME Group Globex holiday calendar indicates that equity produces (such as the E-mini S&P 500) will halt at 1:00 p.m. EST (UTC-5). Equity markets will resume trading at 6:00 p.m. EST (UTC-5). These changes also apply to the CME’s Bitcoin, Interest Rate, FX, Energy, Metals & DME products. You can view the official calendar via this link.

The next holiday in the CME calendar is President’s Day, which occurs Monday, February 18, 2019. A similar halt and resumption will occur then.

As always, be careful trading on and around holidays. Markets can be unexpectedly slow or fast. Also, you don’t want to be in a position, have the market close, and have to place an emergency call with your broker to see if you’re in any danger.