We often reference the old Pit Hours used for Futures contracts as the Old “Ghost Pit Hours”. Here’s a list of what we believe are the old pit hours, by contract. We often see increased volume during these times, even though the pits have long been gone.
Pit Session Times (All Times ET)
E-Mini S&P 500: 9:30 am – 4:15 pm
E-Mini Nasdaq: 9:30 am – 4:15 pm
E-Mini Dow: 9:30 am – 4:15 pm
Gold: 8:20 am – 1:30 pm
Silver: 8:25 am – 1:25 pm
Copper: 8:10 am – 1:00 pm
Crude oil: 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Heating oil: 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Natural Gas: 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Unleaded: 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Dollar Index: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Euro: 8:20 am – 3:00 pm
British Pound: 8:20 am – 3:00 pm
Australian Dollar: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Wheat: 9:30 am – 2:15 pm
Soybeans: 9:30 am – 2:15 pm
Corn: 9:30 am – 2:15 pm
Cotton: 10:30 am – 2:15 pm
Sugar: 8:10 am – 1:30 pm
Coffee 8:00 am – 1:30 pm
Cocoa 8:00 am – 11:50 pm
Bonds: 8:20 am – 3:00 pm