Thanksgiving hours

heech · Nov 25, 2009

Hi,

Can someone explain to me what the CMEGroup's Thanksgiving hours actually means:

http://www.cmegroup.com/tools-information/holiday-calendar/files/2009-thanksgiving.pdf

It shows Globex opening up for trading at 6:00 PM (EST) today, "for trade date Friday".

Does this mean electronic futures trading isn't actually stopping for Thanksgiving, except from 13:15 ET - 18:00 ET tomorrow?

PAPA ROACH · Nov 25, 2009

Correct, and anything traded tomorrow will be on fridays trade day. Friday also closes early, 12:45 CST.

Why trade ON holidays? BAH HUMBUG!!

heech · Nov 25, 2009

Quote from PAPA ROACH:

Correct, and anything traded tomorrow will be on fridays trade day. Friday also closes early, 12:45 CST.

Why trade ON holidays? BAH HUMBUG!!

I know it, I know it. But I'm trading a multi-day hedging strategy, so gotta show up for work tomorrow to.

Well, not me, but the system running the strategy. No eggnog for the server!

Thanksgiving hours

heech

PAPA ROACH

heech