China Financial Futures Exchange · CFFEX IM
CSI 1000 (IM) trading hours, contract specs and expiry
CSI 1000 (IM) trading hours, China Standard Time (UTC+8): Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00.
- Regular hours
- Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00
- Tick value
- ¥40
- Contract size
- ¥200 × index
Calendar coverage: 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31. Source review does not confirm every holiday session; check each dated exception's status.
Source review dates & pending holiday sessions
Regular-hours source review: Verified · Source published Not stated · Last verified · Page generated
Calendar source review: Verified · Source published · Last verified · Page generated
Outside coverage is pending confirmation, not a confirmed closure. Individual source-check dates are retained. Review sources →
Verify against official exchange notices before trading; specs, hours and expiries carry separate review dates.
CSI 1000 Index (IM) is an equity-index futures product listed on China Financial Futures Exchange. It has no night session; all trading takes place during the day session. All schedule facts on this page are cross-checked against the exchange's official timetable, with review dates shown below.
Regular sessions
| Session | Exchange time | UTC | London | New York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 09:30–15:00 | 01:30–07:00 | winter 01:30–07:00summer 02:30–08:00 | winter 20:30 (prev day)–02:00summer 21:30 (prev day)–03:00 |
Conversions use standard winter/summer offsets; values can differ by an hour during the weeks when regions switch DST on different dates.
Is CSI 1000 (IM) open right now? When does it open and close?
CSI 1000 (IM) trades on China Financial Futures Exchange Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00 China Standard Time (UTC+8). Trading days: Monday to Friday. This is the regular weekly pattern; exchange holidays and special sessions take precedence. The status line below works out whether it is open right now from the same reviewed sessions and holiday calendar.
Live open/closed status: see the timeline on the home page.
- Day: 09:30–15:00 China Standard Time (UTC+8) — UTC 01:30–07:00; London winter 01:30–07:00 · summer 02:30–08:00; New York winter 20:30 (prev day)–02:00 · summer 21:30 (prev day)–03:00.
- No further closures in the reviewed calendar through 2026-12-31.
- No quotes or margin figures here; open/closed status is derived only from the exchange’s published sessions and holiday notices — verify exchange notices before trading.
Is CSI 1000 (IM) open today or tomorrow?
As of 2026-11-11 (UTC date): the status line above resolves the current date in your own time zone. The regular week restarts Monday at 09:30 China Standard Time (UTC+8). Regular weekly sessions are Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00 China Standard Time (UTC+8); exchange holidays and special sessions take precedence.
CONTRACT REFERENCE
Contract specifications
- Contract size
- ¥200 × index
- Minimum tick
- 0.2 pt
- Tick value
- ¥40
Expiry ruleThird Friday of delivery month; postponed for national public holidays
FRONT CONTRACTS
Upcoming expiries
* Estimated from the exchange rule and may move for holidays. Countdowns are measured from 2026-11-11 and refresh to your own date when the page loads. This is an on-site reference; external calendar subscriptions are not offered.
- Fields covered
- Specifications, expiry rule and front-contract dates
- Review state
- Accepted; rule estimates retain *
- Reviewed
- Rights state
- Approved for public reference
Official sourceCFFEX · IM ↗Methodology →Margin, price limits & fees — CEC
Holiday closures (2026)
- 2026-04-06Qingming Festival closure
- 2026-05-01International Workers' Day closure
- 2026-05-04 · 2026-05-05International Workers' Day closure
- 2026-06-19Dragon Boat Festival closure
- 2026-09-25Mid-Autumn Festival closure
- 2026-10-01 · 2026-10-02 · 2026-10-05 · 2026-10-06 · 2026-10-07National Day closure
CSI 1000 listed contract months: last trading day & delivery
Full expiry calendar →As of 2026-11-11 the front-month CSI 1000 contract is IM2611 (last trading day 2026-11-20), followed by IM2612 (2026-12-18); "front month" here means nearest expiry, not the most active contract.
| IM2611 | LTD 2026-11-20 · delivery 2026-11-20 |
|---|---|
| IM2612 | LTD 2026-12-18 · delivery 2026-12-18 |
| IM2703 | LTD 2027-03-19 (est.) · delivery 2027-03-19 |
| IM2706 | LTD 2027-06-18 (est.) · delivery 2027-06-18 |
Dates are computed from the exchange contract text and the reviewed holiday calendar; open a symbol for its decode, month closures and neighbouring months.
Can a foreign investor trade CSI 1000 (IM), and take delivery of it?
CFFEX CSI 1000 index (IM): specified route Not on reviewed list; QFI Effective 2022-07-22 · hedging only. Reviewed 2026-09-30; list status does not establish account or delivery eligibility.
- Specified route
- Not on reviewed list
- QFI
- Effective 2022-07-22 · hedging only
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Citation and eligibility boundaries
Account conditions, permitted purpose and delivery eligibility require separate checks of the applicable exchange, product and participant rules.
Futures Clock · CFFEX IM · CSI 1000 index Snapshot reviewed: 2026-09-30 Dataset version: 1.9.16 Specified-product route: Not on reviewed list QFI: Effective 2022-07-22 · hedging only List status does not establish account or delivery eligibility; routes can overlap. Options are excluded. https://futuresclock.com/en/china-atlas/#cffex-im-futures CFFEX product catalogue: https://www.cffex.com.cn/ CFFEX [2020] No.20 (30 Oct 2020): http://www.cffex.com.cn/cn/jystz/20201030/24790.html
FAQ
- What are CSI 1000 Index (IM) trading hours?
- CSI 1000 Index regular sessions are: Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00 (exchange local time).
- Does CSI 1000 Index trade overnight?
- No — the reviewed regular schedule does not cross midnight: Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00 (exchange local time).
- Is CSI 1000 Index open right now?
- Check the live timeline for the current open/closed status of CSI 1000 Index and the countdown to the next open or close.
- Does CSI 1000 Index trade on weekends?
- No Saturday or Sunday trading.
- When is CSI 1000 Index closed for Chinese New Year 2026?
- Spring Festival closures fall on 2026-02-16, 2026-02-17, 2026-02-18, 2026-02-19, 2026-02-20, 2026-02-23 (6 trading days); the first day back normally has a day session only.
Sources & review coverage
Holiday data coverage: 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31; regular sessions effective 2026-01-01.
The latest check is the newest date among related sources; it does not mean every schedule and holiday field was reviewed that day. Individual source dates follow.
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