Commodity Exchange · COMEX HG
Copper (HG) contract reference
Contract size, tick economics, expiry dates and live market hours in one verified reference.
- Tick value
- $12.50
- Contract size
- 25,000 lb
- Regular hours
- 17:00 (prev day)–16:00
Verify against official exchange notices before trading; specs, hours and expiries carry separate review dates.
CONTRACT REFERENCE
Contract specifications
- Contract size
- 25,000 lb
- Minimum tick
- $0.0005/lb
- Tick value
- $12.50
Expiry rule3rd-last biz day of month; FND last biz day of prior month
FRONT CONTRACTS
Upcoming expiries
| Contract | Last trade | First notice | Time left |
|---|---|---|---|
| HGU6 | — | ||
| HGV6 | — |
* Estimated from the exchange rule and may move for holidays. This is an on-site reference; external calendar subscriptions are not offered.
Official sourceCOMEX · HG
Copper (HG) is a metals futures product listed on Commodity Exchange. It trades on CME Globex nearly 23 hours a day: the session opens at 17:00 the previous day (Chicago time) and closes at 16:00, with a one-hour maintenance break. All schedule facts on this page are cross-checked against the exchange's official timetable, with review dates shown below.
Regular sessions
| CME Globex | 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 |
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In other time zones
| CME Globex | Beijing / Singapore winter 07:00–06:00 (+1 day) · summer 06:00–05:00 (+1 day)UTC winter 23:00 (prev day)–22:00 · summer 22:00 (prev day)–21:00London 23:00 (prev day)–22:00New York 18:00 (prev day)–17:00 |
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Conversions use standard winter/summer offsets; values can differ by an hour during the weeks when regions switch DST on different dates.
Holiday closures (2026)
- 2026-09-07Labor Day — early close 13:30 CT, reopens 17:00 CT
- 2026-11-26Thanksgiving — early close 13:30 CT, reopens 17:00 CT
- 2026-11-27Day after Thanksgiving — early close 13:45 CT, no evening session
- 2026-12-24Christmas Eve — early close 12:45 CT, no evening session
- 2026-12-25Christmas Day closure
Related trading hours
FAQ
- What are Copper (HG) trading hours?
- Copper regular sessions are: 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 (exchange local time).
- Does Copper trade overnight?
- Yes — its regular session crosses a trading-date boundary: 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 (exchange local time).
- Is Copper open right now?
- Check the live timeline for the current open/closed status of Copper and the countdown to the next open or close.
- Does Copper trade on weekends?
- Globex closes for the weekend at 16:00 Chicago time on Friday and reopens Sunday at 17:00.
- Is Copper closed for Christmas 2026?
- Yes — Christmas-related closures fall on 2026-12-25; see the 2026 holiday list on this page.
Sources & review coverage
Holiday data coverage: 2026-07-20 to 2026-12-31; regular sessions effective 2026-01-01.
- Copper Futures Contract SpecsCME Group · reviewed 2026-08-11
- CME Group Holiday Calendar 2026 (metals and energy)CME Group · reviewed 2026-07-20