ICE Futures Europe · ICE B
Brent Crude (B) trading hours, contract specs and expiry
Live open/closed status and full session times, plus contract size, tick economics and expiry dates in one verified reference.
- Regular hours
- 23:00 (prev day)–23:00 · 01:00–23:00
- Tick value
- $10
- Contract size
- 1,000 bbl
Verify against official exchange notices before trading; specs, hours and expiries carry separate review dates.
Brent Crude (B) is a energy futures product listed on ICE Futures Europe. Trading covers Asian daytime hours and extends into the US/European day via a T+1 night 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 | Beijing / Singapore | UTC | New York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 01:00–23:00 | winter 09:00–07:00 (+1 day)summer 08:00–06:00 (+1 day) | winter 01:00–23:00summer 00:00–22:00 | 20:00 (prev day)–18:00 |
Conversions use standard winter/summer offsets; values can differ by an hour during the weeks when regions switch DST on different dates.
Is Brent Crude (B) open right now? When does it open and close?
Brent Crude (B) trades on ICE Futures Europe 23:00 (prev day)–23:00 · 01:00–23:00 London time. Trading days: Monday to Friday; the Monday session already opens on Sunday at 23:00 exchange time. The next closure or special session is Nov 26 (Thanksgiving — Brent early close 18:30 London). 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: 01:00–23:00 London time — Beijing / Singapore winter 09:00–07:00 (+1 day) · summer 08:00–06:00 (+1 day); UTC winter 01:00–23:00 · summer 00:00–22:00; New York 20:00 (prev day)–18:00.
- Next closures or special sessions: Nov 26 Thanksgiving — Brent early close 18:30 London (special session); Nov 27 Day after Thanksgiving — Brent early close 20:00 London (special session); Dec 24 Christmas Eve — Brent early close 19:00 London (special session).
- 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 Brent Crude (B) open today or tomorrow?
The status line above resolves the current date in your own time zone. There is no Saturday trading; the week restarts Sunday at 23:00 London time. On a weekday it is closed only on the dates listed above; otherwise the regular sessions apply — 23:00 (prev day)–23:00 · 01:00–23:00 London time.
CONTRACT REFERENCE
Contract specifications
- Contract size
- 1,000 bbl
- Minimum tick
- $0.01/bbl
- Tick value
- $10
Expiry rulelast biz day of 2nd month before delivery
FRONT CONTRACTS
Upcoming expiries
* Estimated from the exchange rule and may move for holidays. Countdowns are measured from 2026-09-25 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 sourceICE · B ↗Methodology →
Holiday closures (2026)
- 2026-11-26Thanksgiving — Brent early close 18:30 London
- 2026-11-27Day after Thanksgiving — Brent early close 20:00 London
- 2026-12-24Christmas Eve — Brent early close 19:00 London
- 2026-12-25Christmas Day closure
- 2026-12-31New Year's Eve — Brent early close 20:00 London
Brent Crude listed contract months: last trading day & delivery
Full expiry calendar →As of 2026-09-25 the front-month Brent Crude contract is BX6 (last trading day 2026-09-30), followed by BZ6 (2026-10-30); "front month" here means nearest expiry, not the most active contract.
| BX6 | LTD 2026-09-30 · delivery 2026-09-30 |
|---|---|
| BZ6 | LTD 2026-10-30 · delivery 2026-10-30 |
| BF7 | LTD 2026-11-30 · delivery 2026-11-30 |
| BG7 | LTD 2026-12-30 · delivery 2026-12-30 |
| BH7 | LTD 2027-01-29 (est.) · delivery 2027-01-29 |
| BJ7 | LTD 2027-02-26 (est.) · delivery 2027-02-26 |
Dates are computed from the exchange contract text and the reviewed holiday calendar; open a symbol for its decode, month closures and neighbouring months.
FAQ
- What are Brent Crude (B) trading hours?
- Brent Crude regular sessions are: 23:00 (prev day)–23:00 · 01:00–23:00 (exchange local time).
- Does Brent Crude trade overnight?
- Yes — its regular session crosses a trading-date boundary: 23:00 (prev day)–23:00 · 01:00–23:00 (exchange local time).
- Is Brent Crude open right now?
- Check the live timeline for the current open/closed status of Brent Crude and the countdown to the next open or close.
- Is Brent Crude 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.
- Brent Crude Futures contract specifications and trading hoursICE Futures Europe · reviewed 2026-07-21
- IFEU Trading Schedule: Oil, Utilities and Agricultural — July 2026ICE Futures Europe · reviewed 2026-07-21
Read the data sources, freshness and corrections methodology →