New York Mercantile Exchange · NYMEX CL
WTI Crude (CL) trading hours, contract specs and expiry
WTI crude oil futures (CL) trade nearly 23 hours a day on CME Globex: Sunday–Friday 17:00–16:00 Chicago time (18:00–17:00 New York).
Current contract: CLZ6, last trading day Friday 20 November 2026
- Regular hours
- 17:00 (prev day)–16:00
- Tick value
- $10
- Contract size
- 1,000 bbl
Calendar coverage: 2026-07-20 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 Not stated · 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.
WTI Crude (CL) is an energy futures product listed on New York Mercantile 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
| Session | Exchange time | Beijing / Singapore | UTC | London | New York |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CME Globex | 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 | winter 07:00–06:00 (+1 day)summer 06:00–05:00 (+1 day) | winter 23:00 (prev day)–22:00summer 22:00 (prev day)–21:00 | 23:00 (prev day)–22:00 | 18:00 (prev day)–17:00 |
Conversions use standard winter/summer offsets; values can differ by an hour during the weeks when regions switch DST on different dates.
Is WTI Crude (CL) open right now? When does it open and close?
WTI Crude (CL) trades on New York Mercantile Exchange 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 US Central Time. Trading days: Monday to Friday; the Monday session already opens on Sunday at 17:00 exchange time. This is the regular weekly pattern; exchange holidays and special sessions take precedence. The next closure or special session is Nov 26 (Thanksgiving — early close 13:30 CT, reopens 17:00 CT (Provisional)). 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.
- CME Globex: 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 US Central Time — 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)–21:00; London 23:00 (prev day)–22:00; New York 18:00 (prev day)–17:00.
- Next closures or special sessions: Nov 26 Thanksgiving — early close 13:30 CT, reopens 17:00 CT (Provisional) (special session); Nov 27 Day after Thanksgiving — early close 13:45 CT, no evening session (Provisional) (special session); Dec 24 Christmas Eve — early close 12:45 CT, no evening session (Provisional) (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 WTI Crude (CL) 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 Sunday at 17:00 US Central Time. Regular weekly sessions are 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 US Central Time; exchange holidays and special sessions take precedence.
What are WTI crude oil (CL) futures trading hours?
- A daily maintenance break runs 16:00–17:00 CT Monday–Thursday; the week closes Friday 16:00 CT and reopens Sunday 17:00 CT.
- In Beijing time the Sunday open is Monday 06:00 during US daylight saving and Monday 07:00 in US winter.
- For live open/closed status use the clock link at the top of this page; holiday changes are listed below.
Source: Futures Clock, reviewed 2026-11-09
CONTRACT REFERENCE
Contract specifications
- Contract size
- 1,000 bbl
- Minimum tick
- $0.01/bbl
- Tick value
- $10
Expiry rule3 business days before prior-month25th;4 if the25th is not a business day
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 sourceNYMEX · CL ↗Methodology →
Holiday closures (2026)
- 2026-11-26Thanksgiving — early close 13:30 CT, reopens 17:00 CT (Provisional)
- 2026-11-27Day after Thanksgiving — early close 13:45 CT, no evening session (Provisional)
- 2026-12-24Christmas Eve — early close 12:45 CT, no evening session (Provisional)
- 2026-12-25Christmas Day closure
WTI Crude listed contract months: last trading day & delivery
Full expiry calendar →As of 2026-11-11 the front-month WTI Crude contract is CLZ6 (last trading day 2026-11-20), followed by CLF7 (2026-12-21); "front month" here means nearest expiry, not the most active contract.
| CLZ6 | LTD 2026-11-20 · delivery 2026-12-01–2026-12-31 |
|---|---|
| CLF7 | LTD 2026-12-21 · delivery 2027-01-01–2027-01-31 |
| CLG7 | LTD 2027-01-20 (est.) · delivery 2027-02-01–2027-02-28 |
| CLH7 | LTD 2027-02-22 (est.) · delivery 2027-03-01–2027-03-31 |
| CLJ7 | LTD 2027-03-22 (est.) · delivery 2027-04-01–2027-04-30 |
| CLK7 | LTD 2027-04-20 (est.) · delivery 2027-05-01–2027-05-31 |
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 WTI Crude (CL) trading hours?
- WTI Crude regular sessions are: 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 (exchange local time).
- Does WTI Crude trade overnight?
- Yes — its regular session crosses a trading-date boundary: 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 (exchange local time).
- Is WTI Crude open right now?
- Check the live timeline for the current open/closed status of WTI Crude and the countdown to the next open or close.
- Does WTI Crude trade on weekends?
- Globex closes for the weekend at 16:00 Chicago time on Friday and reopens Sunday at 17:00.
- Is WTI 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.
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.
- WTI Crude Oil futures contract informationCME Group · reviewed 2026-10-20
- CME Group Holiday Calendar 2026 (metals and energy)CME Group · reviewed 2026-07-20
Read the data sources, freshness and corrections methodology →