New York Mercantile Exchange · NYMEX NG
Henry Hub Nat Gas (NG) contract reference
Contract size, tick economics, expiry dates and live market hours in one verified reference.
- Tick value
- $10
- Contract size
- 10,000 MMBtu
- 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
- 10,000 MMBtu
- Minimum tick
- $0.001/MMBtu
- Tick value
- $10
Expiry rule3 biz days before 1st of delivery month
FRONT CONTRACTS
Upcoming expiries
| Contract | Last trade | First notice | Time left |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGU6 | — | — | |
| NGV6 | — | — |
* Estimated from the exchange rule and may move for holidays. This is an on-site reference; external calendar subscriptions are not offered.
Official sourceNYMEX · NG
Natural Gas (NG) is a 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
| 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 Natural Gas (NG) trading hours?
- Natural Gas regular sessions are: 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 (exchange local time).
- Does Natural Gas trade overnight?
- Yes — its regular session crosses a trading-date boundary: 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 (exchange local time).
- Is Natural Gas open right now?
- Check the live timeline for the current open/closed status of Natural Gas and the countdown to the next open or close.
- Does Natural Gas trade on weekends?
- Globex closes for the weekend at 16:00 Chicago time on Friday and reopens Sunday at 17:00.
- Is Natural Gas 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.
- WTI Crude Oil futures contract informationCME Group · reviewed 2026-07-20
- CME Group Holiday Calendar 2026 (metals and energy)CME Group · reviewed 2026-07-20