What is a trading day?
A trading day on MILTRADERS is one full session: it opens at 6:00 PM ET and closes at 5:00 PM ET. It is a single day, not two. A new trading day starts at every 6:00 PM ET open, after the daily one-hour break (5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET).
A session only counts as a trading day for your account if you execute at least one trade in it. A session with no trades does not count.
A trading day is a winning day when your net PnL at the 5:00 PM ET close is at least $100 (50K), $200 (100K) or $300 (150K) — see "What Counts as a Winning Day?".
This session is the reference for everything counted "per day" on your account: daily PnL, winning days, the consistency rule and the end-of-day drawdown update.
All positions must be closed before 4:55 PM ET. The platform automatically flattens any open position at 4:55 PM ET.
In Paris time, a trading day runs from 12:00 AM (midnight) to 11:00 PM, with the automatic flatten at 10:55 PM. This can shift by one hour for about a week in spring and autumn, when US and European daylight-saving changes do not fall on the same date.
MILTRADERS follows the CME Group official trading calendar for all futures instruments. The trading week runs from Sunday evening to Friday afternoon (US Eastern Time), with a daily one-hour break.
Standard CME Globex Trading Hours (US Eastern Time)
Instrument | Sunday Open | Daily Break | Friday Close |
Equity Indices (ES, NQ) | 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
Energy (CL) | 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
Metals (GC) | 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
Important rules at MILTRADERS
Overnight positions are not allowed. All open positions must be closed before 4:55 PM ET (3:55 PM CT), five minutes before the daily 5:00 PM ET close.
Weekend positions are not allowed. All positions must be closed before 4:55 PM ET on Friday.
If you do not close manually, the platform automatically flattens any open positions at 4:55 PM ET — the auto-fill price may not match your intended exit, so plan your exit ahead of the cutoff.
Holiday and early-close days follow the CME calendar (see "What Are the Holiday Trading Hours on MILTRADERS?").
For the most up-to-date schedule, refer to the CME Group calendar at cmegroup.com.