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title: "Permitted Times to Trade"
description: ""
url: https://help.finotivefutures.com/en/articles/10-permitted-times-to-trade
collection: "Getting Started"
updated: 2026-11-04
language: en
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# Permitted Times to Trade



The main trading session runs from Sunday 17:00:00 CT (Central Time) through Friday 16:00:00 CT. There is a daily maintenance break from 16:00:00 CT to 17:00:00 CT, when trading pauses. After the break, a new trading day begins.

On Finotive Futures accounts, all open positions are automatically closed 5 minutes before the actual daily close, at 15:55:00 CT, so you never carry a position into the maintenance break, overnight, or into the weekend.

Please do not try to force a position through right at the close. Doing so can cause an order to go through unexpectedly and put your account at risk of disqualification.