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Trading US futures from Hong Kong
Hong Kong is 12 hours ahead of New York until 31 Oct 2026, so the US stock market opens at 21:30 your time and the CME week starts Monday 06:00. The US session is an evening-to-night shift from here. Below: every CME moment that matters, in Hong Kong time; the weeks the gap changes; who regulates a broker for Hong Kong residents; how futures gains are taxed; and how to test an idea before you put money behind it.
- Gap to New York
- +12 h
- until 31 Oct 2026
- US stock market opens
- 21:30
- Hong Kong time
- CME week opens
- 06:00
- Monday
- Gap changes
- 1×
- in the next twelve months
CME hours in Hong Kong time
Each column is a stretch of the next twelve months with one gap to New York, read from the same time-zone database your phone uses. Exchange holidays shorten some sessions; the market calendar lists them.
| Moment | New YorkEastern time | Hong Kong+12 h, 29 Oct – 31 Oct 2026, 14 Mar – 28 Oct 2027 | Hong Kong+13 h, 1 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CME Globex week opens | Sunday6:00 p.m. | Monday06:00 | Monday07:00 |
| US economic dataCPI, the jobs report, GDP, retail sales | 8:30 a.m. | 20:30 | 21:30 |
| US stock market opensThe index futures' busiest hours begin | 9:30 a.m. | 21:30 | 22:30 |
| First half-hour closesThe screener's built-in ideas take their first reading here | 10:00 a.m. | 22:00 | 23:00 |
| EIA energy reportsCrude stocks on Wednesday, gas storage on Thursday | 10:30 a.m. | 22:30 | 23:30 |
| Gold and silver settle | 1:30 p.m. | next day01:30 | next day02:30 |
| Fed decision (FOMC days)Eight scheduled meetings a year | 2:00 p.m. | next day02:00 | next day03:00 |
| Crude oil and natural gas settle | 2:30 p.m. | next day02:30 | next day03:30 |
| US stock market closesIndex futures settle; the regular session ends | 4:00 p.m. | next day04:00 | next day05:00 |
| Daily halt beginsTrading resumes an hour later | 5:00 p.m. | next day05:00 | next day06:00 |
| CME Globex week closes | Friday5:00 p.m. | Saturday05:00 | Saturday06:00 |
The weeks the gap changes
The US moves its clocks on the second Sunday of March and the first Sunday of November. Hong Kong does not change its clocks, so the gap moves only when the US does.
- From 1 Nov 2026 to 13 Mar 2027, Hong Kong is 13 hours ahead of New York: the US open lands at 22:30 instead of 21:30.
A broker with CME access
Through brokers licensed by the SFC for dealing in futures contracts (Type 2).
How futures gains are taxed
Hong Kong has no capital gains tax; profits tax applies only to a trade or business carried on in Hong Kong, on profits sourced there.
General information, not tax advice; rules turn on your own circumstances. Inland Revenue Department, checked October 12, 2026.
Testing an idea from Hong Kong
Everything runs in a browser and is priced in US dollars; your card issuer does the conversion. A screen reads the US tape, so a trader in Hong Kong gets the same tick history, the same gates and the same verdict as one in Chicago. A screen reads the regular session, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET (21:30 to 04:00 (next day) in Hong Kong), or, on the markets with 24-hour data, the whole Globex session.
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Trading from Hong Kong: questions
- What time do US futures open in Hong Kong?
- CME Globex opens for the week at 6:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, which is Monday 06:00 in Hong Kong until 31 Oct 2026. From then it trades around the clock until Friday, with a one-hour halt every weekday from 5:00 p.m. ET (05:00 (next day) in Hong Kong).
- What time does the US stock market open in Hong Kong time?
- The New York cash session opens at 9:30 a.m. ET, 21:30 in Hong Kong until 31 Oct 2026, and closes at 4:00 p.m. ET (04:00 (next day)). The index futures trade before and after it, but their heaviest volume sits inside it. Most US economic data lands an hour earlier, at 8:30 a.m. ET (20:30).
- When does the time difference between Hong Kong and New York change?
- Hong Kong is 12 hours ahead of New York until 31 Oct 2026. From 1 Nov 2026 to 13 Mar 2027 it is 13 hours ahead of New York. The two countries move their clocks on different dates, and every CME time shifts by the same amount in Hong Kong while they disagree.
- How are futures gains taxed in Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong has no capital gains tax; profits tax applies only to a trade or business carried on in Hong Kong, on profits sourced there. This is general information, not tax advice.
- Can I use Waypoint from Hong Kong?
- Yes. The screener and the calculators run in a browser, and everything is priced in US dollars.A screen tests a trading idea against US futures tick history and returns a verdict; it places no trades, and nothing on the site is advice to trade. To trade, the usual route: through brokers licensed by the SFC for dealing in futures contracts (Type 2).
Screen an idea from Hong Kong
Write the idea in plain English after the close, 04:00 (next day) your time, and have the verdict before the next session opens. Real per-fill costs, a drift null and a walk-forward, written down before the run.