Abbreviated Holiday Hours and Position Close Requirements
The Topstep Holiday Trading Schedule includes both market-closed days and days with abbreviated trading hours. Traders will receive an email with details for each holiday as it approaches.
Position Closing Requirements:
Funded Accounts* and Trading Combine Accounts: close all positions 15 minutes before early close (e.g., 11:45 CT for a 12:00 CT close).
Failure to close positions by the required time may result in account suspension.
View your account type in the chart below to know when to close all positions. If you’re not sure what account type you have, please check your Topstep Dashboard.
*Rithmic & Tradovate/TradingView Live Funded Accounts are liquidated 30 minutes prior to market halt
Chart Hours for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Monday, January 19, 2026
Account Type | Close Positions Before: | Positions Can Be Reopened After: |
TopstepX
| 11:45 CT on 1/19 | 17:00 CT on 1/19 |
Rithmic & Tradovate/TradingView
| 11:45 CT on 1/19 | 17:00 CT on 1/19 |
Rithmic & Tradovate/TradingView
| 11:30 CT on 1/19 | 17:00 CT on 1/19 |
2026 Holiday Trading Hours for Funded Accounts:
Holiday trading hours are subject to change per the exchange's schedule. Please confirm with CME holiday hours when planning trades.
New Year’s - Thursday, January 1, 2026
Thursday, January 1: Markets Closed. You may reopen positions after 17:00 CT. Normal open at 17:00 CT for the 1/2/2026 Trade Date
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Monday, January 19, 2026
Sunday, January 18: 17:00 CT open for the 1/20 Trade Date.
Monday, January 19 (Trade Date 1/20): All positions must be closed by 11:45 CT. You may reopen positions after 17:00 CT.
*TopstepX Live, Plus500 (CTS), and Rithmic will follow CME protocol and will not clear trades to differentiate between Monday, January 19, and Tuesday, January 20 trade dates. All trades between 5:00 PM CT on Sunday, January 18, and the close on Tuesday, January 20, will count for Tuesday's trade date. This means that any profit or loss from 5:00 PM CT Sunday will carry through until the close on Tuesday, counting as one trade date.
**TopstepX Sim, Tradovate, and TradingView will clear trades to differentiate between Monday, January 19, and Tuesday, January 20, trade dates. Like normal trade dates: All trades between 5:00 PM CT on Sunday, January 18, and the abbreviated market close on Monday, January 19, will count as Monday’s Trade Date. All trades between 5:00 PM CT on Monday, January 19, and the close on Tuesday, January 20, 5:00 PM CT, will be Tuesday’s trade date.
President's Day - Monday, February 16, 2026
Sunday, February 15; 17:00 CT open for the 2/17 Trade Date.
Monday, February 16 (2/17 Trade Date): All positions must be closed by 11:45 CT. You may reopen positions after 17:00 CT.
Good Friday - Friday, April 3, 2026
Friday, April 3: All positions must be closed by 08:00 CT. You may reopen positions after 17:00 CT on Sunday, April 5.
Memorial Day - Monday, May 25, 2026
Monday, May 25 (5/26 Trade Date): All positions must be closed by 11:45 CT. You may reopen positions after 17:00 CT.
Juneteenth - Friday, June 19, 2026
Friday, June 19 (Trade Date 6/22): All positions must be closed by 11:45 CT. You may reopen positions after 17:00 CT on Sunday, June 21.
Independence Day - Saturday, July 4, 2026
Friday, July 3 (7/6 Trade Date): All positions must be closed by 11:45 CT.
Sunday, July 5: You may reopen positions after 17:00 CT.
Labor Day - Monday, September 7, 2026
Monday, September 7 (9/8 Trade Date): All positions must be closed by 11:45 CT. You may reopen positions after 17:00 CT.
Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 26, 2026
Thursday, November 26 (11/27 Trade Date): All positions must be closed by 11:45 CT. You may reopen positions after 17:00 CT.
Friday, November 27: All positions must be closed by 12:00 CT. You may reopen positions after 17:00 CT on Sunday, November 29.
Christmas - Friday, December 25, 2026
Thursday, December 24: All positions must be closed by 12:00 CT.
Friday, December 25: Markets Closed
Sunday, December 27: You may reopen positions after 17:00 CT.
New Year’s - Friday, January 1, 2027
Friday, January 1: Markets Closed.
Sunday, Jan 3: You may reopen positions after 17:00 CT.
What does it mean to follow the CME Protocol for Holidays?
The information below will tell you what it means to follow the CME Protocol for Holidays:
When planning your trading sessions during holidays, it's important to know if your data provider follows the 'CME Protocol'.
On recognized holidays with shortened trading hours, the CME might combine multiple calendar days into one trading day.
For example, if a holiday falls on a Monday with reduced trading hours, the exchange may consider all profits and losses from Sunday's opening to Tuesday's close as one trading day.
What does it mean if the platform I use does NOT follow CME Protocol?
If the platform you use does not follow the CME Protocol, each day, including holidays with shorter trading hours, is counted separately. Profits and losses, as well as drawdowns, reset at the end of each calendar day.
CME Protocol (Yes or No) | Trading Platform | Data Provider |
No | Tradovate
TradingView | CQG |
No for Express Funded Account. Yes for Live Funded Account. | TopstepX | ProjectX |
Yes | NinjaTraderSierra Chart
Jigsaw daytradr
MultiCharts
R|Trader | Rithmic |
Yes | Plus500/T4 | Plus500
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