Trading hours vary by futures instrument. View all trading hours by clicking into each product on our Margins page.
For most US-based futures products, including stock index futures, the trading session runs from 5:00 PM until 4:00 PM Central the next day.
At 3:45 PM (fifteen minutes before market close), Tradovate requires its customers to either be out of any positions or to have the full exchange margin requirement in their account balance to avoid liquidation.