Quick answer
- LucidPro, LucidFlex and LucidDirect must be flat by 4:45 p.m. ET on normal weekdays and can trade again from 6:00 p.m. ET.
- LucidLive uses 4:45 p.m. ET on Tradovate Live and 4:15 p.m. ET on Rithmic Live. Swing trading is not allowed.
- Lucid says automatic close at the cutoff is not a breach, but it can create slippage. Holiday deadlines can be earlier.
Lucid's close rule belongs to the account, not to CME settlement. Use Eastern Time for the rule and convert the exact date if you trade from Europe.
For most of the year, 4:45 p.m. ET is 10:45 p.m. in Berlin. During the US/EU clock-change mismatch it is 9:45 p.m.
Close-time table
| Account | Normal flat time | Reopen |
|---|---|---|
| LucidPro / LucidFlex / LucidDirect | 4:45 p.m. ET | 6:00 p.m. ET |
| LucidLive on Tradovate | 4:45 p.m. ET | 6:00 p.m. ET |
| LucidLive on Rithmic | 4:15 p.m. ET | 6:00 p.m. ET |
Verify the exact account and platform in Lucid Trading allowed trading times before relying on the table.
A safer closing routine
- Set a personal alarm before the official cutoff.
- Cancel working entries and exit brackets.
- Close the position manually and confirm the fill.
- Check that position size is zero on every account.
- Do not reopen until the permitted session begins.
Holiday sessions
Lucid can move the deadline earlier when the exchange closes early. Use Lucid's holiday announcement for the account and the CME schedule for the product. A generic US holiday list does not provide the actual cutoff.
Hours versus news permission
Being inside allowed trading hours does not answer whether an event can be traded. LucidFlex, LucidPro and LucidDirect allow scheduled and unscheduled news. LucidDaily funded accounts have a separate red-folder restriction. See the dedicated Lucid news policy guide.
Checked September 9, 2026. Lucid Trading owns account cutoffs; CME owns product availability.
Recheck: before every holiday week and after Lucid changes an account, platform or close-time rule.