Trading hours will be the same as all other commodities traded on NYMEX ClearPortsm, from 7:00 PM, Sunday, until 2:30 PM the following day and from 3:15 PM, Monday through Thursday, to 2:30 PM the following day.
The contract is currently traded via open outcry from 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM Mondays through Fridays.
Exchange President J. Robert Collins, Jr., said, "We are optimistic about the opportunities this will create for our coal futures contract by increasing its hours of availability and offering it on the same platform as other energy futures contracts based on commonly traded over-the-counter products."