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Trading Hours &
Market Events

Different instruments have different opening and closing times, depending on the asset class and exchange on which they are traded, while some contracts expire at certain dates.

Market events affect some exchanges’ opening and closing hours.

Below you will find detailed tables explaining market hours and events. We encourage you to familiarise yourself with relevant trading hours. Please note that a break in trading can result in a gap between closing and opening prices.

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Market Hours

Stocks & ETFs
Commodities
Instrument Market Opens Market Closes Daily Break
Oil Monday 00:00 Friday 22:30 23:00–00:00
Gold Monday 00:00 Friday 22:30 23:00–00:00
Silver Monday 00:00 Friday 22:30 23:00–00:00
Copper Monday 00:00 Friday 22:30 23:00–00:00
Euronext Amsterdam Monday 09:00 Friday 17:30 17:30–09:00
Euronext Brussels Monday 09:00 Friday 17:30 17:30–09:00
Euronext Lisbon Monday 09:00 Friday 17:30 17:30–09:00
Euronext Paris Monday 09:00 Friday 17:30 17:30–09:00
Frankfurt Monday 09:00 Friday 17:30 17:30–09:00
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday 03:30 Friday 10:00 06:00–07:00 10:00–03:30
LSE Monday 09:00 Friday 17:30 17:30–09:00
LSE – Russian GDRs Monday 09:00 Friday 17:30 17:30–09:00
NASDAQ Monday 15:30 Friday 22:00 22:00–15:30
NYSE Monday 15:30 Friday 22:00 22:00–15:30
Oslo Monday 09:00 Friday 16:20 16:20–09:00
SIX Monday 09:00 Friday 17:20 17:20–09:00
Stockholm Monday 09:00 Friday 17:25 17:25–09:00
Tadawul Saudi Arabia Monday 09:00 Thursday 14:00 14:00–09:00
Toronto Stock Exchange Monday 15:30 Friday 22:00 22:00–15:30
US STOCKS Monday 15:30 Friday 22:00 22:00–15:30
Indices
Instrument Market Opens Market Closes Daily Break
US Dollar Index Monday 00:00 Friday 22:30 23:00–02:00
China A50 Index Monday 03:00 Friday 22:30 22:45–03:00 10:30–11:00
SPX500 Monday 00:00 Friday 22:30 23:00–00:00
NASDAQ100 Monday 00:00 Friday 22:30 23:00–00:00
DJ30 Monday 00:00 Friday 22:30 23:00–00:00
UK100 Monday 02:00 Friday 22:00 22:00–02:00
FRA40 Monday 08:00 Friday 22:00 22:00–08:00
GER40 Monday 02:30 Friday 22:00 22:00–02:30
AUS200 Monday 01:50 Friday 22:30 08:30–09:10 23:00–01:50
ESP35 Monday 08:00 Friday 20:00 20:00–08:00
JPN225 Monday 00:00 Friday 22:30 23:00–00:00
HKG50 Monday 03:15 Friday 21:00 06:00–07:00 10:30–11:15 21:00–03:15
EUSTX50 Monday 02:30 Friday 22:00 22:00–02:30
Currencies
Instrument Market Opens Market Closes Daily Break
EUR/USD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
USD/JPY Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
GBP/USD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
USD/CHF Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
NZD/USD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
USD/CAD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
EUR/GBP Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
EUR/JPY Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
GBP/JPY Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
AUD/JPY Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
AUD/USD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
EUR/CHF Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
EUR/AUD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
EUR/CAD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
CAD/JPY Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
CHF/JPY Sunday 23:05 Friday 23:30  
USD/HKD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
USD/ZAR Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
USD/RUB Monday 10:00 Friday 22:00 22:00–10:00
USD/CNH Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
AUD/CHF Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
AUD/CAD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
AUD/NZD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
EUR/NZD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
GBP/AUD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
GBP/CHF Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
GBP/NZD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
NZD/CAD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
NZD/CHF Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
NZD/JPY Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
CAD/CHF Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
USD/NOK Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
USD/SEK Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
NOK/SEK Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
EUR/NOK Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
EUR/SEK Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
USD/TRY Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
USD/MXN Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
USD/SGD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
GBP/CAD Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
ZAR/JPY Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
EUR/PLN Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
USD/HUF Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
EUR/HUF Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
GBP/HUF Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
CHF/HUF Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  
USD/PLN Monday 00:05 Friday 23:30  

The Daily Break is a recess in trading. Positions cannot be opened or closed during this time. However, orders can be set to be executed when markets reopen.

Please note that trading hours are subject to change based on available liquidity. Should the underlying market close ahead of time or the liquidity be deficient, we may delay market opening or disable trading for the affected instruments.

Expiry Date

Some instruments are subject to a contract which closes on a monthly or bimonthly basis. Any open position on one of the instruments below will be closed automatically on the contract’s expiry date.

China 50

China A50 Index

Upcoming expries

29/03/2022

COCOA

Cocoa Future contract

Upcoming expries

12/04/2022

PALLADIUM

Palladium Future contract

Upcoming expries

27/04/2022

NICKEL

Nickel Future contract

Upcoming expries

27/04/2022 11/04/2022

COPPER

Copper

Upcoming expries

27/04/2022

ALUMINUM

Aluminium Future contract

Upcoming expries

27/04/2022 11/04/2022

CL.JUN22

Crude Oil Future June 22

Upcoming expries

27/04/2022

CL.MAY22

Crude Oil Future May 22

Upcoming expries

27/04/2022

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