Trading Hours
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TRADING HOURS IN FINANCIAL MARKETS
Trading hours in financial markets refer to the trading sessions available for trading a specific trading instrument. These hours may vary between asset classes, markets, instruments and days of the week. XS offers access to multiple different asset classes. The opening and closing times of these markets may differ from one another.
NORMAL TRADING HOURS
Normal trading hours refer to the regular trading sessions available for trading in a specific financial market. The below tables show the normal trading hours of different financial instruments available for trading with XS.
Seasonal and market factors may affect the below trading hours, so it is important to follow the latest updates on Trading Holidays & Trading Notices pages to stay up to date with the latest seasonal changes to trading hours.
All timings in the below tables are in server time (GMT+3).
Forex
| Instruments | TRADING HOURS |
|---|---|
| All Forex Pairs | Monday 00:00 - Friday 23:55 |
Metals
| Instruments | TRADING HOURS |
|---|---|
| XAU, XAG, XPD & XPT Pairs | Monday 01:05 - Friday 23:55 (Daily Break: 00:00 - 00:59) |
Energy
| Instruments | TRADING HOURS |
|---|---|
| UKOIL | Monday 03:00 - Friday 24:00 (Daily Break: 00:00:01 - 02:59:59) |
| USOIL | Monday 01:05 - Friday 23:55 (Daily Break: 00:00 - 00:59) |
| NGAS | Monday 01:00 - Friday 23:59 (Daily Break: 00:00 - 00:59) |
Indices
| Instruments | TRADING HOURS |
|---|---|
| AUS200 | Monday - Friday: 01:00 – 24:00 |
| DE40 | Monday - Friday: 03:20 - 24:00 |
| UK100 | Monday - Friday: 01:00 – 24:00 |
| F40 | Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 23:00 |
| EU50 | Monday - Friday: 09:00 – 23:00 |
| ES35 | Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 21:00 |
| JP225 | Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59 |
| US30, US100, & US500 | Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 24:00 |
| RUSS2000 | Monday - Friday: 01:00 – 24:00 |
Futures
| Instruments | TRADING HOURS |
|---|---|
| Brent Oil Futures | Monday 03:00 - Friday 23:59 (Daily Break: 00:00 - 02:59:59) |
| US Light Sweet Oil Future & Natural Gas Future | Monday 01:00 - Friday 23:59 (Daily Break: 00:00 - 00:59:59) |
| US Dow Jones 30 Futures Index | Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59:59 |
| US Nasdaq 100 Futures Index | Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59:59 |
| US S&P 500 Futures Index | Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59:59 |
| Germany 40 Futures Index | Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59:59 |
| Gold Futures | Monday 01:00 - Friday 23:59:59 (Daily Break: 00:00 - 00:59:59) |
Shares
| Instruments | TRADING HOURS |
|---|---|
| EU Stocks | Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 18:30 |
| US Stocks | Monday - Friday: 16:30 - 23:00 |
| HK Stocks | Monday - Friday: 04:30 - 11:00 |
CRYPTOS
| Instruments | TRADING HOURS |
|---|---|
| All Cryptocurrencies | 24/7 except during server maintenance. |
TRADING HOLIDAYS
Normal trading hours schedule may be affected by some seasonal and market factors including market holidays. This can vary from country to country, and from trading instrument to another, so it is important to stay up to date with the upcoming changes and holiday trading hours to plan your trades accordingly.
The below section shows the latest updates about the upcoming holidays and their effect on trading hours of different financial instruments available for trading with XS.
All timings in the below tables are in server time (GMT+3).
UPCOMING HOLIDAYS
| July 2024 Holiday Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Instrument | Mon 01 July | Wed 03 July | Thu 04 July |
| GMT +3 | ||||
| HK Special | Independence Day | Independence Day | ||
| FX | All FX Pairs | Normal hours | Normal hours | Normal hours |
| Precious Metals | XAUUSD, XAUEUR, XAGUSD, XAGEUR, | Normal hours | Normal hours | Early close 21:30 |
| XPTUSD, XPDUSD | Normal hours | Normal hours | Early close 21:30 | |
| Spot Energies | NGAS (Spot) | Normal hours | Normal hours | Early close 20:15 |
| USOIL (Spot) | Normal hours | Normal hours | Early close 21:30 | |
| UKOIL (Spot) | Normal hours | Normal hours | Early close 20:30 | |
| Spot Indices | AUS200 | Normal hours | Normal hours | Normal hours |
| EU50 | Normal hours | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| F40 | Normal hours | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| DE40 | Normal hours | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| JP225 | Normal hours | Early close 20:15 | Early close 20:00 | |
| UK100 | Normal hours | Normal hours | Early close 23:00 | |
| US500 | Normal hours | Early close 20:15 | Early close 20:00 | |
| US100 | Normal hours | Early close 20:15 | Early close 20:00 | |
| US30 | Normal hours | Early close 20:15 | Early close 20:00 | |
| RUSS2000 | Normal hours | Early close 20:15 | Early close 20:00 | |
| ES35 | Normal hours | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| Shares | US Shares | Normal hours | Early close 17:00 | Pricing Off |
| HK Shares | Pricing Off | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| EU Shares | Normal hours | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| Commodity Futures | GOLDXXX24 | Normal hours | Normal hours | Early close 21:30 |
| NGASXXX24 | Normal hours | Normal hours | Early close 21:30 | |
| UKOILXXX24 | Normal hours | Normal hours | Early close 20:30 | |
| USOILXXX24 | Normal hours | Normal hours | Early close 21:30 | |
| Index Futures | DAX40XXX24 | Normal hours | Early close 23:00 | Early close 23:00 |
| US30XXX24 | Normal hours | Early close 20:15 | Early close 20:00 | |
| US100XXX24 | Normal hours | Early close 20:15 | Early close 20:00 | |
| US500XXX24 | Normal hours | Early close 20:15 | Early close 20:00 | |
TRADING NOTICES
Normal trading conditions may be affected by some seasonal and market factors. The below section shows the latest updates about the upcoming events and their effect on trading conditions.
All timings in the below tables are in server time (GMT+3).
Corporate Actions Scheduled for 29th July - 2nd August 2024
Open position on Shares or Indices at the start of the business day (Server Time 00:00), which coincides with the ex-date of the respective underlying asset, will be subject to dividend adjustments.
Long (Buy) positions will receive a payment, whereas short (sell) positions will be charged the amount.
Cash Indices between 29.07 - 2.08.2024
| Symbol | Mon 29 Jul, 2024 | Tue 30 Jul, 2024 | Wed 31 Jul, 2024 | Thu 1 Aug, 2024 | Fri 2 Aug, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU50 | 0.77 | ||||
| UK100 | 3.68 | ||||
| US100 | 0.19 | 1.56 | |||
| US2000 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.08 | |
| US30 | |||||
| US500 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.42 | 0.22 | 0.07 |
| JP225 | 2.09 | ||||
| ESP35 | 1.89 | ||||
| AUS200 | 0.1 |
Shares - Cash Dividends between 29.07 - 2.08.2024
| Date | Symbol | Action | Description | Detail | Dividend Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/29/2024 | ASML | Cash Dividend | ASML Holding NV | 1.4 | USD |
| 07/29/2024 | BX | Cash Dividend | Blackstone Group Inc | 0.82 | USD |
| 07/30/2024 | BMO | Cash Dividend | Bank of Montreal | 1.55 | USD |
| 07/30/2024 | CE | Cash Dividend | Celanese Corp | 0.7 | USD |
| 07/30/2024 | DAL | Cash Dividend | Delta Air Lines Inc | 0.15 | USD |
| 07/31/2024 | AOS | Cash Dividend | AO Smith Corp | 0.32 | USD |
| 07/31/2024 | EPD | Cash Dividend | Enterprise Products Partners LP | 0.52 | USD |
| 07/31/2024 | KMI | Cash Dividend | Kinder Morgan Inc/DE | 0.28 | USD |
| 07/31/2024 | LNT | Cash Dividend | Alliant Energy Corp | 0.48 | USD |
| 07/31/2024 | MS | Cash Dividend | Morgan Stanley | 0.92 | USD |
| 08/01/2024 | AES | Cash Dividend | AES Corp/VA | 0.17 | USD |
| 08/01/2024 | ALLY | Cash Dividend | Ally Financial Inc | 0.3 | USD |
| 08/01/2024 | AON | Cash Dividend | Aon PLC | 0.67 | USD |
| 08/01/2024 | CAG | Cash Dividend | Conagra Brands Inc | 0.35 | USD |
| 08/01/2024 | DHI | Cash Dividend | DR Horton Inc | 0.3 | USD |
| 08/01/2024 | O | Cash Dividend | Realty Income Corp | 0.26 | USD |
| 08/01/2024 | OKE | Cash Dividend | ONEOK Inc | 0.99 | USD |
| 08/02/2024 | CMS | Cash Dividend | CMS Energy Corp | 0.51 | USD |
| 08/02/2024 | HXL | Cash Dividend | Hexcel Corp | 0.15 | USD |
| 08/02/2024 | NSC | Cash Dividend | Norfolk Southern Corp | 1.35 | USD |
Example:
There is a 4.383 dividend adjustment on US30. A client has a USD account and holds a long (buy) position of 20 US30. At the ex-date, they will receive a payment of 20*4.383 = 87.66 USD.
There is a 0.59 USD dividend payment for the share ‘Dollar General Corp’. A client has a USD account and holds a short (sell) position of 100 shares. At the ex-date, they will be charged 100*0.59 = -59.00 USD.
HMR Periods
| HMR Period Between 29.07–02.08.2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Time GMT+3 | Name | Currency | Applied Start Time | Applied End Time |
| 29/07/2024 | 09:00 | Retail Sales (YoY) (May) | EUR | 08:45 | 09:10 |
| 30/07/2024 | 04:30 | Retail Sales s.a. (MoM) (Jun) | AUD | 04:15 | 04:40 |
| 30/07/2024 | 11:00 | German GDP (QoQ) (Q2) | EUR | 10:45 | 11:10 |
| 30/07/2024 | 12:00 | GDP (YoY) (Q2) | EUR | 11:45 | 12:10 |
| 30/07/2024 | 15:00 | German CPI (MoM) (Jul) | EUR | 14:45 | 15:10 |
| 30/07/2024 | 17:00 | JOLTs Job Openings (Jun) | USD | 16:45 | 17:10 |
| 31/07/2024 | 04:30 | Consumer Price Index (QoQ) (Q2) | AUD | 04:15 | 04:40 |
| 31/07/2024 | 06:00 | BoJ Interest Rate Decision | JPY | 05:45 | 06:10 |
| 31/07/2024 | 12:00 | CPI (YoY) (Jul) | EUR | 11:45 | 12:10 |
| 31/07/2024 | 15:15 | ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (Jul) | USD | 15:00 | 15:25 |
| 31/07/2024 | 15:30 | GDP m/m | CAD | 15:15 | 15:40 |
| 31/07/2024 | 17:00 | Pending Home Sales m/m | USD | 16:45 | 17:10 |
| 31/07/2024 | 21:00 | Fed Interest Rate Decision | USD | 20:45 | 21:10 |
| 01/08/2024 | 14:00 | BoE Interest Rate Decision (Aug) | GBP | 13:45 | 14:10 |
| 01/08/2024 | 15:30 | Unemployment Claims | USD | 15:15 | 15:40 |
| 01/08/2024 | 17:00 | ISM Manufacturing PMI (Jul) | USD | 16:45 | 17:10 |
| 02/08/2024 | 09:30 | Consumer Price Index (YoY) (Jul) | CHF | 09:15 | 09:40 |
| 02/08/2024 | 15:30 | Nonfarm Payrolls (Jul) | USD | 15:15 | 15:40 |
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