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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. 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+2).

    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 – 22:55
    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+2).

    Upcoming holidays

    December 2024 - January 2025 Holiday Schedule
    Category Instrument Tue 24 December Wed 25 December Thu 26 December Fri 27 December Mon 30 December Tue 31 December Wed 1 January Thu 2 January
    GMT +2
    Christmas Eve Christmas Day Boxing Day - - New Year's Eve New Year's Day -
    FX All FX Pairs Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    Precious Metals XAUUSD, XAUEUR, XAGUSD, XAGEUR, Early Close 20:45 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    XPTUSD, XPDUSD Early Close 20:45 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    Spot Energies NGAS (Spot) Early Close 20:45 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    USOIL (Spot) Early close 20:45 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    UKOIL (Spot) Early close 21:00 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Early close 22:00 Pricing Off Normal hours
    Spot Indices AUS200 Early Close 05:30 Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 05:30 Pricing Off Normal hours
    EU50 Pricing Off Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours
    F40 Early close 15:00 Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Early close 15:00 Pricing Off Normal hours
    DE40 Pricing Off Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours
    JP225 Early Close 20:15 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    UK100 Early close 14:50 Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Early close 14:50 Pricing Off Normal hours
    US500 Early close 20:15 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    US100 Early close 20:15 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    US30 Early close 20:15 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    RUSS2000 Early close 20:15 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    ES35 Early close 15:00 Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Early close 15:00 Pricing Off Normal hours
    Shares US Shares Early close 20:00 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    HK Shares Early close 06:00 Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Early close 06:00 Pricing Off Normal hours
    EU Shares - Germany Pricing Off Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours Early Close 15:00 Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours
    EU Shares - France Early Close 14:55 Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 14:55 Pricing Off Normal hours
    EU Shares - Spain Early Close 14:55 Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 14:55 Pricing Off Normal hours
    Commodity Futures GOLDXXX24 Early Close 20:45 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    NGASXXX24 Early Close 20:45 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    UKOILXXX24 Early Close 21:00 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 22:00 Pricing Off Normal hours
    USOILXXX24 Early Close 20:45 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    Index Futures DAX40XXX24 Pricing Off Pricing Off Pricing Off Late open 02:15 Normal hours Pricing Off Pricing Off Late open 02:15
    US30XXX24 Early Close 20:15 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    US100XXX24 Early Close 20:15 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
    US500XXX24 Early Close 20:15 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours

    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+2).

    Corporate Actions Scheduled for 16th - 20th December 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 16.12 - 20.12.2024

    Symbol Mon 16 Dec, 2024 Tue 17 Dec, 2024 Wed 18 Dec, 2024 Thu 19 Dec, 2024 Fri 20 Dec, 2024
    US30 8.05 2.46
    AUS200 0.11
    US500 0.81 0.13 0.12 0.01 0.29
    UK100 4.9
    US100 0.88 2.07
    ES35 19
    F40 0.24
    US2000 0.33 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.12

    Shares - Cash Dividends between 16.12 - 20.12.2024

    Date Symbol Action Description Detail Dividend Currency
    16/12/2024 AIG Cash Dividends American International Group Inc 0.4 USD
    16/12/2024 BCE Cash Dividends BCE Inc 1 USD
    16/12/2024 DTE Cash Dividends Dte Energy Company 1.09 USD
    16/12/2024 EXP Cash Dividends Eagle Materials Inc 0.25 USD
    16/12/2024 EMN Cash Dividends Eastman Chemical Co 0.83 USD
    16/12/2024 EXR Cash Dividends Extra Space Storage Inc 1.62 USD
    16/12/2024 HES Cash Dividends Hess Corp 0.5 USD
    16/12/2024 ICE Cash Dividends Intercontinental Exchange Inc / ICE 0.45 USD
    16/12/2024 MRK Cash Dividends Merck & Co Inc 0.81 USD
    16/12/2024 META Cash Dividends Meta Platforms Inc 0.5 USD
    16/12/2024 NEU Cash Dividends NewMarket Corp 2.5 USD
    16/12/2024 OCSL Cash Dividends Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp 0.55 USD
    16/12/2024 REG Cash Dividends Regency Centers Corp 0.71 USD
    16/12/2024 DIS Cash Dividends The Walt Disney Co 0.5 USD
    17/12/2024 RYN Cash Dividends Rayonier Inc 0.29 USD
    17/12/2024 ALLE Cash Dividends Allegion PLC 0.48 USD
    17/12/2024 BBY Cash Dividends Best Buy Co Inc 0.94 USD
    17/12/2024 ECL Cash Dividends Ecolab Inc 0.65 USD
    17/12/2024 FNF Cash Dividends Fidelity National Financial 0.5 USD
    17/12/2024 MEOH Cash Dividends Methanex Corp 0.19 USD
    17/12/2024 TEF Cash Dividends TELEFONICA 0.12 EUR
    18/12/2024 BRFS Cash Dividends BRF SA (ADRs) 0.02 USD
    18/12/2024 TEF Cash Dividends TELEFONICA 0.11 EUR
    18/12/2024 CPT Cash Dividends Camden Property Trust 1.03 USD
    18/12/2024 ES Cash Dividends Eversource Energy 0.72 USD
    18/12/2024 HBAN Cash Dividends Huntington Bancshares Inc 0.16 USD
    18/12/2024 CRM Cash Dividends Salesforce.com Inc 0.4 USD
    19/12/2024 CINF Cash Dividends Cincinnati Financial Corp 0.81 USD
    20/12/2024 GSM Cash Dividends Ferroglobe PLC 0.01 USD
    20/12/2024 HPE Cash Dividends Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co / HPE 0.13 USD
    20/12/2024 IFF Cash Dividends Intl Flavors & Fragrances Corp / IFF 0.4 USD
    20/12/2024 OMC Cash Dividends Omnicom Group 0.7 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.

    Other Corporate Actions 09.12 - 13.12.2024

    Ex-Date Symbol Description Summary Action
    12/13/2024 Entergy Entergy Corp Stock split 2-for-1
    12/13/2024 bluebirdbio bluebird bio Inc Reverse Stock split 1-for-20

    HMR Periods

    HMR Period Between 16.12.2024- 20.12.2024
    Date Time GMT+2 Name Currency Applied Start Time Applied End Time
    16/12/2024 10:15 HCOB France Services PMI (Dec) EUR 10:00 10:25
    16/12/2024 10:30 HCOB Germany Manufacturing PMI (Dec) EUR 10:15 10:40
    16/12/2024 16:45 S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI (Dec) USD 16:30 16:55
    17/12/2024 09:00 Unemployment Rate (Oct) GBP 08:45 09:10
    17/12/2024 11:00 German Business Expectations (Dec) EUR 10:45 11:10
    17/12/2024 12:00 German ZEW Current Conditions (Dec) EUR 11:45 12:10
    17/12/2024 15:30 Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Nov) USD 15:15 15:40
    18/12/2024 09:00 CPI (YoY) (Nov) GBP 08:45 09:10
    18/12/2024 15:30 Current Account (Q3) USD 15:15 15:40
    18/12/2024 21:00 Fed Interest Rate Decision USD 20:45 21:10
    19/12/2024 14:00 BoE Interest Rate Decision (Dec) GBP 13:45 14:10
    19/12/2024 15:30 Initial Jobless Claims USD 15:15 15:40
    19/12/2024 17:00 Existing Home Sales (Nov) USD 16:45 17:10
    20/12/2024 09:00 Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Nov) GBP 08:45 09:10
    20/12/2024 15:30 Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Nov) USD 15:15 15:40
    20/12/2024 17:00 Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations (Dec) USD 16:45 17:10
    20/12/2024 20:00 U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count USD 19:45 20:10

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