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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

November 2024 Holiday Schedule
Category Instrument Thu 28 November Fri 29 November
GMT +2
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving
FX All FX Pairs Normal hours Normal hours
Precious Metals XAUUSD, XAUEUR, XAGUSD, XAGEUR, Early Close 21:30 Early Close 21:45
XPTUSD, XPDUSD Early Close 21:30 Early Close 21:30
Spot Energies NGAS (Spot) Early close 20:15 Early close 20:30
USOIL (Spot) Early close 21:30 Early close 21:45
UKOIL (Spot) Early close 20:30 Early close 21:00
Spot Indices AUS200 Normal hours Normal hours
EU50 Normal hours Normal hours
F40 Normal hours Normal hours
DE40 Normal hours Normal hours
JP225 Early Close 20:00 Early close 20:15
UK100 Normal hours Normal hours
US500 Early Close 20:00 Early close 20:15
US100 Early Close 20:00 Early close 20:15
US30 Early Close 20:00 Early close 20:15
RUSS2000 Early Close 20:00 Early close 20:15
ES35 Normal hours Normal hours
Shares US Shares Pricing Off Early Close 20:00
HK Shares Normal hours Normal hours
EU Shares Normal hours Normal hours
Commodity Futures GOLDXXX24 Early Close 21:30 Early Close 21:45
NGASXXX24 Early Close 21:30 Early Close 21:45
UKOILXXX24 Early close 20:30 Early close 21:00
USOILXXX24 Early close 21:30 Early close 21:45
Index Futures DAX40XXX24 Early Close 23:00 Early Close 23:00
US30XXX24 Early Close 20:00 Early close 20:15
US100XXX24 Early Close 20:00 Early close 20:15
US500XXX24 Early Close 20:00 Early close 20:15

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 2nd - 6th 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 02.12 - 06.12.2024

Symbol Mon 2 Dec, 2024 Tue 3 Dec, 2024 Wed 4 Dec, 2024 Thu 5 Dec, 2024 Fri 6 Dec, 2024
AUS200 0.37 0.1
EU50 2
F40 6.1 2.87
UK100 1.36
US100 0.87 0.07 1.71 2.83
US30 31.78 0.06
US500 0.72 0.12 0.12 0.37 0.78

Shares - Cash Dividends between 02.12 - 06.12.2024

Date Symbol Action Description Detail Dividend Currency
02/12/2024 WMS Cash Dividend Advanced Drainage Systems Inc USD 0.16
02/12/2024 BWA Cash Dividend BorgWarner Inc USD 0.11
02/12/2024 CPA Cash Dividend Copa Holdings SA - Class A USD 1.61
02/12/2024 ESNT Cash Dividend Essent Group Ltd USD 0.28
02/12/2024 FNB Cash Dividend FNB Corp USD 0.12
02/12/2024 GS Cash Dividend Goldman Sachs Group Inc USD 3
02/12/2024 HIG Cash Dividend Hartford Financial Services Group Inc USD 0.52
02/12/2024 IPG Cash Dividend Interpublic Group of Cos Inc / IPG USD 0.33
02/12/2024 LMT Cash Dividend Lockheed Martin Corp USD 3.3
02/12/2024 LVMH Cash Dividend LVHM USD 5.5
02/12/2024 MLM Cash Dividend Martin Marietta Materials Inc USD 0.79
02/12/2024 MCD Cash Dividend McDonald's Corp USD 1.77
02/12/2024 MCK Cash Dividend Mckesson Corp USD 0.71
02/12/2024 NKE Cash Dividend Nike Inc USD 0.4
02/12/2024 NOC Cash Dividend Northrop Grumman Corp USD 2.06
02/12/2024 RF Cash Dividend Regions Financial Corp USD 0.25
03/12/2024 DLB Cash Dividend Dolby Laboratories Inc - Class A USD 0.33
03/12/2024 IMO Cash Dividend Imperial Oil Ltd USD 0.6
03/12/2024 KEY Cash Dividend KeyCorp USD 0.21
04/12/2024 AVT Cash Dividend Avnet Inc USD 0.33
04/12/2024 CI Cash Dividend Cigna Corp USD 1.4
04/12/2024 HAL Cash Dividend Halliburton Co USD 0.17
04/12/2024 ICL Cash Dividend ICL Group Ltd (ADRs) USD 0.05
04/12/2024 ODFL Cash Dividend Old Dominion Freight Line USD 0.26
05/12/2024 BLK Cash Dividend Blackrock Inc USD 5.1
05/12/2024 KIM Cash Dividend Kimco Realty Corp USD 0.25
05/12/2024 MOS Cash Dividend Mosaic Co USD 0.21
05/12/2024 NVDA Cash Dividend NVIDIA Corp USD 0.01
05/12/2024 NXPI Cash Dividend NXP Semiconductors NV USD 1.01
05/12/2024 QCOM Cash Dividend Qualcomm USD 0.85
05/12/2024 SRE Cash Dividend Sempra Energy USD 0.62
06/12/2024 AME Cash Dividend AMETEK Inc USD 0.28
06/12/2024 AJG Cash Dividend Arthur J Gallagher & Co USD 0.6
06/12/2024 BAC Cash Dividend Bank of America Corp USD 0.26
06/12/2024 BKNG Cash Dividend Booking Holdings Inc USD 8.75
06/12/2024 BFb Cash Dividend Brown-Forman Corp - Class B USD 0.23
06/12/2024 CHRW Cash Dividend C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc USD 0.62
06/12/2024 KOF Cash Dividend Coca-Cola Femsa SAB (ADRs) USD 0.67
06/12/2024 DBI Cash Dividend Designer Brands Inc - Class A USD 0.05
06/12/2024 GLPI Cash Dividend Gaming And Leisure Properties Inc USD 0.76
06/12/2024 GM Cash Dividend General Motors Co USD 0.12
06/12/2024 GPC Cash Dividend Genuine Parts Co USD 1
06/12/2024 KMB Cash Dividend Kimberly-Clark Corp USD 1.22
06/12/2024 KNX Cash Dividend Knight-Swift Transportation Hlds Inc USD 0.16
06/12/2024 TAP Cash Dividend Molson Coors Beverage Co - Class B USD 0.44
06/12/2024 NDAQ Cash Dividend Nasdaq Inc USD 0.24
06/12/2024 NAVI Cash Dividend Navient Corp USD 0.16
06/12/2024 ORI Cash Dividend Old Republic Intl Corp USD 0.27
06/12/2024 PEP Cash Dividend PepsiCo Inc USD 1.36

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 02.12.2024- 06.12.2024
Date Time GMT+2 Name Currency Applied Start Time Applied End Time
12/02/2024 02:30 Retail Sales (QoQ) (Q4) AUD 02:15 02:40
12/02/2024 11:30 Manufacturing PMI (Nov) GBP 11:15 11:40
12/02/2024 16:45 Manufacturing PMI (Nov) USD 16:30 16:55
12/02/2024 17:00 ISM Manufacturing PMI (Nov) USD 16:45 17:10
12/03/2024 17:00 JOLTS Job Openings (Oct) USD 16:45 17:10
12/04/2024 02:30 GDP (QoQ) (Q3) AUD 02:15 02:40
12/04/2024 15:15 ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (Nov) USD 15:00 15:25
12/04/2024 16:45 Services PMI (Nov) USD 16:30 16:55
12/04/2024 17:00 ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI (Nov) USD 16:45 17:10
12/05/2024 15:30 Initial Jobless Claims USD 15:15 15:40
12/05/2024 17:00 Ivey PMI (Nov) CAD 16:45 17:10
12/06/2024 12:00 GDP (QoQ) (Q3) EUR 11:45 12:10
12/06/2024 15:30 Nonfarm Payrolls (Nov) USD 15:15 15:40

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