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.
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 – 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+3).
Upcoming holidays
| October 2024 Holiday Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Instrument | Tue 01 October | Fri 11 October |
| GMT +3 | |||
| National Day | Double Ninth Festival | ||
| FX | All FX Pairs | Normal hours | Normal hours |
| Precious Metals | XAUUSD, XAUEUR, XAGUSD, XAGEUR, | Normal hours | Normal hours |
| XPTUSD, XPDUSD | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| Spot Energies | NGAS (Spot) | Normal hours | Normal hours |
| USOIL (Spot) | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| UKOIL (Spot) | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| Spot Indices | AUS200 | Normal hours | Normal hours |
| EU50 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| F40 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| DE40 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| JP225 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| UK100 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| US500 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| US100 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| US30 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| RUSS2000 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| ES35 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| Shares | US Shares | Normal hours | Normal hours |
| HK Shares | Pricing Off | Pricing Off | |
| EU Shares | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| Commodity Futures | GOLDXXX24 | Normal hours | Normal hours |
| NGASXXX24 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| UKOILXXX24 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| USOILXXX24 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| Index Futures | DAX40XXX24 | Normal hours | Normal hours |
| US30XXX24 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| US100XXX24 | Normal hours | Normal hours | |
| US500XXX24 | Normal hours | 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+3).
Corporate Actions Scheduled for 21st - 25th October 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 21.10 - 25.10.2024
| Symbol | Mon 21 Oct, 2024 | Tue 22 Oct, 2024 | Wed 23 Oct, 2024 | Thu 24 Oct, 2024 | Fri 25 Oct, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US30 | 9.26 | ||||
| AUS200 | 0.37 | ||||
| US500 | 0.22 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.04 | |
| UK100 | 1.52 | ||||
| US100 | 0.29 | ||||
| US2000 | 0.01 | 0.38 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| EU50 | 0.22 | ||||
| ES35 | 6.41 |
Shares - Cash Dividends between 21.10 - 25.10.2024
| Date | Symbol | Action | Description | Detail | Dividend Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-10-2024 | BK | Cash Dividend | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 0.47 | USD |
| 21-10-2024 | CAT | Cash Dividend | Caterpillar Inc | 1.41 | USD |
| 21-10-2024 | CVS | Cash Dividend | CVS Health Corp | 1.33 | USD |
| 21-10-2024 | GGG | Cash Dividend | Graco Inc | 0.26 | USD |
| 23-10-2024 | CLX | Cash Dividend | Clorox Company | 2.44 | USD |
| 23-10-2024 | LOW | Cash Dividend | Lowe's Cos Inc | 2.3 | USD |
| 24-10-2024 | ATR | Cash Dividend | AptarGroup Inc | 0.45 | USD |
| 25-10-2024 | UNM | Cash Dividend | Unum Group | 0.42 | 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 21.10.2024-25.10.2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Time GMT+3 | Name | Currency | Applied Start Time | Applied End Time |
| 22/10/2024 | 17:00 | Richmond Manufacturing Index (Oct) | USD | 16:45 | 17:10 |
| 23/10/2024 | 16:45 | BoC Interest Rate Decision | CAD | 16:30 | 16:55 |
| 23/10/2024 | 17:00 | Existing Home Sales (Sep) | USD | 16:45 | 17:10 |
| 23/10/2024 | 17:30 | BOC Press Conference | CAD | 17:25 | 17:40 |
| 24/10/2024 | 10:15 | French Manufacturing & Services PMI (Oct) | EUR | 10:00 | 10:25 |
| 24/10/2024 | 10:30 | German Manufacturing & Services PMI (Oct) | EUR | 10:15 | 10:40 |
| 24/10/2024 | 11:00 | Manufacturing & Services PMI (Oct) | EUR | 10:45 | 11:10 |
| 24/10/2024 | 11:30 | UK Manufacturing & Services PMI (Oct) | GBP | 11:15 | 11:40 |
| 24/10/2024 | 15:30 | US Initial Jobless Claims | USD | 15:15 | 15:40 |
| 24/10/2024 | 16:45 | US Manufacturing & Services PMI (Oct) | USD | 16:30 | 16:55 |
| 24/10/2024 | 17:00 | New Home Sales (Sep) | USD | 16:45 | 17:10 |
| 25/10/2024 | 15:30 | Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Sep) | USD | 15:15 | 15:40 |
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