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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 tables are in server time. Our server operates on GMT+2 during standard time and switches to GMT+3 during U.S. Daylight Saving Time.

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 01:00 - Friday 23:59 (Daily Break: 00:00 - 02:59)
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: 00:50 – 07:29, 08:10 – 21:59
DE40	Monday - Friday: 02:15 - 22:59
ES35	Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 20:59
EU50	Monday - Friday: 09:00–22:59
F40	Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 22:59
JP225	Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59
UK100	Monday - Friday: 03:00 - 22:59
US30	Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59
US100	Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59
US500	Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59
US2000	Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59
HK50	Monday - Friday: 03:15 – 05:59, 07:00 – 10:29, 11:15 - 20:59
USDXY	Monday - Friday: 03:00 – 23:59

Futures

Instruments	TRADING HOURS
Brent Oil Futures	Monday 01:00 - Friday 23:59 (Daily Break: 01:00 - 02:59)
US Light Sweet Oil Future & Natural Gas Future	Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59
US Dow Jones 30 Futures Index	Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59
US Nasdaq 100 Futures Index	Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59
US S&P 500 Futures Index	Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59
Germany 40 Futures Index	Monday - Friday: 02:15 - 22:59
Gold Futures	Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59

Instruments	TRADING HOURS
EU Stocks	Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 18:29
US Stocks	Monday – Friday 16:30 – 22:55
HK Stocks	Monday - Friday: 03:30 - 05:59, 07:00 - 09:59

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 tables are in server time. Our server operates on GMT+2 during standard time and switches to GMT+3 during U.S. Daylight Saving Time.

Upcoming holidays

Category	Instrument	Monday 16-02-2026	Tuesday 17-02-2026	Wednesday 18-02-2026	Thursday 19-02-2026
		GMT+2	GMT+2	GMT+2	GMT+2
		Lunar New Year / President’s Day	Lunar New Year	Lunar New Year	Lunar New Year
FX	All FX Pairs	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Metals	XAUUSD, XAUEUR,XAGUSD, XAGEUR,XPDUSD, XPTUSD	Early close 21:30	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Energies	NGAS (Spot)	Early close 21:15	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	UKOIL (Spot)	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	USOIL (Spot)	Early close 21:30	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Indices	AUS200	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	DE40	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	ES35	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	EU50	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	F40	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	HK50	Early Close 06:00	Pricing OFF	Pricing OFF	Pricing OFF
	JP225	Early Close 20:00	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	UK100	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US30	Early Close 20:00	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US100	Early Close 20:00	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US500	Early Close 20:00	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US2000	Early Close 20:00	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Stocks	EU Shares - France	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	EU Shares - Germany	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	EU Shares - Spain	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	HK Shares	Early Close 06:00	Pricing OFF	Pricing OFF	Pricing OFF
	US Shares	Pricing OFF	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Commodity Futures	GOLDXXX26	Early close 21:30	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	NGASFXXX26	Early close 21:30	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	UKOILFXXX26	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	USOILFXXX26	Early close 21:30	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Index Futures	US30XXX26	Early Close 20:00	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US100XXX26	Early Close 20:00	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US500XXX26	Early Close 20:00	Normal Hours	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 tables are in server time. Our server operates on GMT+2 during standard time and switches to GMT+3 during U.S. Daylight Saving Time.

Corporate Actions Scheduled for 9th - 13th February 2026

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 09.02.2026 - 13.02.2026

Symbol	Monday, 09 February 2026	Tuesday, 10 February 2026	Wednesday, 11 February 2026	Thursday, 12 February 2026	Friday, 13 February 2026
AUS200			0.16	1.52
EU50	0.86				5.55
UK100				0.07
US30	1.6	14.47			20.32
US100	1.88	0.91	0.23		3.03
US500	0.65	0.4	0.19	0.57	1.16
US2000	0.1	0.15	0.07	0.03	0.6

Shares - Cash Dividends between 09.02.2026 - 13.02.2026

Ex-Dividend Date	Ticker	XS Symbol	Description	Action	Dividend Currency	Dividend
09/02/2026	BX	Blackstone	Blackstone Group Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	1.49
09/02/2026	ETR	Entergy	Entergy Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.64
09/02/2026	HXL	Hexcel	Hexcel Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.18
09/02/2026	AAPL	Apple	Apple	Cash Dividend	USD	0.26
09/02/2026	LVS	LasVegasSands	Las Vegas Sands Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.3
09/02/2026	LAZ	Lazard	Lazard Ltd	Cash Dividend	USD	0.5
09/02/2026	MPLX	MPLXLP	MPLX LP	Cash Dividend	USD	1.08
09/02/2026	OHI	OmegaHealthcareInvestors	Omega Healthcare Investors Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.67
10/02/2026	ASML	ASML	ASML Holding NV (Nasdaq)	Cash Dividend	USD	1.6
10/02/2026	AWK	AmericanWaterWorks	American Water Works Co Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.83
10/02/2026	DLB	DolbyLaboratories	Dolby Laboratories Inc - Class A	Cash Dividend	USD	0.36
10/02/2026	KMT	Kennametal	Kennametal Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.2
10/02/2026	V	Visa	Visa	Cash Dividend	USD	0.67
10/02/2026	AEP	AmericanElectriPower	American Electri Power	Cash Dividend	USD	0.95
10/02/2026	IBM	InternationalBusinessMachines	International Business Machines Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	1.68
11/02/2026	SIRI	SiriusXMH	Sirius XM Holdings Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.27
12/02/2026	XOM	ExxonMobil	Exxon Mobil	Cash Dividend	USD	1.03
12/02/2026	ZION	ZionsBancorpNA	Zions Bancorp NA	Cash Dividend	USD	0.45
12/02/2026	RMD	ResMed	ResMed Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.6
02/13/2026	F	FordMotor	Ford Motor	Cash Dividend	USD	0.15
02/13/2026	AGCO	AGCO	AGCO Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.29
02/13/2026	APAM	ArtisanPartnersAssetManagementI	Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	1.58
02/13/2026	KR	Kroger	Kroger Co	Cash Dividend	USD	0.35
02/13/2026	AMGN	Amgen	Amgen Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	2.52
02/13/2026	DUK	DukeEnergy	Duke Energy Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	1.07
02/13/2026	MSCI	MSCI	MSCI Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	2.05
02/13/2026	SBUX	Starbucks	Starbucks Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.62
02/13/2026	CCL	Carnival	Carnival Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.15
02/13/2026	MMM	MCo	3M Co	Cash Dividend	USD	0.78
02/13/2026	LLY	EliLilly	Eli Lilly & Co	Cash Dividend	USD	1.73
02/13/2026	EMR	EmersonElectric	Emerson Electric Co	Cash Dividend	USD	0.56
02/13/2026	SIEGn	Siemens	Siemens	Cash Dividend	EUR	5.35

HMR Periods

HMR Period Between 09.02.2026 - 13.02.2026
Date	Day	Time GMT+2	Name	Currency	Applied StartTime	Applied EndTime
10/02/2026	Tuesday	15:30	Retail Sales m/m	USD	15:15	15:40
11/02/2026	Wednesday	15:30	Non-Farm Employment Change	USD	15:15	15:40
12/02/2026	Thursday	9:00	GDP m/m	GBP	8:45	9:10
12/02/2026	Thursday	15:30	Unemployment Claims	USD	15:15	15:40
12/02/2026	Thursday	17:00	Existing Home Sales	USD	16:45	17:10
13/02/2026	Friday	9:30	CPI m/m	CHF	9:15	9:40
13/02/2026	Friday	15:30	CPI m/m	USD	15:15	15:40

Note: During High Market Risk (HMR) periods, trading conditions such as leverage or margin requirements may change depending on your account type. For details, visit our Equity-Based Dynamic Leverage and Lot-Based Dynamic Leverage pages.