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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	Wednesday 24/12/2025	Thursday 25/12/2025	Friday 26/12/2025	Tuesday 30/12/2025	Wednesday 31/12/2025	Thursday 01/01/2026
		Christmas Eve	Christmas Day	Boxing Day	New Year's Eve	New Year's Eve	New Year's Day
		GMT+2
FX	All FX Pairs	Normal Hours	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
Metals	XAUUSD, XAUEUR,	Early Close 20:45	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
	XAGUSD, XAGEUR,	Early Close 20:45	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
	XPDUSD, XPTUSD	Early Close 20:45	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
Energies	NGAS (Spot)	Early Close 20:30	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
	UKOIL (Spot)	Early Close 21:00	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early Close 22:00	Pricing Off
	USOIL (Spot)	Early Close 20:45	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
Indices	AUS200	Early close 05:30	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Early close 05:30	Pricing Off
	DE40	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Pricing Off	Pricing Off
	ES35	Early Close 15:00	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Early Close 15:00	Pricing Off
	EU50	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Pricing Off	Pricing Off
	F40	Early Close 15:00	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Early Close 15:00	Pricing Off
	HK50	Early Close 06:00	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Early Close 06:00	Pricing Off
	JP225	Early Close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
	UK100	Early Close 14:50	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Early Close 14:50	Pricing Off
	US30	Early Close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
	US100	Early Close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
	US500	Early Close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
	US2000	Early Close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
Stocks	EU Shares - France	Early Close 14:55	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Early Close 12:55	Pricing Off
	EU Shares - Germany	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Early Close 15:00	Pricing Off	Pricing Off
	EU Shares - Spain	Early Close 14:55	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Pricing Off	Pricing Off
	HK Shares	Early Close 07:00	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Early Close 07:00	Pricing Off
	US Shares	Early Close 20:00	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
Commodity Futures	GOLDXXX26	Early Close 20:45	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
	NGASFXXX26	Early Close 20:45	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
	UKOILFXXX26	Early Close 21:00	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early Close 22:00	Pricing Off
	USOILFXXX26	Early Close 20:45	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
Index Futures	DAX40XXX26	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Pricing Off	Pricing Off
	US30FXXX26	Early Close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
	US100FXXX26	Early Close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
	US500FXXX26	Early Close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off

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 22nd - 26th December 2025

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 22.12 - 26.12.2025

Symbol	Monday, 22 December 2025	Tuesday, 23 December 2025	Wednesday, 24 December 2025	Friday, 26 December 2025
ES35		6.89
US100	2.72
US500	0.41	0.02	0.02	0.67
US2000	0.14	0.07	0.04	0.13

Shares - Cash Dividends between 22.12 - 26.12.2025

Ex-Dividend Date	Ticker	XS Symbol	Description	Action	Dividend Currency	Dividend
22/12/2025	CINF	CincinnatiFinancial	Cincinnati Financial Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.87
22/12/2025	AVGO	Broadcom	Broadcom Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.65
22/12/2025	GSM	Ferroglobe	Ferroglobe PLC	Cash Dividend	USD	0.014
26/12/2025	RCL	RoyalCaribbeanCruises	Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd	Cash Dividend	USD	2
26/12/2025	MO	AltriaGroup	Altria Group Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	2.12
26/12/2025	PM	PhilipMorrisInternational	Philip Morris International	Cash Dividend	USD	1.47
26/12/2025	DHR	Danaher	Danaher Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.32
26/12/2025	XRAY	DentsplySirona	Dentsply Sirona Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.16
26/12/2025	FLS	Flowserve	Flowserve Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.21
26/12/2025	HUM	Humana	Humana Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.885
26/12/2025	MDT	Medtronic	Medtronic Plc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.71
26/12/2025	RL	RalphLauren	Ralph Lauren Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.913
26/12/2025	VMI	ValmontIndustries	Valmont Industries	Cash Dividend	USD	0.68

HMR Periods

HMR Period Between 22.12.2025 - 26.12.2025
Date	Day	Time GMT+2	Name	Currency	Applied Start Time	Applied End Time
23/12/2025	Tuesday	15:30	Prelim GDP q/q	USD	15:15	15:40
24/12/2025	Wednesday	15:30	Unemployment Claims	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.