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 below tables are in server time (GMT+3).
Forex
Instruments | TRADING HOURS |
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All Forex Pairs | Monday 00:00 - Friday 23:55 |
Metals
Instruments | TRADING HOURS |
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XAU, XAG, XPD & XPT Pairs | Monday 01:05 - Friday 23:55 (Daily Break: 00:00 - 00:59) |
Energy
Instruments | TRADING HOURS |
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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 |
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AUS200 | Monday - Friday: 02:50 – 24:00 (Daily Break: 09:30 - 10:10) |
DE40 | Monday - Friday: 02:15 - 23:00 |
UK100 | Monday - Friday: 01:00 – 24:00 |
F40 | Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 23:00 |
EU50 | Monday - Friday: 01:00 – 24:00 |
ES35 | Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 21:00 |
JP225 | Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59 |
US30, US100, & US500 | Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 24:00 (Daily Breaks: 23:15 - 23:30 & 00:00:01 – 00:59:59) |
RUSS2000 | Monday - Friday: 01:00 – 24:00 (Daily Break: 00:00:01 – 00:59:59) |
Futures
Instruments | TRADING HOURS |
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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 |
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EU Stocks | Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 18:30 |
US Stocks | Monday - Friday: 16:30 - 23:00 |
HK Stocks | Monday - Friday: 04:30 - 11:00 |
CRYPTOS
Instruments | TRADING HOURS |
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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
May 2024 Holiday Schedule | ||||||||||
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Category | Instrument | Wed 1 May | Thu 2 May | Fri 3 May | Mon 6 May | Tue 7 May | Wed 15 May | Fri 24 May | Mon 27 May | Tue 28 May |
GMT +3 | ||||||||||
Labour Day | Constitution Memorial Day | UK Bank Holiday | The Birthday of the Buddha | Waisak Day | Memorial Day | |||||
FX | All FX Pairs | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
Precious Metals | XAUUSD, XAUEUR, XAGUSD, XAGEUR, XPDUSD,XPTUSD | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 21:30 | Normal Hours |
Spot Energies | NGAS (Spot) | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 20:15 | Normal Hours |
USOIL (Spot) | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 21:30 | Normal Hours | |
UKOIL (Spot) | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 20:30 | Normal Hours | |
Spot Indices | AUS200 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
EU50 | Pricing Off | Opens 03:15 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | |
F40 | Pricing Off | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | |
DE40 | Pricing Off | Opens 03:15 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | |
JP225 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 20:00 | Normal Hours | |
UK100 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 23:00 | Pricing Off | Late Open 03:00 | Normal Hours | Early Close 23:00 | Pricing Off | Late Open 03:00 | |
US500 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 20:00 | Normal Hours | |
US100 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 20:00 | Normal Hours | |
US30 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 20:00 | Normal Hours | |
RUSS2000 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 20:00 | Normal Hours | |
ES35 | Pricing Off | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | |
Shares | US Shares | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Pricing Off | Normal Hours |
HK Shares | Pricing Off | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Pricing Off | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | |
EU Shares | Pricing Off | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | |
Commodity Futures | GOLDXXX24 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 21:30 | Normal Hours |
NGASXXX24 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 20:15 | Normal Hours | |
UKOILXXX24 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 20:15 | Normal Hours | |
USOILXXX24 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 21:30 | Normal Hours | |
Index Futures | DAX40XXX24 | Pricing Off | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 23:00 | Normal Hours |
US30XXX24 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 20:00 | Normal Hours | |
US100XXX24 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 20:00 | Normal Hours | |
US500XXX24 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 20:00 | 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 6th - 10th May 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 06.05 - 10.05.2024
Symbol | Mon 6 May, 2024 | Tue 7 May, 2024 | Wed 8 May, 2024 | Thu 9 May, 2024 | Fri 10 May, 2024 |
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EU50 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 13.76 | 0.48 |
F40 | 5.46 | 0 | 3.31 | 0 | 0 |
UK100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.62 | 0 |
US30 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 | 12.33 | 1.64 |
US100 | 0.69 | 1.56 | 0 | 1.68 | 2.47 |
US500 | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.01 | 1.1 | 0.72 |
US2000 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 0.22 | 0.15 |
ES35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 | 0 |
AUS200 | 0 | 9.51 | 0.14 | 8.46 | 0 |
Shares - Cash Dividends between 06.05 - 10.05.2024
Date | Symbol | Action | Description | Detail | Dividend Currency |
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05/06/2024 | FE | Cash Dividend | FirstEnergy Corp | 0.43 | USD |
05/06/2024 | LVS | Cash Dividend | Las Vegas Sands Corp | 0.2 | USD |
05/06/2024 | MET | Cash Dividend | MetLife Inc | 0.55 | USD |
05/07/2024 | EQT | Cash Dividend | EQT Corp | 0.16 | USD |
05/07/2024 | F | Cash Dividend | Ford Motor Co | 0.15 | USD |
05/08/2024 | MTG | Cash Dividend | MGIC Investment Corp | 0.12 | USD |
05/08/2024 | RMD | Cash Dividend | ResMed Inc | 0.48 | USD |
05/09/2024 | AEP | Cash Dividend | American Electric Power Co Inc | 0.88 | USD |
05/09/2024 | HWM | Cash Dividend | Howmet Aerospace | 0.05 | USD |
05/09/2024 | PFE | Cash Dividend | Pfizer Inc | 0.42 | USD |
05/09/2024 | SIRI | Cash Dividend | Sirius XM Holdings Inc | 0.03 | USD |
05/10/2024 | OSK | Cash Dividend | Oshkosh Corp | 0.46 | USD |
05/10/2024 | ROK | Cash Dividend | Rockwell Automation Inc | 1.25 | 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 06.05 - 10.05.2024 | |||||
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Date | Time GMT+3 | Name | Currency | Applied Start Time | Applied End Time |
07/05/2024 | 07:30 | RBA Interest Rate Decision (May) | AUD | 07:15 | 07:40 |
07/05/2024 | 11:30 | Construction PMI (Apr) | GBP | 11:15 | 11:40 |
07/05/2024 | 12:00 | Retail Sales (YoY)(Mar) | EUR | 11:45 | 12:10 |
09/05/2024 | 06:00 | RBNZ Inflation Expectations (QoQ)(Q2) | NZD | 05:45 | 06:10 |
09/05/2024 | 14:00 | BoE Interest Rate Decision (Apr) | GBP | 13:45 | 14:10 |
09/05/2024 | 15:30 | Initial Jobless Claims | USD | 15:15 | 15:40 |
10/05/2024 | 09:00 | GDP (MoM) (Mar) | GBP | 08:45 | 09:10 |
10/05/2024 | 15:30 | Employment Change | CAD | 15:15 | 15:40 |
10/05/2024 | 17:00 | Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment | USD | 16:45 | 17:10 |