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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 00:05 – 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: 02:50 - 09:29, 10:10 -23:59
DE40	Monday - Friday: 03:15 - 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: 04:15 - 07:00, 08:00 - 11:30, 12:15 - 22:00
USDXY	Monday - Friday: 03:00 - 23:59
CNA50	Monday - Friday: 04:30 - 11:30, 11:45 - 23:59

Futures

Instruments	TRADING HOURS
Brent Crude Oil Futures	Monday 01:00 – 23:59, Tuesday – Friday 03:00 – 23:59 (Daily Break: 00:00 – 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 01/07/2026	Friday 03/07/2026
		GMT+3
		HKSAR Establishment Day	Independence Day
FX	All FX Pairs	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Metals	XAUUSD, XAUEUR,	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
	XAGUSD, XAGEUR,	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
	XPDUSD, XPTUSD	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
Energies	NGAS (Spot)	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
	UKOIL (Spot)	Normal Hours	Early close 20:30*
	USOIL (Spot)	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
Indices	AUS200	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	CNA50	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	DE40	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	ES35	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	EU50	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	F40	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	HK50	Pricing Off	Normal Hours
	JP225	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
	UK100	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US30	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
	US100	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
	US500	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
	US2000	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
	USDXY	Normal Hours	Early close 21:30*
Stocks	EU Shares - France	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	EU Shares - Germany	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	EU Shares - Spain	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	HK Shares	Pricing Off	Normal Hours
	US Shares	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
Commodity Futures	GOLDXXX26	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
	NGASFXXX26	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
	UKOILFXXX26	Normal Hours	Early close 20:30*
	USOILFXXX26	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
Index Futures	DAX40XXX26	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US30FXXX26	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
	US100FXXX26	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*
	US500FXXX26	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00*

Note: * Additional Higher Margin Requirements (HMR) will apply on Friday, 03 July 2026, from 19:00 until the market closes for the affected symbols.

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 13th July - 17th July 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 13.07.2026 - 17.07.2026

Symbol	Monday, 13 Jul 2026	Tuesday, 14 Jul 2026	Wednesday, 15 Jul 2026	Thursday, 16 Jul 2026	Friday, 17 Jul 2026
AUS200	-	0.34	-	-	-
CNA50	9.7	3.14	-	17.23	19.52
ES35	5.6	-	1.51	-	-
EU50	-	-	-	-	-
F40	-	-	-	-	-
JP225	-	-	-	-	-
HK50	-	-	-	-	-
UK100	-	-	-	-	-
US30	-	-	-	-	6.47
US100	-	-	-	-	-
US500	0.01	-	0.54	-	0.37
US2000	0.13	0.01	0.12	0.06	0.07

Shares - Cash Dividends between 13.07.2026 - 17.07.2026

Ex-Dividend Date	Ticker	XS Symbol	Description	Action	Currency	Dividend
13/07/2026	KOF	CocaColaFemsaSABADRs	Coca-Cola Femsa SAB (ADRs)	Cash Dividend	USD	1
13/07/2026	HRL	HormelFoods	Hormel Foods Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.29
14/07/2026	AMX	AmericaMovil	America Movil - Class L (ADRs)	Cash Dividend	USD	0.31
15/07/2026	ABT	AbbottLaboratories	Abbott Laboratories	Cash Dividend	USD	0.63
15/07/2026	ABBV	AbbVie	AbbVie Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	1.73
15/07/2026	FMX	FomentoEconomicoMexSp	Fomento Economico Mex-Sp Adr	Cash Dividend	USD	1.64
15/07/2026	FCX	FreeportMcMoRanIncFCX	Freeport-McMoRan Inc / FCX	Cash Dividend	USD	0.08
17/07/2026	AYI	AcuityBrands	Acuity Brands Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.2
17/07/2026	EOG	EOGResources	EOG Resources Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	1.02

HMR Periods

HMR Period Between 13.07.2026 - 17.07.2026
Date	Time GMT+3	Name	Currency	Applied StartTime	Applied EndTime
14/07/2026	15:30	CPI m/m	USD	15:15	15:40
14/07/2026	17:00	Fed Chairman Warsh Testifies	USD	16:45	17:10
15/07/2026	15:30	PPI m/m	USD	15:15	15:40
15/07/2026	16:45	BOC Rate Statement	CAD	16:30	16:55
15/07/2026	17:00	Fed Chairman Warsh Testifies	USD	16:45	17:10
15/07/2026	17:30	BOC Press Conference	CAD	17:15	17:40
16/07/2026	09:00	GDP m/m	GBP	08:45	09:10
16/07/2026	15:30	Retail Sales (MoM)	USD	15:15	15:40
17/07/2026	17:00	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index	USD	16:45	17:10

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.