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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 01/10/2025	Tuesday 07/10/2025	Wednesday 29/10/2025
		GMT+3
		HK National Day	HK National Day	Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
FX	All FX Pairs	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Precious Metals	XAUUSD, XAUEUR,	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	XAGUSD, XAGEUR	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	XPTUSD, XPDUSD	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Spot Energies	NGAS (Spot)	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	USOIL (Spot)	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	UKOIL (Spot)	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Spot Indices	AUS200	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	EU50	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	F40	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	DE40	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	JP225	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	UK100	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US500	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US100	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US30	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US2000	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	HK50	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Pricing Off
	ES35	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Shares	US Shares	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	HK Shares	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Pricing Off
	EU Shares - Germany	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	EU Shares - France	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	EU Shares - Spain	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Commodity Futures	GOLDXXX25	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	NGASXXX25	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	UKOILXXX25	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	USOILXXX25	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Index Futures	DAX40XXX25	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US30XXX25	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US100XXX25	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US500XXX25	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 3rd - 7th November 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 03.11 - 7.11.2025

Symbol	Monday, 03 November 2025	Tuesday, 04 November 2025	Wednesday, 05 November 2025	Thursday, 06 November 2025	Friday, 07 November 2025
AUS200	0.03			8.64
HK50				15.89
UK100				9.39
EU50			2.54
ES35	2.28		54.74	0
US500	0.44	0.07	0.03	0.05	0.69
US100		0.3			0.51
US2000	0.1	0.12	0.04	0.07	0.16

Shares - Cash Dividends between 03.11 - 7.11.2025

Ex-Dividend Date	Ticker	XS Symbol	Description	Action	Dividend Currency	Dividend
03/11/2025	AON	AonPlc	Aon Plc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.745
03/11/2025	BX	Blackstone	Blackstone Group Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	1.29
03/11/2025	HXL	Hexcel	Hexcel Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.17
03/11/2025	KMI	KinderMorgan	Kinder Morgan Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.2925
03/11/2025	EVTC	Evertec	Evertec Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.05
03/11/2025	C	Citigroup	Citigroup	Cash Dividend	USD	0.6
03/11/2025	CLB	CoreLaboratories	Core Laboratories NV	Cash Dividend	USD	0.01
03/11/2025	LAZ	Lazard	Lazard Ltd	Cash Dividend	USD	0.5
03/11/2025	OHI	OmegaHealthcareInvestors	Omega Healthcare Investors Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.67
03/11/2025	OKE	Oneok	Oneok Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	1.03
04/11/2025	1339.xhkg	PeoplesInsu	People's Insurance Co Group of China Ltd	Cash Dividend	HKD	0.075
04/11/2025	2328.xhkg	PICCProp&Casualty	PICC Property & Casualty Co Ltd	Cash Dividend	HKD	0.24
04/11/2025	AA	Alcoa	Alcoa Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.1
04/11/2025	LVS	LasVegasSands	Las Vegas Sands Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.25
04/11/2025	MET	Metlife	Metlife Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.5675
05/11/2025	BRO	Brown&Brown	Brown & Brown Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.165
05/11/2025	EQT	EQT	EQT Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.165
05/11/2025	SIRI	SiriusXMH	Sirius XM Holdings Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.27
05/11/2025	SYF	SynchronyFinancial	Synchrony Financial	Cash Dividend	USD	0.3
06/11/2025	CCK	CrownHoldings	Crown Holdings Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.26
06/11/2025	ETN	Eaton	Eaton Corp Plc	Cash Dividend	USD	1.04
06/11/2025	MTG	MGICInvestment	MGIC Investment Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.15
07/11/2025	F	FordMotor	Ford Motor	Cash Dividend	USD	0.15
07/11/2025	6881.xhkg	ChinaGalaxySecurities	China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd	Cash Dividend	HKD	0.125
07/11/2025	AMX	AmericaMovil	America Movil - Class L (ADRs)	Cash Dividend	USD	0.281097
07/11/2025	PFE	Pfizer	Pfizer	Cash Dividend	USD	0.43
07/11/2025	LNG	CheniereEnergy	Cheniere Energy Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.555
07/11/2025	CMS	CMSEnergy	CMS Energy Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.5425
07/11/2025	DAN	Dana	Dana Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.1
07/11/2025	FE	FirstEnergy	FirstEnergy Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.445
07/11/2025	HWM	HowmetAerospace	Howmet Aerospace Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.12
07/11/2025	MAS	Masco	Masco Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.31
07/11/2025	MPLX	MPLXLP	MPLX LP	Cash Dividend	USD	1.0765
07/11/2025	NSC	NorfolkSouthern	Norfolk Southern Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	1.35
07/11/2025	WFC	WellsFargo&Co	Wells Fargo & Co	Cash Dividend	USD	0.45

HMR Periods

HMR Period Between 10.11.2025 - 14.11.2025
Date	Day	Time GMT+2	Name	Currency	Applied StartTime	Applied EndTime
13/11/2025	Thursday	2:30	Unemployment Rate	AUD	2:15	2:40
13/11/2025	Thursday	9:00	GDP m/m	GBP	8:45	9:10
13/11/2025	Thursday	15:30	CPI m/m	USD	15:15	15:40
14/11/2025	Friday	15:30	PPI 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.