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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: 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	Friday 01/05/2026	Monday 04/05/2026	Monday 25/05/2026
		GMT+3
		Labour Day	UK Early May Bank Holiday	US Memorial Day &
		Labour Day	UK Early May Bank Holiday	UK Spring Bank Holiday
FX	All FX Pairs	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Metals	XAUUSD, XAUEUR,	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 21:30
	XAGUSD, XAGEUR,	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 21:30
	XPDUSD, XPTUSD	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 21:30
Energies	NGAS (Spot)	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 21:15
	UKOIL (Spot)	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 20:30
	USOIL (Spot)	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 21:30
Indices	AUS200	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	CNA50	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	DE40	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	ES35	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	EU50	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	F40	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	HK50	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
	JP225	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00
	UK100	Normal Hours	Pricing Off	Pricing Off
	US30	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00
	US100	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00
	US500	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00
	US2000	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00
	USDXY	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 21:30
Stocks	EU Shares - France	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	EU Shares - Germany	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	EU Shares - Spain	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	HK Shares	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
	US Shares	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Pricing Off
Commodity Futures	GOLDXXX26	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 21:30
	NGASFXXX26	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 21:30
	UKOILFXXX26	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 20:30
	USOILFXXX26	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 21:30
Index Futures	DAX40XXX26	Pricing Off	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
	US30FXXX26	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00
	US100FXXX26	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00
	US500FXXX26	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Early close 20:00

Note: 25 May marks Buddha’s Birthday (Hong Kong), which may affect HK-related instruments.

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 4th May - 8th May 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 04.05.2026 - 08.05.2026

Symbol	Monday, 04 May 2026	Tuesday, 05 May 2026	Wednesday, 06 May 2026	Thursday, 07 May 2026	Friday, 08 May 2026
AUS200	0.44	-	-	8.88	9
CNA50	-	-	-	6.72	0.47
ES35	-	-	-	-	-
JP225	-	-	-	-	-
EU50	4.83	8.27	6.09	1.44	-
F40	6.52	27.32	-	-	1.89
HK50	25.35	-	1.12	13.09	-
UK100	-	-	-	4.59	9.81

Shares - Cash Dividends between 04.05.2026 - 08.05.2026

Ex-Dividend Date	Ticker	XS Symbol	Description	Action	Currency	Dividend
04/05/2026	BX	Blackstone	Blackstone Group Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	1.16
04/05/2026	HXL	Hexcel	Hexcel Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.18
04/05/2026	KMI	KinderMorgan	Kinder Morgan Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.3
04/05/2026	SAN	BancoSantander	Banco Santander	Cash Dividend	EUR	0.11
04/05/2026	1288.xhkg	AgricultBankOfCH	Agricultural Bank Of China Ltd	Cash Dividend	HKD	0.13
04/05/2026	C	Citigroup	Citigroup	Cash Dividend	USD	0.6
04/05/2026	DANO	Danone	Danone	Cash Dividend	EUR	2.25
04/05/2026	OHI	OmegaHealthcareInvestors	Omega Healthcare Investors Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.67
04/05/2026	OKE	Oneok	Oneok Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	1.07
05/05/2026	TXN	TexasInstruments	Texas Instruments Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	1.42
05/05/2026	LVS	LasVegasSands	Las Vegas Sands Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.3
05/05/2026	SYF	SynchronyFinancial	Synchrony Financial	Cash Dividend	USD	0.3
06/05/2026	ATR	AptarGroup	AptarGroup Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.48
06/05/2026	EQT	EQT	EQT Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.17
06/05/2026	MTG	MGICInvestment	MGIC Investment Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.15
07/05/2026	DHI	DrHorton	Dr Horton Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.45
07/05/2026	FE	FirstEnergy	FirstEnergy Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.47
08/05/2026	ADSGN	AdidasSalomon	Adidas Salomon	Cash Dividend	EUR	2.8
08/05/2026	PFE	Pfizer	Pfizer	Cash Dividend	USD	0.43
08/05/2026	ALVG	Allianz	Allianz AG	Cash Dividend	EUR	17.1
08/05/2026	CMS	CMSEnergy	CMS Energy Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.57
08/05/2026	DAN	Dana	Dana Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.12
08/05/2026	ETN	Eaton	Eaton Corp Plc	Cash Dividend	USD	1.1
08/05/2026	HWM	HowmetAerospace	Howmet Aerospace Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.12
08/05/2026	IBM	InternationalBusinessMachines	International Business Machines Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	1.69
08/05/2026	MPLX	MPLXLP	MPLX LP	Cash Dividend	USD	1.08
08/05/2026	NSC	NorfolkSouthern	Norfolk Southern Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	1.35
08/05/2026	WMT	Walmart	Walmart Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.25
08/05/2026	WFC	WellsFargo&Co	Wells Fargo & Co	Cash Dividend	USD	0.45

HMR Periods

HMR Period Between 04.05.2026 - 08.05.2026
Date	Time GMT+3	Name	Currency	Applied StartTime	Applied EndTime
05/05/2026	7:30	Cash Rate	AUD	7:15	7:40
05/05/2026	8:30	RBA Press Conference	AUD	8:15	8:40
05/05/2026	17:00	JOLTS Job Openings	USD	16:45	17:10
06/05/2026	1:45	Unemployment Rate	NZD	1:30	1:55
06/05/2026	15:15	ADP Nonfarm Employment Change	USD	15:00	15:25
07/05/2026	15:30	Unemployment Claims	USD	15:15	15:40
08/05/2026	15:30	Nonfarm Employment Change	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.