Trading Hours Notices

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. 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+2).

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 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
AUS200	Monday - Friday: 01:00 – 24:00
DE40	Monday - Friday: 03:20 - 24:00
UK100	Monday - Friday: 01:00 – 24:00
F40	Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 23:00
EU50	Monday - Friday: 09:00 – 23:00
ES35	Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 21:00
JP225	Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 23:59
US30, US100, & US500	Monday - Friday: 01:00 - 24:00
RUSS2000	Monday - Friday: 01:00 – 24:00

Futures

Instruments	TRADING HOURS
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)

Instruments	TRADING HOURS
EU Stocks	Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 18:30
US Stocks	Monday – Friday 16:30 – 22:55
HK Stocks	Monday - Friday: 04:30 - 11:00

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 below tables are in server time (GMT+2).

Upcoming holidays

December 2024 - January 2025 Holiday Schedule
Category	Instrument	Tue 24 December	Wed 25 December	Thu 26 December	Fri 27 December	Mon 30 December	Tue 31 December	Wed 1 January	Thu 2 January
GMT +2
		Christmas Eve	Christmas Day	Boxing Day	-	-	New Year's Eve	New Year's Day	-
FX	All FX Pairs	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
Precious Metals	XAUUSD, XAUEUR, XAGUSD, XAGEUR,	Early Close 20:45	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
Precious Metals	XPTUSD, XPDUSD	Early Close 20:45	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
Spot Energies	NGAS (Spot)	Early Close 20:45	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	USOIL (Spot)	Early close 20:45	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	UKOIL (Spot)	Early close 21:00	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Early close 22:00	Pricing Off	Normal hours
Spot Indices	AUS200	Early Close 05:30	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Early Close 05:30	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	EU50	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	F40	Early close 15:00	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Early close 15:00	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	DE40	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	JP225	Early Close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	UK100	Early close 14:50	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Early close 14:50	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	US500	Early close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	US100	Early close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	US30	Early close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	RUSS2000	Early close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	ES35	Early close 15:00	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Early close 15:00	Pricing Off	Normal hours
Shares	US Shares	Early close 20:00	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	HK Shares	Early close 06:00	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Early close 06:00	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	EU Shares - Germany	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Early Close 15:00	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	EU Shares - France	Early Close 14:55	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Early Close 14:55	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	EU Shares - Spain	Early Close 14:55	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Early Close 14:55	Pricing Off	Normal hours
Commodity Futures	GOLDXXX24	Early Close 20:45	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	NGASXXX24	Early Close 20:45	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	UKOILXXX24	Early Close 21:00	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Early Close 22:00	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	USOILXXX24	Early Close 20:45	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
Index Futures	DAX40XXX24	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Late open 02:15	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Pricing Off	Late open 02:15
	US30XXX24	Early Close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	US100XXX24	Early Close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	Normal hours
	US500XXX24	Early Close 20:15	Pricing Off	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Pricing Off	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+2).

Corporate Actions Scheduled for 9th - 13th December 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 09.12 - 13.12.2024

Symbol	Mon 9 Dec, 2024	Tue 10 Dec, 2024	Wed 11 Dec, 2024	Thu 12 Dec, 2024	Fri 13 Dec, 2024
AUS200		0.34			0.44
ES35		2.04			0.49
UK100				1.23
US100	1.76	0.16	0.39		2.16
US30	12.90	6.45		2.45	4.35
US500	0.86	0.12	0.09	0.04	0.86
US2000	0.08	0.09	0.11	0.03	0.53

Shares - Cash Dividends between 09.12 - 13.12.2024

Date	Symbol	Action	Description	Detail	Dividend Currency
12/09/2024	GOOGL	Cash Dividend	Alphabet Inc - A	0.20	USD
12/09/2024	GOOG	Cash Dividend	Alphabet Inc - C	0.20	USD
12/09/2024	ADI	Cash Dividend	Analog Devices Inc	0.92	USD
12/09/2024	AIZ	Cash Dividend	Assurant Inc	0.80	USD
12/09/2024	BDX	Cash Dividend	Becton Dickinson & Co	1.04	USD
12/09/2024	CME	Cash Dividend	CME Group Inc	1.15	USD
12/09/2024	FDX	Cash Dividend	FedEx Corp	1.38	USD
12/09/2024	FIS	Cash Dividend	Fidelity National Info Services Inc / FIS	0.36	USD
12/09/2024	UNH	Cash Dividend	UnitedHealth Group Inc	2.10	USD
12/10/2024	CX	Cash Dividend	Cemex Sab-Spons Adr Part Cer	0.02	USD
12/10/2024	CNO	Cash Dividend	CNO Financial Group Inc	0.16	USD
12/10/2024	HOG	Cash Dividend	Harley-Davidson Inc	0.17	USD
12/10/2024	OXY	Cash Dividend	Occidental Petroleum Corp	0.22	USD
12/10/2024	PEG	Cash Dividend	Public Service Enterprise Group / PSEG	0.60	USD
12/10/2024	ROST	Cash Dividend	Ross Stores Inc	0.37	USD
12/10/2024	TRV	Cash Dividend	The Travelers Companies Inc	1.05	USD
12/11/2024	AEE	Cash Dividend	Ameren Corp	0.67	USD
12/11/2024	GES	Cash Dividend	Guess? Inc	0.30	USD
12/11/2024	HPQ	Cash Dividend	HP Inc	0.29	USD
12/11/2024	KSS	Cash Dividend	Kohl's Corp	0.50	USD
12/12/2024	ADT	Cash Dividend	ADT Inc	0.06	USD
12/12/2024	MDU	Cash Dividend	MDU Resources Group Inc	0.13	USD
12/12/2024	RYN	Cash Dividend	Rayonier Inc	1.80	USD
12/12/2024	TSM	Cash Dividend	Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd	0.49	USD
12/13/2024	ADP	Cash Dividend	Automatic Data Processing Inc	1.54	USD
12/13/2024	ALB	Cash Dividend	Albemarle Corp	0.41	USD
12/13/2024	ALLE	Cash Dividend	Allegion PLC	0.41	USD
12/13/2024	AMH	Cash Dividend	American Homes 4 Rent	0.26	USD
12/13/2024	BR	Cash Dividend	Broadridge Financial Solutions	0.88	USD
12/13/2024	CNQ	Cash Dividend	Canadian Natural Resources Ltd / CNRL	0.56	USD
12/13/2024	CB	Cash Dividend	Chubb Ltd	0.91	USD
12/13/2024	CMA	Cash Dividend	Comerica Inc	0.71	USD
12/13/2024	CCI	Cash Dividend	Crown Castle Intl Corp	1.57	USD
12/13/2024	DVN	Cash Dividend	Devon Energy Corp	0.22	USD
12/13/2024	DKS	Cash Dividend	Dick's Sporting Goods Inc	1.10	USD
12/13/2024	DDS	Cash Dividend	Dillard's Inc - Class A	25.00	USD
12/13/2024	DPZ	Cash Dividend	Domino's Pizza, Inc.	1.51	USD
12/13/2024	ENS	Cash Dividend	EnerSys Inc	0.24	USD
12/13/2024	FHN	Cash Dividend	First Horizon Corp	0.15	USD
12/13/2024	GRMN	Cash Dividend	Garmin Ltd	0.75	USD
12/13/2024	GATX	Cash Dividend	GATX Corp	0.58	USD
12/13/2024	GILD	Cash Dividend	Gilead Sciences Inc	0.77	USD
12/13/2024	GPN	Cash Dividend	Global Payments Inc	0.25	USD
12/13/2024	HCA	Cash Dividend	HCA Healthcare Inc	0.66	USD
12/13/2024	HUN	Cash Dividend	Huntsman Corp	0.25	USD
12/13/2024	KBR	Cash Dividend	KBR Inc	0.15	USD
12/13/2024	LEG	Cash Dividend	Leggett & Platt Inc	0.05	USD
12/13/2024	M	Cash Dividend	Macy's Inc	0.17	USD
12/13/2024	MSI	Cash Dividend	Motorola Solutions Inc	1.09	USD
12/13/2024	PSA	Cash Dividend	Public Storage	3.00	USD
12/13/2024	RRC	Cash Dividend	Range Resources Corp	0.08	USD
12/13/2024	RNR	Cash Dividend	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd	0.39	USD
12/13/2024	TMO	Cash Dividend	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc	0.39	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 09.12.2024-13.12.2024
Date	Time GMT+2	Name	Currency	Applied Start Time	Applied End Time
09/12/2024	01:50	Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) (Q3)	JPY	01:35	02:00
10/12/2024	05:30	RBA Interest Rate Decision (Dec)	AUD	05:15	05:40
10/12/2024	09:00	German CPI (MoM) (Nov)	EUR	08:45	09:10
10/12/2024	15:30	Nonfarm Productivity (QoQ) (Q3)	USD	15:15	15:40
11/12/2024	15:30	Consumer Price Index (MoM) (Nov)	USD	15:15	15:40
11/12/2024	16:45	BoC Interest Rate Decision	CAD	16:30	16:55
12/12/2024	02:30	Employment Change s.a. (Nov)	AUD	02:15	02:40
12/12/2024	10:30	SNB Interest Rate Decision	CHF	10:15	10:40
12/12/2024	15:15	ECB Interest Rate Decision (Dec)	EUR	15:00	15:25
12/12/2024	15:30	Producer Price Index (MoM) (Nov)	USD	15:15	15:40
13/12/2024	01:50	Tankan Large Manufacturing Index (Q4)	JPY	01:35	02:00
13/12/2024	09:00	Gross Domestic Product (MoM) (Oct)	GBP	08:45	09:10