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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 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 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	Monday 25/08/2025
		GMT+3
		Bank Holiday (UK)
FX	All FX Pairs	Normal Hours
Precious Metals	XAUUSD, XAUEUR,	Normal Hours
	XAGUSD, XAGEUR	Normal Hours
	XPTUSD, XPDUSD	Normal Hours
Spot Energies	NGAS (Spot)	Normal Hours
	USOIL (Spot)	Normal Hours
	UKOIL (Spot)	Normal Hours
Spot Indices	AUS200	Normal Hours
	EU50	Normal Hours
	F40	Normal Hours
	DE40	Normal Hours
	JP225	Normal Hours
	UK100	Pricing off
	US500	Normal Hours
	US100	Normal Hours
	US30	Normal Hours
	RUSS2000	Normal Hours
	ES35	Normal Hours
Shares	US Shares	Normal Hours
	HK Shares	Normal Hours
	EU Shares - Germany	Normal Hours
	EU Shares - France	Normal Hours
	EU Shares - Spain	Normal Hours
Commodity Futures	GOLDXXX25	Normal Hours
	NGASXXX25	Normal Hours
	UKOILXXX25	Normal Hours
	USOILXXX25	Normal Hours
Index Futures	DAX40XXX25	Normal Hours
	US30XXX25	Normal Hours
	US100XXX25	Normal Hours
	US500XXX25	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 18th - 22nd August 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 18.08 - 22.08.2025

Symbol	Monday, 18 August 2025	Tuesday, 19 August 2025	Wednesday, 20 August 2025	Thursday, 21 August 2025	Friday, 22 August 2025
AUS200		2.43	14.64	3.73	0.43
UK100				4.61
US30		10.51		5.1	14.63
US100	0.82	0.35		4.04	2.02
US500	0.49	0.53	0.16	0.82	0.28
RUSS2000	0.26	0.08	0.04	0.13	0.12

Shares - Cash Dividends between 18.08 - 22.08.2025

Ex-Dividend Date	Ticker	XS Symbol	Description	Action	Dividend Currency	Dividend
18/08/2025	MUR	MurphyOil	Murphy Oil Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.325
18/08/2025	CTSH	CognizantTechSolutions	Cognizant Tech Solutions - Class A	Cash Dividend	USD	0.31
18/08/2025	COP	ConocoPhillips	ConocoPhillips	Cash Dividend	USD	0.78
18/08/2025	IEP	IcahnEnterprises	Icahn Enterprises LP	Cash Dividend	USD	0.5
18/08/2025	KLAC	KLA	KLA Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	1.9
18/08/2025	REGN	RegeneronPharmaceuticals	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	Cash Dividend	USD	0.88
18/08/2025	ROK	RockwellAutomation	Rockwell Automation Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	1.31
19/08/2025	OSK	Oshkosh	Oshkosh Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.51
19/08/2025	BLMN	Bloomin'Brands	Bloomin' Brands Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.15
19/08/2025	BG	Bunge	Bunge Ltd	Cash Dividend	USD	0.7
19/08/2025	CVX	Chevron	Chevron	Cash Dividend	USD	1.71
19/08/2025	PSX	Phillips66	Phillips 66	Cash Dividend	USD	1.2
20/08/2025	AGO	AssuredGuaranty	Assured Guaranty Ltd	Cash Dividend	USD	0.34
20/08/2025	L	Loews	Loews Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.0625
20/08/2025	AFL	Aflac	Aflac Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.58
20/08/2025	ALSN	AllisonTransmissionH	Allison Transmission Holdings Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.27
20/08/2025	ADM	ArcherDanielsMidland	Archer-Daniels-Midland Co	Cash Dividend	USD	0.51
20/08/2025	BC	Brunswick	Brunswick Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.43
20/08/2025	EQIX	Equinix	Equinix Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	4.69
20/08/2025	HAS	Hasbro	Hasbro Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.7
20/08/2025	MPC	MarathonPetroleum	Marathon Petroleum Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.91
20/08/2025	MKTX	MarketAxessHoldings	MarketAxess Holdings Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.76
21/08/2025	CNP	CenterpointEnergy	Centerpoint Energy Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.22
21/08/2025	MSFT	Microsoft	Microsoft	Cash Dividend	USD	0.83
21/08/2025	KGC	KinrossGold	Kinross Gold Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.03
21/08/2025	AAL	AmericanAirlines	American Airlines Group Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.07
21/08/2025	AMAT	AppliedMaterials	Applied Materials Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.46
21/08/2025	ENR	EnergizerHoldings	Energizer Holdings Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.3
21/08/2025	GIL	GildanActivewear	Gildan Activewear Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.226
21/08/2025	MAR	Marriott	Marriott International - Class A	Cash Dividend	USD	0.67
22/08/2025	AMGN	Amgen	Amgen Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	2.38
22/08/2025	BBWI	Bath&BodyWorks	Bath & Body Works Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.2
22/08/2025	CMI	Cummins	Cummins Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	2
22/08/2025	MCHP	MicrochipTechnology	Microchip Technology Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.455

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 18.08.2025- 22.08.2025
Date	Day	Time GMT+3	Name	Currency	Applied StartTime	Applied EndTime
8/19/2025	Tuesday	15:30	CPI m/m	CAD	15:15	15:40
8/20/2025	Wednesday	5:00	Official Cash Rate	NZD	4:45	5:10
8/20/2025	Wednesday	6:00	RBNZ Press Conference	NZD	5:45	6:10
8/20/2025	Wednesday	9:00	CPI y/y	GBP	8:45	9:10
8/20/2025	Wednesday	21:00	FOMC Meeting Minutes	USD	20:45	21:10
8/21/2025	Thursday	10:30	German Flash Manufacturing PMI	EUR	10:15	10:40
8/21/2025	Thursday	11:30	Flash Manufacturing PMI	GBP	11:15	11:40
8/21/2025	Thursday	15:30	Unemployment Claims	USD	15:15	15:40
8/21/2025	Thursday	16:45	Flash Manufacturing PMI	USD	16:30	16:55