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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	Thursday 27/11/2025	Friday 28/11/2025
		GMT+2	GMT+2
		Thanksgiving Day	Thanksgiving Day
Metals	XAUUSD, XAUEUR,	Early close 21:30	Early close 21:45
	XAGUSD, XAGEUR	Early close 21:30	Early close 21:45
	XPTUSD, XPDUSD	Early close 21:30	Early close 21:45
Energies	NGAS (Spot)	Early close 20:15	Early close 20:30
	USOIL (Spot)	Early close 21:30	Early close 21:45
	UKOIL (Spot)	Early close 20:30	Early close 22:00
Indices	JP225	Early close 20:00	Early close 20:15
	US500	Early close 20:00	Early close 20:15
	US100	Early close 20:00	Early close 20:15
	US30	Early close 20:00	Early close 20:15
	US2000	Early close 20:00	Early close 20:15
Shares	US Shares	Pricing Off	Early close 20:00
Commodity Futures	GOLDXXX25	Early close 21:30	Early close 21:45
	NGASFXXX26	Early close 21:30	Early close 21:45
	UKOILFXXX26	Early close 20:30	Early close 22:00
	USOILFXXX26	Early close 21:30	Early close 21:45
	US30XXX25	Early close 20:00	Early close 20:15
	US100XXX25	Early close 20:00	Early close 20:15
	US500XXX25	Early close 20:00	Early close 20:15

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 17th - 21st 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 17.11 - 21.11.2025

Symbol	Monday, 17 November 2025	Tuesday, 18 November 2025	Wednesday, 19 November 2025	Thursday, 20 November 2025	Friday, 21 November 2025
AUS200	3.27				0.5
HK50	0.56
UK100				5.22
EU50		0.21
ES35		0.65
US30		10.52		5.6	14.65
US100	0.49	0.55	0.17	4.48	1.69
US500	0.65	0.48	0.21	0.93	0.51

Shares - Cash Dividends between 17.11 - 21.11.2025

Ex-Dividend Date	Ticker	XS Symbol	Description	Action	Dividend Currency	Dividend
17/11/2025	KKR	KKR&Co	KKR & Co Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.185
17/11/2025	NMRK	NewmarkGroup	Newmark Group Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.03
17/11/2025	APAM	ArtisanPartnersAssetManagementI	Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.425
17/11/2025	HSY	Hershey	Hershey Co	Cash Dividend	USD	1.37
17/11/2025	MUR	MurphyOil	Murphy Oil Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.325
17/11/2025	OSK	Oshkosh	Oshkosh Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.51
17/11/2025	GLNG	GolarLNG	Golar LNG Ltd	Cash Dividend	USD	0.25
17/11/2025	LHX	LHarrisTechnologies	L3Harris Technologies Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	1.2
17/11/2025	BG	Bunge	Bunge Ltd	Cash Dividend	USD	0.7
17/11/2025	COF	CapitalOneFinancial	Capital One Financial Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.8
17/11/2025	COP	ConocoPhillips	ConocoPhillips	Cash Dividend	USD	0.84
17/11/2025	IEP	IcahnEnterprises	Icahn Enterprises LP	Cash Dividend	USD	0.5
17/11/2025	KLAC	KLA	KLA Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	1.9
17/11/2025	PSX	Phillips66	Phillips 66	Cash Dividend	USD	1.2
17/11/2025	ROK	RockwellAutomation	Rockwell Automation Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	1.38
18/11/2025	BRSL	InternationalGameTechnology	International Game Technology PLC	Cash Dividend	USD	0.22
18/11/2025	CVX	Chevron	Chevron	Cash Dividend	USD	1.71
18/11/2025	CTSH	CognizantTechSolutions	Cognizant Tech Solutions - Class A	Cash Dividend	USD	0.31
18/11/2025	EDU	NewOrientalEducation	New Oriental Education (ADRs)	Cash Dividend	USD	0.58
19/11/2025	ED	ConsolidatedEdison	Consolidated Edison Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.85
19/11/2025	AGO	AssuredGuaranty	Assured Guaranty Ltd	Cash Dividend	USD	0.34
19/11/2025	EXPE	ExpediaGroup	Expedia Group Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.4
19/11/2025	AFL	Aflac	Aflac Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.58
19/11/2025	ADM	ArcherDanielsMidland	Archer-Daniels-Midland Co	Cash Dividend	USD	0.51
19/11/2025	EQIX	Equinix	Equinix Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	4.69
19/11/2025	GIL	GildanActivewear	Gildan Activewear Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.226
19/11/2025	HAS	Hasbro	Hasbro Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.7
19/11/2025	MPC	MarathonPetroleum	Marathon Petroleum Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	1
19/11/2025	MKTX	MarketAxessHoldings	MarketAxess Holdings Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.76
19/11/2025	PYPL	PayPalHoldingsInc	PayPal Holdings Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.14
20/11/2025	CNP	CenterpointEnergy	Centerpoint Energy Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.22
20/11/2025	LKQ	LKQ	LKQ Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.3
20/11/2025	MSFT	Microsoft	Microsoft	Cash Dividend	USD	0.91
20/11/2025	AMAT	AppliedMaterials	Applied Materials Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.46
20/11/2025	MAR	Marriott	Marriott International - Class A	Cash Dividend	USD	0.67
20/11/2025	REGN	RegeneronPharmaceuticals	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	Cash Dividend	USD	0.88
21/11/2025	AMGN	Amgen	Amgen Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	2.38
21/11/2025	MCO	Moody's	Moody's Corp	Cash Dividend	USD	0.94
21/11/2025	NEE	NexteraEnergy	Nextera Energy Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.5665
21/11/2025	BBWI	Bath&BodyWorks	Bath & Body Works Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.2
21/11/2025	ALSN	AllisonTransmissionH	Allison Transmission Holdings Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	0.27
21/11/2025	CMI	Cummins	Cummins Inc	Cash Dividend	USD	2
21/11/2025	HLT	HiltonWorldwide	Hilton Worldwide	Cash Dividend	USD	0.15
21/11/2025	RS	RelianceSteel&AluminumCo	Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co	Cash Dividend	USD	1.2
21/11/2025	RTX	RaytheonTechnologies	Raytheon Technologies	Cash Dividend	USD	0.68

HMR Periods

HMR Period Between 24.11.2025 - 28.11.2025
Date	Day	Time GMT+2	Name	Currency	Applied StartTime	Applied EndTime
25/11/2025	Tuesday	15:30	PPI m/m	USD	15:15	15:40
26/11/2025	Wednesday	02:30	CPI y/y	AUD	02:15	02:40
26/11/2025	Wednesday	03:00	Official Cash Rate	NZD	02:45	03:10
26/11/2025	Wednesday	04:00	RBNZ Press Conference	NZD	03:45	04:10
26/11/2025	Wednesday	15:30	Unemployment Claims	USD	15:15	15:40
26/11/2025	Wednesday	17:00	Core PCE Price Index m/m	USD	16:45	17:10
28/11/2025	Friday	15:30	GDP m/m	CAD	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.