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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)

shares

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

April Holiday Schedule
Category Instrument Friday, April 4th Thursday, April 17 Friday, April 18 Monday, April 21 Tuesday, April 22 Friday, April 25
GMT +3
Ching Ming Festival Day Before Good Friday Good Friday Easter Easter ANZAC Day
FX All FX Pairs Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
Precious Metals XAUUSD, XAUEUR, XAGUSD, XAGEUR Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
XPTUSD, XPDUSD Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
Spot Energies NGAS (Spot) Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
USOIL (Spot) Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
UKOIL (Spot) Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
Spot Indices AUS200 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal Hours Pricing Off
EU50 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours
F40 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours
DE40 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours
JP225 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
UK100 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours
US500 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
US100 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
US30 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
RUSS2000 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
ES35 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
Shares US Shares Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
HK Shares Pricing Off Normal Hours Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours
EU Shares - Germany Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours
EU Shares - France Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours
EU Shares - Spain Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours
Commodity Futures GOLDXXX25 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
NGASXXX25 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
UKOILXXX25 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
USOILXXX25 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
Index Futures DAX40XXX25 Normal Hours Early close 23:00 Pricing Off Pricing Off Late Open 03:15 Normal Hours
US30XXX25 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
US100XXX25 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours
US500XXX25 Normal Hours Normal Hours Pricing Off 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 14th - 18th April 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 14.04 - 18.04.2025

Symbol Mon 14 Apr, 2025 Tue 15 Apr, 2025 Wed 16 Apr, 2025 Thu 17 Apr, 2025 Fri 18 Apr, 2025
AUS200 0.52
UK100 7.92
US500 0.01 0.51 0.14 0.08
RUSS2000 0.03 0.09 0.03 0.1

Shares - Cash Dividends between 14.04 - 18.04.2025

Ex-Dividend Date Ticker Symbol Action Description Dividend Dividend Currency
14/04/2025 HRL HormelFoods Cash Dividend Hormel Foods Corp 0.29 USD
14/04/2025 GGG Graco Cash Dividend Graco Inc 0.28 USD
15/04/2025 AFG AmericanFinancial Cash Dividend American Financial Group Inc 0.8 USD
15/04/2025 ABT AbbottLaboratories Cash Dividend Abbott Laboratories 0.59 USD
15/04/2025 ABBV AbbVie Cash Dividend AbbVie Inc 1.64 USD
15/04/2025 FCX FreeportMcMoRanIncFCX Cash Dividend Freeport-McMoRan Inc / FCX 0.08 USD
15/04/2025 UBS UBS Cash Dividend UBS Group AG (ADRs) 0.45 USD
16/04/2025 GES Guess Cash Dividend Guess? Inc 0.3 USD
16/04/2025 EOG EOGResources Cash Dividend EOG Resources Inc 0.98 USD
17/04/2025 FTV Fortive Cash Dividend Fortive Corp 6.4 USD
17/04/2025 CL ColgatePalmolive Cash Dividend Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.52 USD
17/04/2025 PNR PentairPLC Cash Dividend Pentair PLC 0.25 USD
17/04/2025 AYI AcuityBrands Cash Dividend Acuity Brands Inc 0.17 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 14.04.2025- 18.04.2025
Date Day Time GMT+3 Name Currency Applied Start Time Applied End Time
15/04/2025 Tuesday 09:00 Claimant Count Change GBP 08:45 09:10
15/04/2025 Tuesday 15:30 CPI m/m CAD 15:15 15:40
16/04/2025 Wednesday 09:00 CPI y/y GBP 08:45 09:10
16/04/2025 Wednesday 15:30 Retail Sales m/m USD 15:15 15:40
16/04/2025 Wednesday 16:45 Overnight Rate CAD 16:30 16:55
17/04/2025 Thursday 01:45 CPI q/q NZD 01:30 01:55
17/04/2025 Thursday 04:30 Unemployment Rate AUD 04:15 04:40
17/04/2025 Thursday 15:15 Main Refinancing Rate EUR 15:00 15:25
17/04/2025 Thursday 15:30 Unemployment Claims USD 15:15 15:40

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