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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. 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)

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

    Upcoming holidays

    January 2025 - February 2025 Holiday Schedule
    Category Category Thu 9 January Mon 20 January Mon 27 January Tue 28 January Wed 29 January Thu 30 January Fri 31 January
    GMT +2
    NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING FOR JIMMY CARTER Martin Luther King Day Australia Day Lunar New Year Lunar New Year Lunar New Year Lunar New Year
    FX All FX Pairs Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    Precious Metals XAUUSD, XAUEUR, XAGUSD, XAGEUR, Normal hours Early close 21:30 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    XPTUSD, XPDUSD Normal hours Early close 21:30 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    Spot Energies NGAS (Spot) Normal hours Early close 21:15 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    USOIL (Spot) Normal hours Early close 21:30 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    UKOIL (Spot) Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    Spot Indices AUS200 Normal hours Normal hours Late Open 08:10 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    EU50 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    F40 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    DE40 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    JP225 Normal hours Early close 20:00 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    UK100 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    US500 Early close 16:30 Early close 20:00 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    US100 Early close 16:30 Early close 20:00 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    US30 Early close 16:30 Early close 20:00 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    RUSS2000 Early close 16:30 Early close 20:00 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    ES35 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    Shares US Shares Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    HK Shares Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Early close 06:00 Pricing Off Pricing Off Pricing Off
    EU Shares - Germany Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    EU Shares - France Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    EU Shares - Spain Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    Commodity Futures GOLDXXX25 Normal hours Early close 21:30 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    NGASXXX25 Normal hours Early close 21:30 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    UKOILXXX25 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    USOILXXX25 Normal hours Early close 21:30 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    Index Futures DAX40XXX25 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    US30XXX25 Early close 16:30 Early close 20:00 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    US100XXX25 Early close 16:30 Early close 20:00 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
    US500XXX25 Early close 16:30 Early close 20:00 Normal hours Normal hours 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 below tables are in server time (GMT+2).

    Corporate Actions Scheduled for 13th - 17th January 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 13.01 - 17.01.2025

    Symbol Mon 13 Jan, 2025 Tue 14 Jan, 2025 Wed 15 Jan, 2025 Thu 16 Jan, 2025 Fri 17 Jan, 2025
    US100 0.02
    US500 0.1 0.01 0.58 0.1 0.11
    EU50 0.2
    ES35 1.18 4.4
    US2000 0.06 0.08 0.15 0.04 0.09
    F40 0.65
    UK100 2.4

    Shares - Cash Dividends between 13.01 - 17.01.2025

    Date Symbol Action Description Detail Dividend Currency
    13/01/2025 HRL Cash Dividends Hormel Foods Corp 0.29 USD
    14/01/2025 AFG Cash Dividends American Financial Group Inc 0.8 USD
    14/01/2025 DGX Cash Dividends Quest Diagnostics Inc 0.75 USD
    15/01/2025 MSM Cash Dividends MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc - Class A 0.85 USD
    15/01/2025 ABT Cash Dividends Abbott Laboratories 0.59 USD
    15/01/2025 ABBV Cash Dividends AbbVie Inc 1.64 USD
    15/01/2025 FCX Cash Dividends Freeport-McMoRan Inc / FCX 0.08 USD
    16/01/2025 ACN Cash Dividends Accenture Plc 1.48 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 13.01.2025 - 17.01.2025
    Date Day Time GMT+2 Name Currency Applied Start Time Applied End Time
    14/01/2025 Tuesday 15:30 PPI (MoM) (Dec) USD 15:15 15:40
    15/01/2025 Wednesday 09:00 CPI (YoY) (Dec) GBP 08:45 09:10
    15/01/2025 Wednesday 15:30 CPI (MoM) (Dec) USD 15:15 15:40
    16/01/2025 Thursday 02:30 Unemployment Rate s.a. (Dec)  AUD 02:15 02:40
    16/01/2025 Thursday 09:00 GDP (MoM) (Nov) GBP 08:45 09:10
    16/01/2025 Thursday 15:30 Retail Sales (MoM) (Dec)  USD 15:15 15:40
    17/01/2025 Friday 09:00 Retail Sales (MoM) (Dec)  GBP 08:45 09:10

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