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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 27th - 31st 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 27.01 - 31.01.2025

    Symbol Mon 27 Jan, 2025 Tue 28 Jan, 2025 Wed 29 Jan, 2025 Thu 30 Jan, 2025 Fri 31 Jan, 2025
    JP225 2.14
    US100 2.67
    US500 0.06 0.1 0.09 0.68

    Shares - Cash Dividends between 27.01 - 31.01.2025

    Date Symbol Action Description Detail Dividend Currency
    27/01/2025 BK Cash Dividends Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.47 USD
    27/01/2025 CAG Cash Dividends Conagra Brands Inc 0.35 USD
    27/01/2025 DHC Cash Dividends Diversified Healthcare Trust 0.01 USD
    27/01/2025 SVC Cash Dividends Service Properties Trust 0.01 USD
    29/01/2025 CLX Cash Dividends Clorox Company 2.44 USD
    29/01/2025 LEN Cash Dividends Lennar Corp - Class A 0.5 USD
    30/01/2025 BMO Cash Dividends Bank of Montreal 3.18 USD
    30/01/2025 MMC Cash Dividends Marsh & McLennan Cos 1.63 USD
    31/01/2025 ALLY Cash Dividends Ally Financial Inc 0.3 USD
    31/01/2025 AOS Cash Dividends A.O. Smith Corp 0.34 USD
    31/01/2025 EPD Cash Dividends Enterprise Products Partners LP 0.54 USD
    31/01/2025 MS Cash Dividends Morgan Stanley 0.93 USD
    31/01/2025 TXN Cash Dividends Texas Instruments Inc 1.36 USD
    31/01/2025 AES Cash Dividends AES Corp 0.18 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 27.01.2025- 31.01.2025
    Date Day Time GMT+2 Name Currency Applied Start Time Applied End Time
    27/01/2025 Monday 03:30 Manufacturing PMI CNY 03:15 03:40
    28/01/2025 Tuesday 17:00 CB Consumer Confidence USD 16:45 17:10
    29/01/2025 Wednesday 02:30 Trimmed Mean CPI q/q AUD 02:15 02:40
    29/01/2025 Wednesday 16:45 BOC Monetary Policy Report CAD 16:30 16:55
    29/01/2025 Wednesday 17:30 BOC Press Conference CAD 17:15 17:40
    29/01/2025 Wednesday 21:00 Federal Funds Rate USD 20:45 21:10
    29/01/2025 Wednesday 21:30 FOMC Press Conference USD 21:15 21:40
    30/01/2025 Thursday 15:15 [ECB] Monetary Policy Statement EUR 15:00 15:25
    30/01/2025 Thursday 15:30 Unemployment Claims USD 15:15 15:40
    30/01/2025 Thursday 15:45 ECB Press Conference EUR 15:30 15:55
    31/01/2025 Friday 09:29 German Prelim CPI m/m EUR 09:14 09:39
    31/01/2025 Friday 15:30 Employment Cost Index q/q USD 15:15 15:40

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