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What are the trading hours for all instruments?

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Bella Kristiani
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The forex market is a decentralized international market with no geographical borders and functions five days a week. As one major international trading center closes, another opens, meaning you can trade forex 24/5*. At Exness, we use GMT+0 as our server time.

*Trading on most instruments is unavailable during weekends, while trading on cryptocurrencies is available throughout the week, even during weekends, except during weekly breaks and server maintenance hours.

Do note that Exness observes US Daylight Savings Time (DST). Therefore:

  • Summer: March to November
  • Winter: November to March

Open any tab for the market trading hours for these instruments:

  • Forex
  • Cryptocurrencies
  • Commodities
  • Stocks
  • Indices
  • Rollover period
  • Daylight savings time (DST)
  • Holidays
  • Trading time changes

Forex

Note: Trading is unavailable for forex instruments on weekends.
    Summer Winter
Forex Close Friday 20:59 Friday 21:59
Open Sunday 21:05 Sunday 22:05
USDCNH and USDTHB Close Monday - Friday 20:59 Monday - Friday 21:59
Open Monday - Friday 23:05 Monday - Friday 00:05
Daily Break 20:59 - 23:05 21:59 - 00:05
USDILS and GBPILS Close Monday - Friday 15:00 Monday - Friday 16:00
Open Monday - Friday 05:00 Monday - Friday 06:00
Daily Break 15:00 - 05:00 16:00 - 06:00

Cryptocurrencies

Note: Trading for most cryptocurrencies is available 24/7, including weekends, except during server maintenance hours. This excludes some instruments which have a weekly break in trading hours as mentioned in the table below.
  Summer Winter
Cryptocurrencies*

Open 24/7

(except during server maintenance hours)

BTCJPY,

BTCTHB,

BTCAUD,

BTCCNH,

BTCZAR

 Weekly break

Sunday

20:30 - 21:10

Sunday

21:30 - 22:10

BTCXAU,

BTCXAG

 Weekly break

Sunday

21:35 - 22:05

Sunday

22:35 - 23:05
BTCKRW Weekly break

Friday

21:00 to

Sunday

23:30

Friday

22:00 to

Monday

00:30

Important: The mentioned cryptocurrency instruments below are only available in close-only mode:

  • 1INCHUSD
  • AAVEUSD
  • BATUSD
  • BCHUSD
  • CAKEUSD
  • COMPUSD
  • DOGEUSD
  • DOTUSD
  • ENJUSD
  • HBARUSD
  • IOSTUSD
  • LINKUSD
  • SNXUSD
  • THETAUSD
  • UNIUSD
  • XTZUSD

Commodities

Note: Trading is unavailable for commodities on weekends.

Metals

    Summer Winter

Gold (XAU)

 Close Friday 20:59 Friday 21:59
Open Sunday 22:05 Sunday 23:05
Daily Break 20:59 - 22:01 21:59 - 23:01
HMR period 30 minutes before daily break

Silver (XAG)

 Close Friday 20:59 Friday 21:59
Open Sunday 22:05 Sunday 23:05
Daily Break 20:59 - 22:01 21:59 - 23:01
HMR period 30 minutes before daily break
Platinum (XPT) Close Friday 20:59 Friday 21:59
Open Sunday 22:10 Sunday 23:10
Daily Break 20:59 - 22:05 21:59 - 23:05

Palladium (XPD)

 Close Friday 20:59 Friday 21:59
Open Sunday 22:10 Sunday 23:10
Daily Break 20:59 - 22:05 21:59 - 23:05

Aluminum (XAL)

 Close Friday 00:00 Friday 01:00
Open Sunday 17:54 Sunday 18:54

Copper (XCU)

 Close Friday 00:00 Friday 01:00
Open Sunday 17:54 Sunday 18:54

Nickel (XNI)

 Close Friday 00:00 Friday 01:00
Open Sunday 17:54 Sunday 18:54

Lead (XPB)

 Close Friday 00:00 Friday 01:00
Open Sunday 17:54 Sunday 18:54

Note:

  • XAU orders additionally follow the standard rules of higher margin requirements that happen in the 3 hours before market close, and 1 hour after the market opens; XAU orders during these periods are restricted to a maximum leverage of 1:200.
  • XAU orders placed 30 minutes before the daily break are subject to increased margin requirements, with leverage restrictions to a maximum of 1:1000.

Energies

    Summer Winter
US Oil Close Friday 20:45 Friday 21:45
Open  Sunday 22:10 Sunday 23:10
Daily Break 20:45 - 22:10 21:45 - 23:10
Weekly HMR period

Friday 16:45 to

Sunday 22:59

Friday 16:45 to

Sunday 22:59
UK Oil Close Friday 20:55 Friday 21:55
Open  Monday 00:10 Monday 01:10
Daily Break 20:55 - 00:10 21:55 - 01:10
Weekly HMR period

Friday 08:00 to

Monday 00:30

Friday 08:00 to

Monday 00:30
XNGUSD Close Friday 20:45 Friday 21:45
Open  Sunday 22:10 Sunday 23:10
Daily Break 20:45 - 22:10 21:45 - 23:10

Stocks

Note: Trading is unavailable for stocks on weekends.
    Summer Winter

Most Stocks 		Close Monday - Friday 19:45 Monday - Friday 20:45
Open Monday - Friday 13:40 Monday - Friday 14:40
Daily Break 19:45 - 13:40 20:45 - 14:40
INTC, BAC, TSLA, BABA, NFLX, C, AMD, PFE, FB, PYPL, ORCL, NVDA, MSFT, AMZN, AAPL, BA, BEKE. BIDU, BILI, FTNT, JD, LI, NIO, NTES, PDD, TAL, TSM, XPEV, AMC, BB, BBBY, BYND, FUTU, TIGR Close Monday - Friday 19:45 Monday - Friday 20:45
Open Monday - Friday 10:00* Monday - Friday 11:00*
Daily Break 19:45 - 10:00 20:45 - 11:00
*10:00 to 13:40 GMT+0 in Summer and 11:00 to 14:40 GMT+0 in Winter is only for closing open positions. No new positions for these stocks can be opened and modified during this time. Regular trading will resume from 13:40 GMT+0 in Summer and 14:40 GMT+0 in Winter.

Indices

Note: Trading is unavailable for indices on weekends.
    Summer Winter
AUS200 Close Friday 20:00 Friday 21:00
Open Sunday 21:55 Sunday 23:50
Daily Break 06:30 - 07:10 05:30 - 06:10
20:59 - 21:55 21:00 - 23:50
Close-only mode 20:00 - 20:59  
21:55 - 22:55  
Daily HMR period 18:00 - 23:05 19:45 - 01:30
06:00 - 07:25 07:15 - 08:15
US30, USTEC, US500 Close Friday 20:00 Friday 21:00
Open Sunday 22:05 Sunday 23:30
Daily Break 20:59 - 22:05 21:00 - 23:30
Close-only mode 20:00 - 20:59  
22:05 - 22:30  
Daily HMR period 17:00 - 22:45 18:00 - 23:45
FR40 Close Friday 20:00 Friday 21:00
Open Sunday 22:05 Sunday 23:30
Daily Break 20:59 - 22:05 21:00 - 23:30
Close-only mode 20:00 - 20:59  
22:05 - 22:30  
Daily HMR period 19:30 - 07:15 20:30 - 08:15
DE30 Close Friday 20:00 Friday 21:00
Open Sunday 22:05 Sunday 23:30
Daily Break 20:59 - 22:05 21:00 - 23:30
Close-only mode 20:00 - 20:59  
22:05 - 22:30  
Daily HMR period 19:30 - 07:15 20:30 - 08:15
HK50* Close Friday 20:00 Friday 21:00
Open Sunday 22:05 Sunday 00:00
Daily Break 00:45 - 01:15 00:45 - 01:15
04:30 - 05:00 04:30 - 05:00
08:30 - 09:15 21:00 - 00:00
20:59 - 22:05  
Close-only mode 20:00 - 20:59  
22:05 - 23:00  
Daily HMR period 00:15 - 01:30 19:45 - 03:30
18:00 - 23:15 05:45 - 06:15
STOXX50 Close Friday 20:00 Friday 21:00
Open Sunday 22:05 Sunday 23:30
Daily Break 20:59 - 22:05 21:00 - 23:30
Close-only mode 20:00 - 20:59  
22:05 - 22:30  
Daily HMR period 19:30 - 00:20 20:30 - 01:20
JP225 Close Friday 20:00 Friday 21:00
Open Sunday 22:05 Sunday 00:00
Daily Break 20:59 - 22:05 21:00 - 00:00
Close-only mode 20:00 - 20:59  
22:05 - 23:00  
Daily HMR period 19:30 - 23:45 20:30 - 00:45
05:45 - 06:30 06:45 - 07:30
UK100 Close Friday 20:00 Friday 21:00
Open Sunday 22:05 Sunday 23:30
Daily Break 20:59 - 22:05 21:00 - 23:30
Close-only mode 20:00 - 20:59  
22:05 - 22:30  
Daily HMR period 19:30 - 07:15 20:30 - 08:15
*Most of the daily breaks for HK50 will not be shown on MT4 due to platform limitations. Please refer to the website for the updated trading hours.

Rollover period

This is when open spot trades are rolled over from one day to the next, without settling them. This results in downtime from any institution that trades these instruments; tier 1 banks, smaller banks, ECNs, other liquidity providers, etc.

  1. During the rollover, liquidity is drained from the markets, causing wider spreads. This can be expected during all rollovers.
  2. Rolling trades over to the next day incurs an overnight charge equal to the difference in respective interest rates, which is more commonly known as swap.
  3. Rollover happens every week, from Sunday to Thursday at 21:00 GMT+0 in the summer and at 22:00 GMT+0 in the winter.

At Exness, we usually define rollover as a period of 1 - 2 hours. Nevertheless, depending on the instrument in question, lower liquidity can continue for hours.

Note: Gold (XAUUSD) is not as affected by this because it's not open for trading during this time. It might have thinner liquidity than usual around the forex rollover.

Daylight saving time (DST)

In the summer and winter times, many countries shift to Daylight Savings Time (DST), meaning market opening and closing hours change in the summer and winter months.

Note: Swap is credited to or charged from trading accounts at 21:00/22:00 GMT+0 until the position is closed. Read more on when is swap charged during summer and winter.

At Exness, we observe the dates of US Daylight Savings Time (DST). The table below displays the periods considered summer and winter.

  Starts Ends
Summer Second Sunday in March First Sunday in November
Winter First Sunday in November Second Sunday in March

The table below lists the opening and closing hours of the major international trading sessions for both summer and winter.

Region City Summer Winter
    Open - Close Open - Close
Asia Tokyo 00:00 - 08:00 00:00 - 08:00
Hong Kong/Singapore 01:00 - 09:00 01:00 - 09:00
Europe Frankfurt 06:00 - 18:00 07:00 - 19:00
London 08:00 - 16:30 08:00 - 16:30
America New York 13:30 - 20:00 14:30 - 21:00
Chicago 13:30 - 20:00 14:30 - 21:00
Pacific Wellington 22:00 - 05:00 21:00 - 04:00
Sydney 00:00 - 06:00 23:00 - 05:00

Holidays

Trading hours may affect several holidays throughout the year. On some holidays, there is no trading whatsoever, while on others, market hours may be subject to change.

Note: Before the respective holidays, clients will be notified by email which includes information about the affected trading hours by instrument.

Here’s a list of all the holidays for 2023:

Holiday Date
New Year’s Day 02/01/2023
Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. 16/01/2023
The second day of Lunar New Year (HK) 23/01/2023
The third day of Lunar New Year (HK) 24/01/2023
The fourth day of Lunar New Year (HK) 25/01/2023
Australia Day 26/01/2023
Washington’s Birthday 20/02/2023
Ching Ming Festival 05/04/2023
Good Friday 07/04/2023
The day after Good Friday 08/04/2023
Easter Sunday 09/04/2023
Easter Monday 10/04/2023
Anzac Day 25/04/2023
Labour Day (HK) 01/05/2023
Coronation day of King Charles III 08/05/2023
The birthday of the Buddha 26/05/2023
May bank holiday 29/05/2023
Memorial Day (US) 29/05/2023
King’s Birthday 12/06/2023
Juneteenth National Independence Day 19/06/2023
Tuen Ng Festival 22/06/2023
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 01/07/2023
Independence Day (US) 04/07/2023
Bank holiday (Aus) 07/08/2023
Summer bank holiday (UK) 28/08/2023
Labor Day (US) 04/09/2023
National Day of Mourning (US) 22/09/2023
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival 30/09/2023
The following National Day (HK) 02/10/2023
Labour Day (Aus) 02/10/2023
Columbus Day 09/10/2023
Chung Yeung Festival 23/10/2023
Veteran’s Day (US) 10/11/2023
Thanksgiving Day 23/11/2023
Christmas Day 25/12/2023

Trading time changes

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