Trading hours are affected by a number of holidays throughout the year, including Christmas and US Independence Day. On some holidays, when the markets are closed, there is no trading whatsoever. On others, market hours may be subject to change.
How are clients notified?
Clients are notified by emails sent out before the respective holidays, containing information about the affected trading hours by instrument.
List of holidays
Here is the list of holidays for 2022:
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year | 1 January, 2022 |
| (US) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 13 January, 2022 |
| (US) Presidents’ Day | 21 February, 2022 |
| Good Friday | 15 April, 2022 |
| Easter Monday | 18 April, 2022 |
| UK bank holiday | 2 May, 2022 |
| (US) Memorial Day | 30 May, 2022 |
| Queen’s Birthday (Australia) | 14 June 2022 |
| (US) Independence Day | 4 July, 2022 |
| (US) Labor Day | 5 September, 2022 |
| (US) Thanksgiving | 24 November, 2022 |
| Christmas Eve | 24 December, 2022 |
| New Year’s Eve | 31 December, 2022 |
Upcoming trading timing changes
17th January 2022 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
All times shown in +0 GMT
| Instrument(s) affected | Timings | |||
| Day | Hour | |||
| XAU, XAG | Close | 17.01.2022 | 19:15 | |
| Reopen | 17.01.2022 | 23:01 | ||
| XPD, XPT | Close | 17.01.2022 | 19:15 | |
| Reopen | 17.01.2022 | 23:05 | ||
| USOIL | Close | 17.01.2022 | 19:15 | |
| Reopen | 17.01.2022 | 23:10 | ||
| US Stocks | Close | 14.01.2022 | 20:45 | |
| Reopen | 18.01.2022 | 14:40 | ||
| JP225 | Close | 17.01.2022 | 18:00 | |
| Reopen | 18.01.2022 | 00:00 | ||
| USTEC, US30, US500 | Close | 17.01.2022 | 18:00 | |
| Reopen | 17.01.2022 | 23:30 | ||
| AUS200 | Close | 25.01.2022 | 21:00 | |
| Reopen | 26.01.2022 | 06:10 | ||