Trading on instruments in a decentralized international market with no geographical borders means knowing when instruments are available in your timezone is important.
Most instruments are unavailable to trade during weekends, while cryptocurrencies are available on weekends (except during weekly breaks and server maintenance).
Our trading servers follow the UTC+0 timezone.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) schedule
Exness observes US Daylight Saving Time for most trading instruments. This impacts trading sessions and timeframes as follows:
- Summer DST: March to November
- Winter DST: November to March
For 2025, DST begins on 9 March 2025 and ends on 2 November 2025.
Day and night trading periods
In Exness, we divide each trading day into two periods: day time and night time.
| Summer | Winter | |
|---|---|---|
| Day time | 07:00–20:59 | 08:00–21:59 |
| Night time | 21:00–06:50 | 22:00–07:59 |
Forex
+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 | |
| Weekend Break |
20:59 on Friday to 21:05 on Sunday |
21:59 on Friday to 22:05 on Sunday | |||
|
USDCNH and USDTHB |
Close | Friday | 20:59 | Friday | 21:59 |
| Open | Sunday | 23:05 | Monday | 00:05 | |
| Weekend Break | 20:59 on Friday to 23:05 on Sunday | 21:59 on Friday to 00:05 on Monday | |||
| USDDILS and GBPILS | Close | Friday | 15:00 | Friday | 16:00 |
| Open | Monday | 05:00 | Monday | 06:00 | |
| Daily break |
15:00 - 05:00 From Monday to Friday |
16:00 - 06:00 From Monday to Friday |
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Cryptocurrencies
+Trading for most cryptocurrencies is available 24/7, including weekends, except during server maintenance hours. This excludes some instruments with a close-only mode during trading hours, which allows users to close existing orders, but no new orders can be opened during these periods.
| Summer | Winter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTCUSD, ETHUSD |
24/7 |
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|
BTCJPY, BTCTHB, BTCAUD, BTCCNH, BTCZAR |
Sunday (Close only mode) |
20:35 - 21:05 |
Sunday (Close only mode) |
21:35 - 22:05 |
| BTCXAU, BTCXAG |
Sunday (Close only mode) |
21:35 - 22:05 | Sunday (Close only mode) | 22:35 - 23:05 |
|
Monday - Thursday (Close only mode) |
20:58 - 22:01 |
Monday - Thursday (Close only mode) |
21:58 - 23:01 | |
Commodities
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- Trading is unavailable for commodities on weekends.
- DST begins on March 30, 2025 to October 26, 2025 for Aluminum (XAL), Copper (XCU), Nickel (XNI), Lead (XPB), and Zinc (XZN).
Metals
| Summer | Winter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gold |
Close |
Friday |
20:58 | Friday | 21:58 |
| Open | Sunday | 22:05 | Sunday | 23:05 | |
| Daily break |
20:58 - 22:02 From Monday to Friday |
21:58 - 23:02 From Monday to Friday |
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|
Silver (XAG) |
Close |
Friday |
20:58 | Friday | 21:58 |
| Open | Sunday | 22:05 | Sunday | 23:05 | |
| Daily break |
20:58 - 22:01 From Monday to Friday |
21:58 - 23:01 From Monday to Friday |
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|
Platinum Palladium (XPD) |
Close |
Friday |
20:58 | Friday | 21:58 |
| Open | Sunday | 22:10 | Sunday | 23:05 | |
| Daily break |
20:58 - 22:05 From Monday to Friday |
21:58 - 23:05 From Monday to Friday |
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|
Aluminum (XAL) Copper Lead Zinc |
Close |
Daily |
17:55 | Daily | 18:55 |
| Open | Daily | 00:00 | Daily | 01:00 | |
| Daily break |
17:55 - 00:00 From Monday to Friday |
18:55 - 01:00 From Monday to Friday |
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|
Nickel (XNI) |
Close |
Daily |
17:55 | Daily | 18:55 |
| Open | Daily | 07:00 | Daily | 08:00 | |
| Daily break |
17:55 - 07:00 |
18:55 - 08:00 | |||
| HMR Period | 30 minutes before the daily break | ||||
| Aluminum (XAL) |
Close |
Daily |
17:54 | Daily | 18:54 |
| Open | Daily | 00:00 | Daily | 01:00 | |
| Daily break |
17:54:59 - 00:00 |
17:54:59 - 00:00 | |||
|
Copper (XCU) |
Close |
Daily |
17:54 | Daily | 18:54 |
| Open | Daily | 07:00 | Daily | 08:00 | |
| Daily break |
17:54:59 - 07:00 |
17:54:59 - 08:00 | |||
|
Nickel (XNI) |
Close |
Daily |
17:54 | Daily | 18:54 |
| Open | Daily | 07:00 | Daily | 08:00 | |
| Daily break |
17:54:59 - 07:00 |
17:54:59 - 08:00 | |||
|
Lead (XPB) |
Close |
Daily |
17:54 | Daily | 18:54 |
| Open | Daily | 00:00 | Daily | 01:00 | |
| Daily break |
17:54:59 - 00:00 |
17:54:59 - 01:00 | |||
|
Zinc (XZN) |
Close |
Daily |
17:54 | Daily | 18:54 |
| Open | Daily | 00:00 | Daily | 01:00 | |
| Daily break |
17:54:59 - 00:00 |
18:54:59 - 01:00 | |||
Energies
| Summer | Winter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
USOIL |
Close |
Friday |
20:44 | Friday | 21:44 |
| Open | Sunday | 22:10 | Sunday | 23:10 | |
| Daily break |
20:45 - 22:10 |
21:45 - 23:10 | |||
| UKOIL | Close |
Friday |
20:54 | Friday | 21:54 |
| Open | Monday | 00:10 | Monday | 01:10 | |
| Daily break |
20:55 - 00:10 |
21:55 - 01:10 | |||
| XNGUSD | Close |
Friday |
20:44 | Friday | 21:44 |
| Open | Sunday | 22:10 | Sunday | 23:10 | |
| Daily break |
20:45 - 22:10 |
21:45 - 23:10 | |||
| Open | Sunday | 22:10 | Sunday | 23:10 | |
| Daily break |
20:45 - 22:10 |
21:45 - 23:10 | |||
Stocks
+Trading is unavailable for stocks on weekends.
| Summer | Winter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ABBV, ABT, ADBE, ADP, AMGN, AMT, ATVI, AVGO, BIIB, BMY, CHTR, CMCSA, CME, COST, CSCO, CSX, CVS, EA, Ebay, EDU, EQIX, F, GILD, GOOGL, HD, IBM, INTU, ISRG, JPM, KO, LIN, LLY, LMT, MA, MCD, MDLZ, MMM, MO, MRK, MS, NKE, PFE, PG, PM, REGN, SBUX, T, TME, TMO, TMUS, UNH, UPS, V, VIPS, VRTX, VZ, WFC, WMT, XOM, YUMC, ZTO |
Close |
Friday |
19:45 | Friday | 20:45 |
| Open | Monday | 13:40 | Monday | 14:40 | |
| Daily break |
19:45 - 13:40 |
20:45 - 14:40 | |||
| INTC, BAC, TSLA, BABA, NFLX, C, AMD, PFE, META, JNJ, PYPL, ORCL, NVDA, MSFT, AMZN, AAPL, BA, BEKE, BIDU, BILI, FTNT, JD, LI, NIO, NTES, PDD, TAL,TSM, XPEV, FUTU | Close |
Friday |
19:45 | Friday | 20:45 |
| Open | Monday | 13:40 | Monday | 14:40 | |
| Daily break |
19:45 - 10:00 |
20:45 - 11:00 | |||
| Close only mode* | 10:00 - 13:40 | 11:00 - 14:40 | |||
*During this period, new orders for these stocks cannot be opened or modified.
Indices
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- Trading is unavailable for indices on weekends.
- During quote-only mode clients cannot open, modify, or close positions during this period. Pending positions will not be executed, and positions will not be closed by stop out.
| Summer | Winter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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AUS200
|
Date | 9.03.2025 - 06.04.2025 | 05.10.2025 - 02.11.2025 | ||
| Close |
Friday |
20:00 | Friday | 20:00 | |
| Open | Sunday | 22:05 | Sunday | 22:05 | |
| Daily break | 05:30 - 06:10 / 20:59 - 22:05 | 05:30 - 06:10 / 20:59 - 22:00 | |||
| Close only mode | 20:00-20:59 / 22:05-22:55 | 20:00-20:59 / 22:05-22:55 | |||
| Quote only mode | 22:00-22:05 (2nd Sunday in March to 1st Sunday in November) |
22:00-22:05 (2nd Sunday in March to 1st Sunday in November) |
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| Date | 06.04.2025 - 05.10.2025 | 02.11.2025 - 08.03.2026 |
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| Close |
Friday |
20:00 | Friday | 21:00 | |
| Open | Sunday | 22:05 | Sunday | 23:05 | |
| Daily break |
06:30 - 07:10 / 20:59 - 22:05 |
05:30 - 06:10 / 21:59 - 23:05 | |||
| Close only mode | 20:00 - 20:59 / 22:05 - 22:55 | 21:00 - 21:59 / 23:05 - 23:55 | |||
| Quote only mode | 22:00-22:05 (2nd Sunday in March to 1st Sunday in November) |
23:00-23:05 (1st Sunday in November to 2nd Sunday in March) |
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|
US30, USTEC, US500 |
Close |
Friday |
20:55 | Friday | 21:55 |
| Open | Sunday | 22:05 | Sunday | 23:05 | |
| Daily break |
21:00 - 22:00 |
22:00 - 23:00 | |||
| Close only mode |
Sunday: 22:00 - 22:05 Monday to Friday: 20:59 - 21:00/ 22:00 - 22:01 |
Sunday: 23:00 - 23:05 Monday to Friday: 21:59 - 22:00/ 23:00 - 23:01 |
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| Quote only mode |
- |
- |
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|
FR40
|
Close |
Friday |
20:00 | Friday | 21:00 |
| Open | Sunday | 22:30 | Sunday | 23:30 | |
| Daily break |
21:00 - 22:00 |
22:00 - 23:00 | |||
| Close only mode |
22:05 - 22:30 Sunday Monday to Thursday: 20:00 - 21:00/ 22:05 - 22:30 |
23:05 - 23:30 Sunday Monday to Thursday: 21:00 - 22:00/ 23:05 - 23:30 |
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| Quote only mode | 22:00 - 22:05 | 23:00 - 23:05 | |||
|
DE30 |
Close |
Friday |
20:00 | Friday | 21:00 |
| Open | Sunday | 22:30 | Sunday | 23:30 | |
| Daily break |
21:00 - 22:00 |
22:00 - 23:00 | |||
| Close only mode |
22:05 - 22:30 Sunday Monday to Thursday 20:00 - 21:00 / 22:05 - 22:30 |
23:05 - 23:30 Sunday Monday to Thursday 21:00 - 22:00 / 23:05 - 23:30 |
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| Quote only mode | 22:00 - 22:05 | 23:00 - 23:05 | |||
|
STOXX50 |
Close |
Friday |
20:00 | Friday | 21:00 |
| Open | Sunday | 22:30 | Sunday | 23:30 | |
| Daily break |
21:00 - 22:00 |
22:00 - 23:00 | |||
| Close only mode |
22:05 - 22:30 Sunday Monday to Thursday 20:00 - 21:00 / 22:05 - 22:30 |
23:05 - 23:30 Sunday Monday to Thursday 21:00 - 22:00 / 23:05 - 23:30 |
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| Quote only mode | 22:00 - 22:05 | 23:00 - 23:05 | |||
|
HK50* |
Close |
Friday |
20:00 |
Friday |
21:00 |
| Open | Sunday | 22:59:59 | Sunday | 23:59:59 | |
| Daily break |
00:45 - 01:15 04:30 - 05:00 08:30 - 09:15 21:00 - 22:00 |
00:45 - 01:15 04:30 - 05:00 08:30 - 09:15 22:00 - 23:00 |
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| Close only mode |
22:05 - 22:59:59 Sunday Monday to Thursday 20:00 - 21:00 / 22:05 - 22:59:59 |
23:05 - 23:59:59 Sunday Monday to Thursday 21:00 - 22:00 / 23:05 - 23:59:59 |
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| Quote only mode |
22:00 - 22:05 Sunday to Thursday |
23:00 - 23:05 Sunday to Thursday |
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|
JP225 |
Close |
Friday |
20:00 |
Friday |
21:00 |
| Open | Sunday | 23:00 | Monday | 00:00 | |
| Daily break | 20:59 - 22:00 | 21:59 - 23:00 | |||
| Close only mode |
22:05 - 23:00 |
23:05 - 00:00 | |||
| Quote only mode | 22:00 - 22:05 | 23:00 - 23:05 | |||
|
UK100 |
Close |
Friday |
20:00 |
Friday |
21:00 |
| Open | Sunday | 22:30 | Sunday | 23:30 | |
| Daily break | 21:00 - 22:00 | 22:00 - 23:00 | |||
| Close only mode |
22:05 - 22:30 Sunday Monday to Thursday 20:00 - 21:00 / 22:05 - 22:30 |
23:05 - 23:30 Sunday Monday to Thursday 21:00 - 22:00 / 23:05 - 23:30 |
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| Quote only mode | 22:00 - 22:05 | 23:00 - 23:05 | |||
| Close only mode |
20:00 - 20:59 / 22:05 - 23:00 |
21:00 - 21:59 / 23:05 - 24:00 | |||
| Daily HMR period | 20:59 - 22:05 | 21:59 - 23:05 | |||
| Quote only mode | 22:00 - 22:05 | 23:00 - 23:05 | |||
|
UK100 |
Close |
Friday |
20:00 |
Friday |
21:00 |
| Open | Sunday | 22:05 | Sunday | 23:05 | |
| Daily break | 21:00 - 22:05 | 22:00 - 23:05 | |||
| Close only mode |
20:00 - 21:00 / 22:05 - 22:30 |
21:00 - 22:00 / 23:05 - 23:30 | |||
| Daily HMR period | 19:30 - 07:15 | 20:30 - 08:15 (except Friday 19:00 - 08:15) | |||
| Quote only mode | 22:00 - 22:05 | 23:00 - 23:05 | |||
*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 for any institution that trades these instruments, such as tier 1 banks, smaller banks, ECNs, and other liquidity providers.
- Liquidity drains from the markets during the rollover, causing wider spreads. This can be expected during all rollovers.
- Rolling trades over to the next day incurs an overnight charge equal to the difference in respective interest rates, more commonly known as swap.
- Dividends are applied to orders during a rollover.
- The rollover schedule is Sunday to Thursday at 21:00 UTC+0 in the summer and 22:00 UTC+0 in the winter.
We define rollover as a period of 1-2 hours. Lower liquidity may occur longer than a rollover period, depending on the instrument.
During rollover processing, all trading and financial operations are temporarily paused for a few minutes. This occurs due to system limitations. Please be aware of this scheduled interruption when planning your activities.
Gold (XAUUSD) is not as affected because it's not open for trading during this time. However, around the forex rollover, it might have thinner liquidity than usual.
Daylight saving time (DST)
+In summer and winter, some countries change their timezone to align with Daylight Savings Time (DST). This impacts market opening and closing hours during summer and winter. We observe US Daylight Savings Time (DST) dates for most instruments*.
Swap is credited to or charged from trading accounts at 21:00/22:00 UTC+0 until the position is closed. Read more on when swap is charged during summer and winter .
The table below displays summer and winter periods.
| Starts | Ends | |
| Summer | Second Sunday in March | First Sunday in November |
| Winter | First Sunday in November | Second Sunday in March |
*XALUSD, XCUUSD, XNIUSD XPBUSD and XZNUSD instruments follow UK DST.
Below are the opening and closing hours of the major international trading centers 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 |
MetaTrader server optimization schedule
+To enhance trading server performance and improve our services, we perform regular maintenance. Below is the schedule for these maintenance periods:
- Saturday maintenance: Every Saturday, maintenance takes place between 05:00 to 09:00 UTC+0 (during winter) and 04:00 to 08:00 UTC+0 (during summer).
- Sunday maintenance: Every Sunday, maintenance occurs between 06:00 to 08:00 UTC+0.
During this period, a server restart may result in downtime of up to 25 minutes per server.
- Daily maintenance: Daily maintenance may also occur at night after the rollover, around 23:15 UTC+0, and typically lasts up to 15 minutes per server.
Potential impact during maintenance:
During maintenance periods, the following services may be temporarily interrupted:
- Trading
- Account visibility in the Personal Area
- Internal transfers, deposits, and withdrawals
While most maintenance activities have a minor impact, we recommend planning your trading activities accordingly.
Maintenance periods may be extended or shortened depending on the work required each week. You will receive a notification in your Personal Area (PA) before and during the weekend maintenance window.
Please be advised that, as outlined in the Client Agreement (p. 1.5), Exness will not be held responsible for any potential losses that may occur during scheduled maintenance. We appreciate your understanding and are committed to minimizing any inconvenience.