Logo
Help Center

Trading hours

Plan your trades with confidence by exploring our detailed trading hours schedules.

Start trading
COPY TRADING SOLUTIONS
Home     Public     Index.php     En     Accounts     Trading hours     HMR

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.

All timings in the tables are in server time. Our server operates on GMT+2 during standard time and switches to GMT+3 during U.S. Daylight Saving Time.

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 tables are in server time. Our server operates on GMT+2 during standard time and switches to GMT+3 during U.S. Daylight Saving Time.

Upcoming holidays

Category Instrument Thursday 01/05/2025 Monday 5/5/2025 Monday 26/05/2025 Tuesday 27/05/2025
GMT +3
Labour Day UK Bank Holiday & Buddha’s Birthday US Memorial Day US Memorial Day
FX All FX Pairs Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
Precious Metals XAUUSD, XAUEUR, Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 21:30 Normal hours
XAGUSD, XAGEUR Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 21:30 Normal hours
XPTUSD, XPDUSD Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 21:30 Normal hours
Spot Energies NGAS (Spot) Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 21:15 Normal hours
USOIL (Spot) Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 21:30 Normal hours
UKOIL (Spot) Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 20:30 Normal hours
Spot Indices AUS200 Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
EU50 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
F40 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
DE40 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
JP225 Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 20:00 Normal hours
UK100 Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours
US500 Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 20:00 Normal hours
US100 Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 20:00 Normal hours
US30 Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 20:00 Normal hours
RUSS2000 Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 20:00 Normal hours
ES35 Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
Shares US Shares Normal hours Normal hours Pricing Off Normal hours
HK Shares Pricing Off Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours
EU Shares - Germany Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
EU Shares - France Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
EU Shares - Spain Pricing Off Normal hours Normal hours Normal hours
Commodity Futures GOLDXXX25 Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 21:30 Normal hours
NGASXXX25 Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 21:30 Normal hours
UKOILXXX25 Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 20:30 Normal hours
USOILXXX25 Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 21:30 Normal hours
Index Futures DAX40XXX25 Pricing Off Normal hours Early Close 23:00 Late Open 02:15
US30XXX25 Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 20:00 Normal hours
US100XXX25 Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 20:00 Normal hours
US500XXX25 Normal hours Normal hours Early Close 20:00 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 tables are in server time. Our server operates on GMT+2 during standard time and switches to GMT+3 during U.S. Daylight Saving Time.

Corporate Actions Scheduled for 12th - 16th May 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 12.05 - 16.05.2025

Symbol Mon, May 12, 2025 Tue, May 13, 2025 Wed, May 14, 2025 Thu, May 15, 2025 Fri, May 16, 2025
AUS200 8.69 8.23
F40 24.07 9.93 0.46
EU50 6.61 3.23 3.44 2.92 0.52
UK100 21.08 0.56
ES35 0.81
US30 1.6 3.63 5.1 26.43
US100 3.18 0.23 3.95 4.33
US500 0.67 0.15 0.27 1.47 0.93
RUSS2000 0.17 0.07 0.14 0.39 0.4 

Shares - Cash Dividends between 12.05 - 16.05.2025

Ex-Dividend Date Ticker Symbol Action Description Dividend Dividend Currency
12/05/2025 AMG AffiliatedManagersG Cash Dividend Affiliated Managers Group Inc 0.2 USD
12/05/2025 AAPL Apple Cash Dividend Apple 0.26 USD
12/05/2025 BRO Brown&Brown Cash Dividend Brown & Brown Inc 0.15 USD
12/05/2025 EXC Exelon Cash Dividend Exelon Corp 0.4 USD
12/05/2025 F FordMotor Cash Dividend Ford Motor 0.15 USD
12/05/2025 KKR KKR&Co Cash Dividend KKR & Co Inc 0.185 USD
13/05/2025 AWK AmericanWaterWorks Cash Dividend American Water Works Co Inc 0.8275 USD
13/05/2025 DAL DeltaAirLines Cash Dividend Delta Air Lines Inc 0.15 USD
13/05/2025 DLB DolbyLaboratories Cash Dividend Dolby Laboratories Inc - Class A 0.33 USD
13/05/2025 EVTC Evertec Cash Dividend Evertec Inc 0.05 USD
13/05/2025 KMT Kennametal Cash Dividend Kennametal Inc 0.2 USD
13/05/2025 V Visa Cash Dividend Visa 0.59 USD
14/05/2025 AER AerCap Cash Dividend AerCap Holdings NV 0.27 USD
14/05/2025 ED ConsolidatedEdison Cash Dividend Consolidated Edison Inc 0.85 USD
14/05/2025 NMRK NewmarkGroup Cash Dividend Newmark Group Inc 0.03 USD
14/05/2025 CAKE CheesecakeFactory Cash Dividend Cheesecake Factory Inc 0.27 USD
15/05/2025 AGCO AGCO Cash Dividend AGCO Corp 0.29 USD
15/05/2025 APAM ArtisanPartnersAssetManagementI Cash Dividend Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc 0.425 USD
15/05/2025 BMWG BMWBayMotWerke Cash Dividend (BMW) Bay Mot Werke 4.3 EUR
15/05/2025 CNP CenterpointEnergy Cash Dividend Centerpoint Energy Inc 0.22 USD
15/05/2025 CGNX Cognex Cash Dividend Cognex Corp 0.08 USD
15/05/2025 CCK CrownHoldings Cash Dividend Crown Holdings Inc 0.26 USD
15/05/2025 ENB Enbridge Cash Dividend Enbridge Inc 0.9425 USD
15/05/2025 ES EversourceEnergy Cash Dividend Eversource Energy 0.7525 USD
15/05/2025 XOM ExxonMobil Cash Dividend Exxon Mobil 0.99 USD
15/05/2025 KR Kroger Cash Dividend Kroger Co 0.32 USD
15/05/2025 LKQ LKQ Cash Dividend LKQ Corp 0.3 USD
15/05/2025 MSFT Microsoft Cash Dividend Microsoft 0.83 USD
15/05/2025 ZION ZionsBancorpNA Cash Dividend Zions Bancorp NA 0.43 USD
16/05/2025 APAM ArtisanPartnersAssetManagementI Cash Dividend Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc 0.68 USD
16/05/2025 ADSGN AdidasSalomon Cash Dividend Adidas Salomon 2 EUR
16/05/2025 AMGN Amgen Cash Dividend Amgen Inc 2.38 USD
16/05/2025 AGO AssuredGuaranty Cash Dividend Assured Guaranty Ltd 0.34 USD
16/05/2025 CBKG Commerzbank Cash Dividend Commerzbank AG 0.65 EUR
16/05/2025 DUK DukeEnergy Cash Dividend Duke Energy Corp 1.045 USD
16/05/2025 EONGn EON Cash Dividend E.On  AG 0.55 EUR
16/05/2025 HSY Hershey Cash Dividend Hershey Co 1.37 USD
16/05/2025 HON HoneywellInternational Cash Dividend Honeywell International Inc 1.13 USD
16/05/2025 MGA MagnaInternational Cash Dividend Magna International Inc 0.485 USD
16/05/2025 MCO Moody's Cash Dividend Moody's Corp 0.94 USD
16/05/2025 MSCI MSCI Cash Dividend MSCI Inc 1.8 USD
16/05/2025 MUR MurphyOil Cash Dividend Murphy Oil Corp 0.325 USD
16/05/2025 OSK Oshkosh Cash Dividend Oshkosh Corp 0.51 USD
16/05/2025 SBUX Starbucks Cash Dividend Starbucks Corp 0.61 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 19.05.2025- 23.05.2025
Date Day Time GMT+3 Name Currency Applied Start Time Applied End Time
20/05/2025 Tuesday 07:30 Cash Rate AUD 07:15 07:40
20/05/2025 Tuesday 15:30 CPI m/m CAD 15:15 15:40
21/05/2025 Wednesday 09:00 CPI y/y GBP 08:45 09:10
22/05/2025 Thursday 10:15 French Flash Services PMI EUR 10:00 10:25
22/05/2026 Thursday 10:30 German Flash Services PMI EUR 10:15 10:40
22/05/2025 Thursday 11:30 Flash Services PMI GBP 11:15 11:40
22/05/2025 Thursday 15:30 Unemployment Claims USD 15:15 15:40
22/05/2025 Thursday 16:45 Flash Services PMI USD 16:30 16:55
23/05/2025 Friday 09:00 Retail Sales m/m GBP 08:45 09:10
23/05/2025 Friday 15:30 Retail Sales m/m CAD 15:15 15:40

Trade With The Best Multi-Asset Broker

1
Stroke Vertical
Shares

Shares
2
Stroke Vertical
Indices

Indices
3
Stroke Vertical
Metals

Metals
4
Stroke Vertical
Commodities

Commodities
5
Stroke Vertical
Forex

Forex
6
Stroke Vertical
Energy

Energy
7
Stroke Vertical
Futures

Futures
8
Stroke Vertical
Crypto

Crypto
1
Stroke Vertical
Shares

Shares

Indices
Stroke Vertical
2

Indices

3
Stroke Vertical
Metals

Metals

Commodities
Stroke Vertical
4

Commodities

5
Stroke Vertical
Forex

Forex

Energy
Stroke Vertical
6

Energy

7
Stroke Vertical
Futures

Futures

Crypto
Stroke Vertical
8

Crypto

Learn more

3 easy steps

Register

Register

Register

Register
vector 1

Fund

wallet

+0.00

0% arrow

Fund

wallet

+0.00

0% arrow

vector 2

Trade

Trade

Trade

Trade
Start trading