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EQUITI TRADING HOLIDAY HOURS
Holiday trading hours and market closures
Markets take holidays too. See 2025 holiday hours & maintenance times below.
January 2025 holiday trading hours
All times are shown in London Time (holiday hours are subject to change).
| Symbol | Instrument type | US Day of Mourning 09/01/2025 | Dr. Martin Luther King Day 20/01/2025 | 24/01/2025 | Australia Day Holiday 27/01/2025 | Lunar New Year Holiday 28/01/2025 | Lunar New Year Holiday 29/01/2025 | Lunar New Year Holiday 30/01/2025 | Lunar New Year Holiday 31/01/2025 |
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| COFFEExx | Commodity Futures | Normal Hours | Closed | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| COTTONxx | Commodity Futures | Normal Hours | Closed | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| GCxx | Commodity Futures | Normal Hours | Early Close 19:30 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| HGxx | Commodity Futures | Normal Hours | Early Close 19:30 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| NGxx | Commodity Futures | Normal Hours | Early Close 19:30 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| SIxx | Commodity Futures | Normal Hours | Early Close 19:30 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| UKOILxx | Commodity Futures | Normal Hours | Early Close 19:15 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| USCOCOAxx | Commodity Futures | Normal Hours | Closed | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| USOILxx | Commodity Futures | Normal Hours | Early Close 19:15 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| CARBONxx | Commodity Futures | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| UKOILRoll | Rolling Oil | Normal Hours | Early Close 19:15 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| USOILRoll | Rolling Oil | Normal Hours | Early Close 19:15 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| AUS200xx | Indices Futures | Early Close 21:00 | Early Close 21:00 | Early Close 21:00 | Late Open 06:10 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| CHINA50xx | Indices Futures | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| DE40xx | Indices Futures | Early Close 21:00 | Early Close 21:00 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| ESP35xx | Indices Futures | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| FRA40xx | Indices Futures | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| HK50xx | Indices Futures | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 04:00 | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| SING30xx | Indices Futures | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| UK100xx | Indices Futures | Early Close 21:00 | Early Close 21:00 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| US30xx | Indices Futures | Early Close 14:30 | Early Close 18:00 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| US500xx | Indices Futures | Early Close 14:30 | Early Close 18:00 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| USDINDEXxx | Indices Futures | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| UT100xx | Indices Futures | Early Close 14:30 | Early Close 18:00 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| VIXxx | Indices Futures | Closed | Early Close 16:30 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| AUS200Roll | Indices Rolling | Early Close 21:00 | Early Close 21:00 | Early Close 21:00 | Late Open 06:10 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| CHINA50Roll | Indices Rolling | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| CHshares | Indices Rolling | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 04:00 | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| DE40Roll | Indices Rolling | Early Close 21:00 | Early Close 21:00 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| ESP35Roll | Indices Rolling | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU50Roll | Indices Rolling | Early Close 21:00 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| FRA40Roll | Indices Rolling | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| HK50Roll | Indices Rolling | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Early Close 04:00 | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| JP225Roll | Indices Rolling | Early Close 14:30 | Early Close 18:00 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| RUSS2000 | Indices Rolling | Early Close 14:30 | Early Close 18:00 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| UK100Roll | Indices Rolling | Early Close 21:00 | Early Close 21:00 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| US30Roll | Indices Rolling | Early Close 14:30 | Early Close 18:00 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| US500Roll | Indices Rolling | Early Close 14:30 | Early Close 18:00 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| UT100Roll | Indices Rolling | Early Close 14:30 | Early Close 18:00 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| VIXRoll | Indices Rolling | Closed | Early Close 16:30 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| IT40Roll | Indices Rolling | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| UKGILT | Bond Futures | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| BUND | Bond Futures | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| FX | FX / Metals | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| XAG | FX / Metals | Normal Hours | Early Close 19:30 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| XAU | FX / Metals | Normal Hours | Early Close 19:30 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| XPT | FX / Metals | Normal Hours | Early Close 15:00 | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU Equities (Austria) | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU Equities (Belgium) | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU Equities (Denmark) | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU Equities (Finland) | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU Equities (French) | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU Equities (German) | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU Equities (Ireland) | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
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EU Equities (Italy) |
Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU Equities (Netherlands) | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU Equities (Norway) | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU Equities (Poland) | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU Equities (Portugal) | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU Equities (Spain) | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU Equities (Sweden) | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EU Equities (Switzerland) | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| UK Equities | Equities | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| US Equities | Equities | Closed | Closed | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| Cryptocurrencies | Crypto | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EURGBPfuture | FX Futures | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| EURUSDfuture | FX Futures | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
| GBPUSDfuture | FX Futures | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours | Normal Hours |
Frequently asked questions
What are forex trading hours?
The Forex market is open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week.
The time on MT4 is shown as Eastern European Time (EET).
During Daylight-Saving Time, EET is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT +3). During Standard (Winter) Time, EET is 2 hours ahead of GMT (GMT +2).
The end of our trading day always aligns with the market close in New York.
What are precious metal trading hours?
Precious metals operate on similar trading hours to forex with the additional daily break at 21.00-22.00 GMT during BST (British Summer Time) and 22.00-23.00 during GMT DST (Daylight Saving Time).
Can I trade outside of trading hours?
Unfortunately, no. Trades can only be placed during open market hours – but the markets will continue to evolve 24/7. Some traders prefer to use stop-loss orders to minimise risk, to always check rolling fees & to contract expiry dates before placing a trade to ensure they run as planned.
Do you offer margin-free hedging?
Yes, we offer margin-free hedging where any hedged positions are set to ‘zero’. This means you do not need a margin to maintain the position which will show your net position as equal to zero. This allows you to benefit from more available funds, but it can also pose the risk of triggering ‘margin call’ or ‘stop out' actions in the event of sudden spread widening (for example, during news releases).
Please consider rolling fees over weekends in your financial planning as margin-free hedged positions are not swap-free - unless you are trading on a swap-free account.
What do rollover costs mean?
The financing cost for your CFD trade is referred to as ‘rollover.' This is the interest paid based on the size of the position and for holding a position past 20:45 GMT. For index CFDs, any dividend adjustments issued are included in the rollover amount as well.
The formula for financing cost is as follows:
Closing Price of the Index * the interest rate / 100 / Number of Days +/- Dividends * Trade Size.
Pay attention to open positions on Fridays. If you hold a position over the weekend, the rollover is charged 3 times as you’ll be unable to close a position until the markets open on Monday AM.
To avoid rollover charges, make sure to close any open positions before 20:45 GMT.
See our financing fees
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