Trading hours

Most FX pair trading hours are 24 hours per day during the week, with a two minute break from 23:59 server time until 00:01 server time; on Friday trading ceases five minutes early at 23:55 server time, rather than 23:59, to prevent wide spreads as liquidity providers go offline at the end of the week. Trading hours are subject to change due to seasonal and market factors.

Server time is set to GMT +3 while US daylight savings is in place, and GMT+2 when the US is not under daylight savings; this allows for the daily candle to close at the end of trading in New York each day. The New York close is widely considered the end of the trading day.

There are some exceptions to the usual rules for a few currencies and other assets which are outlined below:

Forex

Forex	AEST Trading hours (GMT +10)	Trading hours (GMT+3)
Most forex pairs	Opens Monday 09:01 - Non-tradable 06:59-07:01 (closes Saturday 06:55)	00:01 - 23:59 (Friday close 23:55)
USD/RUB	17:15 - 06:30	10:15-23:30
USD/CZK	15:00 - 06:59 (closes Saturday 06:55)	08:00-23:59
EUR/CZK	15:00 - 06:59 (closes Saturday 06:55)	08:00-23:59

Index CFDs

Index CFDs	Local hours (GMT +10)	Trading hours (GMT+3)
CN50, HK50, EUSTX50, GER30, SCI25, SPA35, UK100, US500, US30 and US2000	Opens 8:00 Monday | 07:01-06:59 (Saturday close 06:55)	00:01 - 23:59 (Monday opens 01:00; Friday close 23:55)
JPN225	08:01 - 16:10 / 17:20 - 06:59 (the 08:00 open on Monday will remain).	00:01 - 09:10 / 10:20 - 23:59 (the 01:00 open on Monday will remain).
AUS200	09:50 - 16:30, 16:10 - 05:59 (Saturday close 06:55)	02:50 -09:30, 10:10 - 23:59
FRA40	16:00-05:00	09:00-22:55
NAS100	08:00-06:15, 06:30-06:59 (Saturday close 06:55)	01:00 - 23:15, 23:30 - 23:59 (Friday close 23:55)
VIX	Opens 8:00 Monday | 08:01-06:59 (Saturday close 06:55)	00:01 - 23:59 (Monday opens 01:00; Friday close 23:55)

Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency CFDs	Local hours (GMT +10)	Trading hours (GMT+3)
Weekend cryptocurrencies* (Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Ripple)	08:01 Monday to 00:00 Sunday – break – 07:00 Sunday to 07:00 Monday (including our daily break between 07:00 – 07:05, Saturday break: 07:00-08:00)	00:01 Monday to 17:00 Saturday – break – 00:00 Sunday to 00:00 Monday (including our daily break between 00:00 – 00:05, Saturday break: 00:00-01:00)
Cryptocurrency Indices	Opens 07:01 Monday | 07:01-06:59 (Saturday close 06:55)	00:01 - 23:59 (Monday opens 00:05; Friday close 23:55)

*Litecoin and Dash are not available to be traded during the weekend session. These can be traded from 00:05-23:59 (GMT +3) Monday-Friday. Our weekend spreads may change when comparing to our average spread published on the website.

Risks

The underlying crypto markets are open over the weekend. We don’t offer a separate ‘weekend symbol', so when you open a position, you’ll be doing so with the same symbol you trade with during the week. Your positions will continue to move over the weekend, and your stop losses and take profits can still be triggered.

Your positions will continue to move over the weekend, and your stop losses and take profits can still be triggered. Stop losses, take profits and pending orders to open on Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and Ripple positions can be triggered during our weekend trading times.

Please note that weekend positions with attached stops/limits will not be netted off against existing weekday contracts. In this instance the weekend position will roll into a new weekday position, with the same stops/limits attached.

Similarly, weekend positions will not net off against existing weekday contracts if the weekday contracts have stops/limits attached. In this instance, weekend positions will be rolled into new weekday contracts.

Hours: Trade Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and Ripple from 08:00AEST Monday to 00:00AEST Sunday – followed by a 7 hour break – resuming again at 07:00AEST Sunday to 08:00AEST Monday (including our daily break between 07:00 – 07:05, Saturday break: 07:00-08:00). 

If you have a position open on one of these cryptocurrency markets, it will be affected by weekend trading. 

This additional trading period during the weekend means not only do you have longer to speculate on the price of different coins, but also any stop losses and take profits you have attached can be filled on the weekend.

Share CFDs

Our Share CFDs can be traded during the New York session. Also, we're one of the few brokers offering extended market hours on US equities. This includes when earnings are typically released, helping you reduce risk or take a position before the next day’s open.

Share CFDs	Local hours (GMT +10)	Trading hours (GMT+3)
AU Share CFDs	09:31 - 15:55	02:01-08:00 (staggered start)*
US Share CFDs	23:31 - 05:55	16:31 - 22:55
German Share CFDs	05:31 - 01:55	10:00 - 18:29

_{*Australian shares trade schedule is 02:00 to 08:00 Stagger start, meaning Australian share names A-B open 08:00, C-F open 08:02, G-M open 08:04, N-R open 08:06 and S-Z open 08:08.}

Commodities

Commodities	Local hours (GMT +10)	Trading hours (GMT+3)
Metals/Energy	08:00 - 06:59 (Saturday close 06:55)	01:00 - 23:59
XBR/USD	10:00 - 06:59 (Saturday close 06:55)	03:00 - 23:59
Cocoa	18:45 - 03:30	11:45 - 20:30
Coffee	18:15 - 03:30	11:15 - 20:30
Cotton	16:00 - 04:15	09:00 - 21:15
London Sugar	17:45 - 02:55	10:45 - 19:55
Orange Juice	00:00 - 04:00	15:00 - 21:00
Soybeans, Wheat	10:00 - 22:45, 23:30 - 04:20	03:00 - 15:45, 16:30 - 21:20
Sugar	17:30 - 03:00	10:30 - 20:00

Currency index CFDs

Currency index CFDs	Local hours (GMT +10)	Trading hours (GMT+3)
EURX	Opens 08:00 Monday | 07:01-06:59 (Saturday close 06:55)	00:01 - 23:59 (Monday opens 01:00; Friday close 23:55)
JPYX	Opens 08:00 Monday | 07:01-06:59 (Saturday close 06:55)	00:01 - 23:59 (Monday opens 01:00; Friday close 23:55)
USDX	10:00 - 06:59 (Saturday close 06:55)	03:00 - 23:59 (Friday close 23:55)