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CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Please ensure you fully understand the risks involved. CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Please ensure you fully understand the risks involved.

Out of hours hours trading

Out-of-hours and 24-hour trading

Opportunity can come at any time. Trade over 110 key US stocks in the pre- and post-market, plus get 24-hour1 trading prices on currencies, global indices and more.

Start trading today. For account opening enquiries call 1800 601 799 between 9am and 6pm (AEDT) weekdays, or email newaccounts.au@ig.com.

Contact us: 1800 601 799

Start trading today. For account opening enquiries call 1800 601 799 between 9am and 6pm (AEDT) weekdays, or email newaccounts.au@ig.com.

Contact us: 1800 601 799

Benefits and risks of out-of-hours trading

Trade when others can’t

Trade when others can’t

Get unrivalled out-of-hours access to markets such as forex and indices

Get extended hours on US shares

Get extended hours on US shares

Trade on popular US stocks such as Tesla Motors, Coinbase Global and Amazon

24/7 trading opportunities

Reduce your risk

Use out-of-hours trading and the weekend to hedge existing positions

Avoid gap risk

Mitigate gap risk

Trade out-of-hours and mitigate some gap risks that occur with dramatic closed market price movements

We're a trusted after hours provider

Wider spreads

Less trading activity can result in a wider spread between the bid and asking price

Increased price volatility

Increased price volatility

You may experience severe price fluctuations when trading out-of-hours

Less liquidity

Less liquidity

Lower trading volumes for certain markets may increase difficulty in executing some trades

When trading with us, you need to be aware of the risk of being closed out pre-and post-market. This is especially true of extended hours shares traders who may be closed out by margin call or stops triggered. This would expose traders to gapping if no guaranteed stop is in place.

When can you trade out-of-hours?

Trade with us even when markets are closed.

  • Shares
  • Indices
  • Forex

Shares

Take a position on over 110 key US stocks over extended hours.*

  • CFDs on All Session US shares
    8pm to 12pm Monday to Thursday, and 8pm Friday to 9am Saturday AEDT
  • Share trading on All Session US shares
    11pm to 9:30am Monday to Thursday, and 11pm Friday to 9am Saturday AEDT

*Note: These times do change when daylight savings ends/starts across AU/UK/US timezones.

Out of hours shares

Indices

Harness index volatility from 10am Monday until 9am Saturday AEDT. On weekends, deal on FTSE 100, Wall Street, Germany 40 and Hong Kong HS504 from 7pm Saturday to 9.40am Monday AEDT – you won’t find these hours anywhere else in Australia.

*Note, these times do change when daylight savings ends/starts across AU/UK/US timezones.

Indices out of hours trading

Forex

Take a position on over 80 major, minor and exotic FX pairs that trade non-stop 8am on Monday to 9am on Saturday (AEDT). Our exclusive GBP/USD, EUR/USD and USD/JPY markets are available from 7pm Saturday to 7.40am Monday (AEDT).


*Note, these times do change when daylight savings ends/starts across AU/UK/US timezones.

Why trade out-of-hours with us?

More out of hours opportunities

More markets, more opportunity

Trade out-of-hours on more markets with us than any other provider, including shares, indices and forex.

24/7 trading opportunities

Around-the-clock trading

React to breaking news, macroeconomic announcements and earnings reports with our 24-hour global indices1

After hours markets you won't find anywhere else

Exclusive markets

Deal on weekend markets you won’t find anywhere else, including weekend GBP/USD, EUR/USD and USD/JPY, FTSE 100, Wall Street, Germany 40 and Hong Kong HS504

We're a trusted after hours provider

Tried and trusted

Founded in 1974 and regulated by ASIC, we’re Australia’s No.1 choice for CFD trading2

Choose how you want to trade out of hours

Trade or invest your way

Choose how you want to trade with our range of products, including CFDs offering direct market access (DMA) and share trading

Out of hours risk management tools

Risk management tools

Negative balance protection – only applicable to retail clients3– ensures you can’t lose more than the balance on your account. Our range of stop and limit orders put you in control of your risk

Trade longer hours with us

Unlike our competitors, we offer extended market hours to all trading and investing clients.

  • Indices
  • Forex
IG offers more FTSE 100 trading hours than anyone else

Data is based on analysis of the indices, shares, CFDs and forex offering from prominent UK competitor websites and is correct to the best of our ability as of 10 June 2022 Some trading hours have been rounded up or down to the nearest hour. Table for comparative purposes only. Data is subject to change.

Open an account now for total market access

Open an account now for total market access

Fast execution on a huge range of markets

Enjoy flexible access to more than 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution

Deal seamlessly, wherever you are

Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app*

Feel secure with a trusted provider

With 48 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service

Open an account now for total market access

Open an account now for total market access

Fast execution on a huge range of markets

Enjoy flexible access to more than 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution

Deal seamlessly, wherever you are

Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app

Feel secure with a trusted provider

With 48 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service

Start trading now

Log in to your account now to access today’s opportunity in a huge range of markets.

Start trading now

Log in to your account now to access today’s opportunity in a huge range of markets.

What is out-of-hours trading and how do I start?

Out-of-hours trading refers to any trading that takes place outside of regular underlying market hours. Different opportunities present themselves out-of-hours, and we can give you access to them. In fact, you can trade out-of-hours on more markets with us than any other provider, including shares, indices, forex and more.

  1. Decide which markets you want to trade
  2. Find out if they are available out-of-hours
  3. Learn more about out-of-hours trading
  4. Create a trading account
  5. Open, monitor and close your first position

Ways to trade out-of-hours

Unlike many providers, we offer out-of-hours dealing across both our leveraged and non-leveraged services.

CFD trading

Trade on the difference between the opening and closing price of a market.

DMA

Trade shares with no dealer intervention, full market depth and access to dark liquidity. Simply enable DMA on your share trading or CFD account.

Choose us as your out-of-hours trading provider

It’s free to open an account, and you don’t have to fund or trade until you’re ready.

Choose us as your out-of-hours trading provider

It’s free to open an account, and you don’t have to fund or trade until you’re ready.

Choose us as your out-of-hours trading provider

It’s free to open an account, and you don’t have to fund or trade until you’re ready.

Choose us as your out-of-hours trading provider

It’s free to open an account, and you don’t have to fund or trade until you’re ready.

Choose us as your out-of-hours trading provider

It’s free to open an account, and you don’t have to fund or trade until you’re ready.

Choose us as your out-of-hours trading provider

It’s free to open an account, and you don’t have to fund or trade until you’re ready.

Out-of-hours FAQs

What markets can I trade out-of-hours with IG?

With us, you can trade extended hours on shares, and out-of-hours on indices and forex.

What trading times are included in out-of-hours trading?

Out-of-hours trading refers to any trading that occurs outside of regular underlying market hours.

How does IG price its out-of-hours markets?

We make our own prices for indices out-of-hours and at weekends, plus for weekend forex markets.

We do this based on underlying futures with our own markets being priced outside of this. Underlying market conditions usually take into account volatility, client activity and news flow.

Our extended hours on shares are based on those from NYSE and NASDAQ.

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We're clear about our charges, so you always know what fees you’ll incur

All retail client funds are held in segregated bank accounts, in line with ASIC rules

Take a position on over 110 US shares, pre and post-market hours

1 There are 10 hours of no trading, depending on the asset class being traded. For more details refer to the section on when can you trade out-of-hours.
2 Number 1 in Australia by primary relationships, CFDs & FX, Investment Trends November 2023 Leveraged Trading Report.
3 Negative balance protection is not available to Pro Level 2 clients or Pro Level 1 clients with collateral enabled.
4 If you have traditional weekday positions on the FTSE 100, Germany 40, Wall Street or HS50, the valuations of these positions will not change during weekend trading after IG closes on a Friday. Stops and limits on these weekday positions will not be processed during weekend trading and orders to open positions and trailing stops will not be accepted.
*Best Finance App, Best Multi-Platform Provider and Best Platform for the Active Trader as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024.