We are normally open 24 hours a day, from 11pm on Sunday (9pm for forex) until 10pm on Friday night (UK time). For markets that do not trade 24 hours (for example shares), you can find specific dealing hours in the deal ticket ‘market info’ tab. Otherwise, please see below for a brief overview of trading hours (all times are listed in HK time).
Weekend Markets are currently available from 8am (UK time) on Saturday through to 10:40pm on Sunday (8:40pm for Weekend FX).
Shorter opening hours may apply on UK bank holidays or US public holidays.
We do not open Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, or other days which are holidays in both the UK and the US. And if these holidays fall on a Monday, we may not open on the preceding Sunday night.
- Indices
- MT4 indices
- Commodities
- MT4 commodities
- Interest rates
- Bonds
- FX
- MT4 FX
- Equities
24 hour indices
Opens Monday 06.02, closes Saturday 05.00
Australia 200
FTSE 100
Germany 40
Hong Kong HS50
EU Stocks 50
France 40
Italy 40
Netherlands 25
Spain 35
Sweden 30
Switzerland Blue Chip
China A50
China H-Shares
Singapore Blue Chip
South Africa 40
IND50
PT20
Opens Monday 08.00, closes Saturday 07.00
Wall Street
US 500
Japan 225
US Tech 100
Russell 2000
Various times:
Brazil 60: 20.00-03.55
Norway 25: 09:00-16:20 (CET)
FTSE Mid 250: 15.15-23.30
FTSE Techmark: 15.15-23.30
Germany Mid-Cap 50: 14.10-04.00
Germany Tech 30: 14.10-04.00
HU12: 15.05-23.00
GR25: 15.15-22.20
US Dollar basket: 08.00–05.00
Volatility Index: 04.30-05.00, 06.00-04.15
EU Volatility Index: 08.15-04.00
24 hour MT4 indices
Australia 200 - AUS200
FTSE 100 - FTSE100
Germany 40 - GER30
Hong Kong HS50 - HK50
France 40 - FRA40
EU Stocks 50 - EUSTX40
Netherlands 25 - AEX25
Spain 35 - SPA35
Sweden 30 - SWE30
Switzerland Blue Chip - SUI30
The above MT4 indices are available during the following times:
Opens Monday 06.02. Closes on Saturday at 05.00.
Wall Street - US30
US 500 - SPX500
Japan 225 - JPN225
US Tech 100 - NAS100
The above MT4 indices are available during the following times:
Open Monday 05.00. Closes on Saturday at 05.00.
Energies
Oil - Brent Crude: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 06.00-08.00 Tuesday-Friday.
Oil - US Crude: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 05.00-06.00 each day.
Heating Oil: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 05.00-06.00 each day.
Natural Gas: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 05.00-06.00 each day.
No Lead Gasoline: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 05.00-06.00 each day.
London Gas Oil: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 05.00-06.00 each day.
Carbon Emissions: 14.00-00.00 Monday to Friday (closes 00.00 Saturday).
Metals
Spot Gold: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 05.00-06.00 each day.
Spot Silver: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 05.00-06.00 each day.
Spot Palladium: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 05.00-06.00 each day.
Spot Platinum: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 05.00-06.00 each day.
High Grade Copper: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 05.00-06.00 each day.
Iron Ore: 09.00-11.30, 13.30-15.00, 21.00-23.30 Monday to Friday.
Softs
Cocoa (London): 16.30-23.50
Cocoa (US): 16.45-01.30
Coffee Robusta: 16.00-00.30
Coffee Arabica: 16.15-01.30
Orange Juice: 20.00-02.00
Cattle (Feeder): 21.30-02.05
Cattle (Live): 21.30-02.05
Lean Hogs: 21.30-02.05
Cotton: 08.00-02.20
LB: 22.00-04.00
Sugar No.5: 14.45-23.55
Sugar No.11 World: 15.30-01.00
Wheat (Chicago): 08.00-20.45, 21.30-02.20
Corn: 08.00-20.45, 21.30-02.20
Oats: 8.00-20.45, 21.30-02.20
Rough Rice: 8.00-20.45, 21.30-02.20
Soyabeans: 8.00-20.45, 21.30-02.20
Soyabean Meal: 8.00-20.45, 21.30-02.20
Soyabean Oil: 8.00-20.45, 21.30-02.20
Base metals
Aluminium: 08.00-01.00
Copper: 08.00-01.00
Lead: 08.00-01.00
Nickel: 08.00-01.00
Zinc:08.00-01.00
Oil - Brent Crude: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 06.00-08.00 Tuesday-Friday.
Oil - US Crude: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 05.00-06.00 each day.
Metals
Spot Gold: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 05.00-06.00 each day.
Spot Silver: 06.00 Monday to 05.00 Saturday. Closed 05.00-06.00 each day.
US 30-Day Fed Funds Rate (Chicago): 06.00-05.00
Aus 30-day Interbank Rate (Chicago):15.14-05.00, 06.34-14.30
Euribor (London): 07.00-03.00
Eurodollar (Chicago): 06.00-05.00
Euroswiss (London): 14.30-01.00
Sterling Deposit / Short Sterling (London): 14.30-01.00
German Bobl: 08.15-04.00
German Bund:
08.15-04.00
German Buxl:
08.15-04.00
German Schatz: 08.15-04.00
OAT French Government Bond: 14.00-01.00
Long-term BTP Italian Government Bond: 14.00-01.00
Japanese Government Bond: 07.45-10.00, 11.30-14.00, 14.30-17.10, 18.30-02.00
Long-term Gilt: 15.00-01.00
Short-term Gilt (2-year): 15.00-01.00
Ultra Treasury Bond (Decimalised): 06.00-05.00
Treasury Bond (Decimalised):
06.00-05.00
2-yr T-Note (Decimalised):
06.00-05.00
5-yr T-Note (Decimalised):
06.00-05.00
10-yr T-Note (Decimalised): 06.00-05.00
24 hour MT4 forex
AUD/CAD
AUD/CHF
AUD/JPY
AUD/NZD
AUD/SGD
AUD/USD
CAD/CHF
CAD/NOK
CAD/JPY
CHF/HUF
CHF/JPY
CHF/NOK
EUR/AUD
EUR/CAD
EUR/GBP
EUR/HUF
EUR/JPY
EUR/MXN
EUR/NOK
EUR/NZD
EUR/PLN
EUR/SEK
EUR/SGD
EUR/USD
EUR/ZAR
GBP/AUD
GBP/CAD
GBP/CHF
GBP/HUF
GBP/JPY
GBP/MXN
GBP/NOK
GBP/NZD
GBP/PLN
GBP/SEK
GBP/SGD
GBP/SGD
GBP/ZAR
NOK/SEK
NOK/CHF
NZD/JPY
NZD/USD
SGD/JPY
USD/CAD
USD/CHF
USD/HUF
USD/JPY
USD/MXN
USD/NOK
USD/PLN
USD/SEK
USD/SGD
USD/ZAR
The above MT4 FX currency pairs are available during the following times:
- Opens Monday 05.00 closes Saturday 05.00
Australia: 00.00-06.00
UK: 08.00-16.30
US: 14.30-21.00
US All Sessions: 09.00-01.00 Monday to Friday, close at 22.00 Friday.
European: 08.00-16.30
Denmark: 08.00-15.55
Norway: 08.00-15.20
Sweden: 08.00-16.25
Switzerland: 08.00-16.20
Greece: 08.30-15.00
Singapore: 02.00-10.00, break between 05.00-06.00.
Japan: 01.00-07.00, break between 03.30-04.30.
Hong Kong: 02.30-09.00, break between 05.00-06.00.
South Africa: 08.00-15.50
Canada: 14.30-21.00
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