Keep track of upcoming changes to trading hours across global markets. Whether it's holidays, early closures, or special trading sessions, find all schedule adjustments in one place to help you plan your trading activities effectively.
Our commitment to keeping you informed about market trading hours ensures you can plan your trading activities effectively. This page is regularly updated with the latest changes to trading schedules across global markets. Bookmark it to always have the latest schedule changes at your fingertips.
This information is accurate to the best of our knowledge. It’s possible, however, that these hours could change.
2025
US daylight saving time (DST) and British summer time (BST)
| Friday 14, 21 and 28 March 2025 | FX markets, commodities, 24-hour index markets and the dealing desk will close at 11pm SAST |
| New York Cocoa, Sugar and Coffee and London Sugar all close an hour earlier | |
| Any expiring US markets will be settled an hour earlier than usual | |
| Saturday 15, 22 and 29 March 2025 | Cryptocurrencies and weekend markets will open at 10am SAST |
| Sunday 9, 16 and 23 March 2025 | FX markets will open at 11pm SAST |
| FX markets on the MT4 platform will open at 12am SAST the next day | |
| 24-hour index markets will open at 12am SAST the next day | |
| Friday 18 April 2025 | European and US equity markets will be closed |
| The Volatility Index (VIX) will be closed | |
| European and US commodities will be closed | |
| Rates and bonds will be closed for the day | |
| Japan 225 and China A50 will be open | |
| Saturday 19 April 2025 | Weekend markets and cryptocurrencies will be open as normal |
| Sunday 20 April 2025 | Weekend markets and cryptocurrencies will be open as normal. Forex will open at 10pm SAST. US and 24-hour indices quoted from 12am SAST |
| Monday 21 April 2025 | European equity markets will be closed. European 24-hour indices quoted out of hours |
| US markets will re-open | |
| Tuesday 22 April 2025 | European markets will re-open |
Memorial Day (US) / Spring Bank Holiday (UK)
| Monday 26 May 2025 | US Markets |
US equity markets will be closed. |
| US index futures will close early at 7pm SAST. We’ll offer out-of-hours pricing from 7pm until futures reopens at 12am SAST. | ||
| US interest rates and bonds will close early at 7pm SAST. | ||
| US soft commodities are closed. US metals and energies will close early at 8:30pm SAST. | ||
| The VIX closes early at 5:30pm SAST and reopens at 12am SAST. | ||
UK Markets |
UK equity markets and index futures will be closed. We will offer out-of-hours pricing on the FTSE 100. | |
| UK commodities are closed, apart from Brent Crude, Heating Oil and London Gas Oil futures which close early at 7.30pm SAST. | ||
| UK interest rates and bonds will be closed. |
Juneteenth
| Thursday 19 June 2025 | Brent Crude and Gas Oil futures close early at 7.30pm SAST |
| US index futures will close early at 7pm SAST. We’ll offer out-of-hours pricing from 7pm SAST until futures reopens at 12am | |
| US equities and soft commodities will be closed | |
| US interest rates close early at 7pm SAST | |
| US energies and metals close early at 8.30pm SAST | |
| The VIX closes early at 5.30pm SAST |
Independence Day
| Thursday 3 July | US equities close early at 7pm. All Sessions shares will be available to trade until 11pm SAST. |
| US index futures close early at 7.15pm SAST. We’ll offer out-of-hours pricing from 7pm SAST until futures reopens at 12am SAST. | |
| VIX futures close early at 7.15pm SAST and reopen at 12am SAST. | |
| Friday 4 July | US equities and soft commodities are closed |
| US index futures close early at 7pm SAST. We’ll offer out-of-hours pricing from 7pm SAST until futures reopens at 12am SAST. | |
| Brent Crude, UK Natural Gas, Heating Oil and London Gas Oil futures close early at 7.30pm SAST. | |
| US interest rates close early at 7pm SAST. | |
| US energies and metals close early at 8.30pm SAST. | |
| London Sugar closes early at 6pm SAST. | |
| VIX futures closes early at 5.30pm SAST and reopen at 12am SAST. | |
| Monday 7 July | Cotton opens late at 2pm SAST |
| Grains open late at 2.30pm SAST |
UK Summer Bank Holiday
| Monday 25 August 2025 | UK equities, index futures, soft commodities and interest rates will be closed. |
| We’ll be making an out-of-hours price on the FTSE 100 until futures re-open at 2am SAST on Tuesday | |
| Brent Crude and London Gas Oil will be open as normal. UK Natural Gas futures will be closed. | |
| New York Cocoa, Coffee and Sugar contracts will open at 1.30pm SAST |
US Labor Day
| Monday 1 September 2025 | US index futures close early at 7pm SAST. We’ll offer out-of-hours pricing from 7pm SAST until futures reopens at 12am SAST. |
| US and Canadian equities, and soft commodities will be closed | |
| US interest rates will close early at 7pm SAST | |
| US metals and energies will close early at 8.30pm SAST | |
| Brent Crude, London Gas Oil and ICE WTI will close early at 7.30pm SAST | |
| London Sugar will close early at 6pm SAST | |
| The VIX will close early at 5.30pm SAST |
Thanksgiving
| Thursday 27 November 2025 | US equity markets are closed. |
| US index futures close early at 7pm SAST. We’ll offer out-of-hours prices on Wall Street, US 500, US Tech 100 and US Russell 2000 until index futures reopen at 12am SAST. | |
| The Volatility Index (VIX) closes early at 5.30pm SAST and reopens at 12am SAST. | |
| Brent Crude, London Gas Oil and UK Nat Gas will close early at 7.30pm SAST. | |
| US rates close at 7pm SAST. | |
| US metals and energies will close early at 8.30pm SAST. | |
| US soft commodities are closed. | |
| London Sugar closes early at 6pm SAST. | |
| Lumber and Livestock are closed. |
Black Friday
| Friday 28 November 2025 | US equity markets close early at 7pm SAST, and there’ll be no post-market trading |
| US index futures close early at 7.15pm SAST. We’ll offer out-of- hours prices on Wall Street, US 500, US Tech 100 and US Russell 2000 until 10pm SAST. | |
| The Volatility Index (VIX) closes early at 7.15pm SAST. | |
| Brent Crude, London Gas Oil and UK Nat Gas will close at 8pm SAST. | |
| US rates and the US Dollar Index close at 7.15pm SAST. | |
| US metals and energies will close early at 7.45pm SAST. | |
| New York Cotton opens late at 2pm SAST. New York Cotton and Orange Juice close early at 7.30pm SAST. | |
| Normal trading hours on New York Sugar, New York Coffee and New York Cocoa. | |
| US grain futures open late at 3.30pm SAST and close early at 7.05pm SAST. | |
| Lumber trades from 4pm to 7.05pm SAST, and Livestock trades from 3.30pm to 7.05pm SAST. | |
| The futures desk and all 24-hour indices close at 10pm SAST, and FX closes at 11pm SAST. |
Christmas & New Year Trading Hours
| Date | Market hours |
| Wednesday 24 December 2025 | European indices closed UK half day, closes 1.30 SAST US Shares close early at 7pm SAST. Early close early at 7:05 pm SAST for Cotton, Arabica Coffee, New York Cocoa, Lumber, Orange Juice and Grains. VIX, US indices, Rates, Bonds and Livestock close early at 7:15 pm SAST. US Energies and Metals close early at 7.45 pm SAST. |
| Thursday 25 December 2025 | All markets are closed. FX markets reopen at 10pm SAST. Out-of-hours markets, US rates, US metals, US energies and the VIX reopen at 12am SAST |
| Friday 26 December 2025 | UK markets are closed (with the exception of Brent Crude, ICE WTI, Heating Oil and London Gas Oil which will follow regular hours) Hong Kong and Australian markets are closed. European indices are closed and will be quoted out-of-hours. NY Coffee, NY Cocoa, NY Sugar and Cotton open late at 1.30pm SAST Grains and livestock reopen at 3.30pm SAST. |
| Wednesday 31 December 2025 | UK equities close early at 1.30pm SAST. Gilts and 3m-SONIA stop trading at 1.15pm SAST. The FTSE 100 Index will be quoted out-of-hours from 1.50pm SAST. Brent Crude, ICE WTI, London Gas Oil close at 9pm SAST. UK and EU natural gas stop trading at 6pm SAST. London Cocoa closes at 5.55pm SAST, Robusta Coffee at 6.30pm SAST, and London Sugar at 7pm SAST. |
| Thursday 1 January 2026 | All markets are closed. FX markets reopen at 10pm SAST. Out-of-hours markets, US rates, US metals, US energies and the VIX reopen at 12am SAST |
| Friday 2 January 2026 | Japanese markets are closed. Grains open at 3.30pm SAST. Normal trading hours resume in other markets |
| Saturday 3 January 2026 | Japanese markets are closed. |
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