Weekend trading
Maximise your opportunities. Trade on weekends with our exclusive 24/7 markets on GBP/USD and key global indices.1
Call 010 344 0053 or email helpdesk.za@ig.com to talk about opening a trading account. We’re here 24 hours a day, from 9am Saturday to 11pm Friday.
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Why trade on weekends with us?
Disccover unique opportunities. You won't find 24/7 prices on GBP/USD or our indices with anyone else.
Protect your interests. Hedge your weekday positions by opening a weekend position on the same market.
Don't get left behind. React to breaking news over the weekend with alerts by text, email or push notification.
Trade on the go with the UK's No.1 app2 or from our award-winning web platform3.
Our unrivalled weekend markets
Forex
Seize opportunities on GBP/USD you won’t find anywhere else, and trade EUR/USD and USD/JPY when these markets are usually closed.
Global indices
Trade our exclusive FTSE 100, Germany 40, Wall Street, US Tech 100 and HS50 weekend markets.4
Weekend trading hours
You can trade our regular weekday markets from 12pm on Sunday (10pm for forex) until 11pm on Friday night (ZA time). Our weekend market hours are:
- 9am Saturday to 11.40pm Sunday (ZA time) for indices
- 9am Saturday to 9:40pm Sunday (ZA time) for GBP/USD
What is weekend trading?
Weekend trading gives you access to forex, indices and cryptocurrency markets on a Saturday and Sunday. So, if news breaks and you see an opportunity to trade, you won't have to wait until the markets open again on Sunday evening.
Weekend prices for indices are quoted separately to their weekday counterparts. We base prices on underlying market conditions such as volatility, as well as client activity and news flow.
Keep your weekend index FX positions open after Sunday close and they will roll over into regular weekday positions with any attached stops or limits remaining in place.
Underlying crypto markets are open over the weekend, so you'll be opening a position on our regular weekday markets.
Your positions will continue to move over the weekend, and your stops and limits can still be triggered.
How to hedge with weekend trading
By trading on weekend markets, you can offset movements that might impact your weekday position(s).
Suppose you’re long on our weekday Wall Street offering when the market closes on Friday. Some negative news is anticipated on Saturday morning that you believe will cause Wall Street to fall in value.
To offset your existing position, you open a short position on our Weekend Wall Street. If your prediction is correct, your short position would turn a profit and offset a proportion of the losses on your weekday Wall Street position.
If you still hold your weekend position when the market closes on Sunday at 11.40pm,it will be automatically net off against your existing weekday trade.
That is unless it has has a stop or limit attached. In which case, your trade would be rolled over into a weekday position with the same stops and limits attached. So you’d have both a long and a short trade when the weekday market re-opens.
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*Demo accounts are only available for spread betting and CFD trading.
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*Demo accounts are only available for spread betting and CFD trading.
Open an account now
Open an account now
Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution
React faster with powerful technology
Our platform and apps are intuitive and highly responsive, so trading opportunities are always within reach
Grow your confidence with an established provider
We’re a FTSE 250 company that’s been leading our industry for nearly 50 years, so our expertise is second to none
FAQs
How does Saturday and Sunday trading work?
Saturday and Sunday trading works differently depending on the market.
Forex
Our Saturday and Sunday markets on GBP/USD, EUR/USD and USD/JPY are separate to their weekday equivalents. This means you can speculate on market developments over the weekend without having to alter an existing weekday position. Weekend cable (GBP/USD) is distinguished from the weekday market by its name on the platform – ‘Weekend GBP/USD’. The same principle applies to EUR/USD (‘Weekend EUR/USD’) and USD/JPY (‘Weekend USD/JPY’).
Trading hours on weekend forex pairs are from 9am on Saturday to 9.40pm on Sunday. Any positions open at 9.40pm on a Sunday will roll over into weekday positions when the weekday market resumes 20 minutes later at 10pm.
Indices
As with forex, your weekday index positions will be separate to their weekend counterparts. This means you can speculate on market developments over the weekend without having to alter your weekday positions. Weekend index markets are differentiated from their weekday counterparts by their names. Our Saturday and Sunday FTSE 100 market is called ‘Weekend UK 100’, for example, whereas the weekday equivalent is simply ‘FTSE 100’.
Weekend trading hours on indices are from 9am on Saturday to 11.40pm on Sunday. Positions open at 11.40pm on a Sunday will roll over into weekday positions when those markets resume 20 minutes later at 12pm. Please note, however, that the FTSE 100 and Germany 40 will open for trading two minutes later at 12.02pm.
Does the FTSE trade on Saturday and Sunday?
You can trade the FTSE 100 on a Saturday and Sunday with IG – the only UK provider to offer the index on the weekend. IG clients also have access to a number of other exclusive indices including Wall Street, US Tech 100, Germany 40 and HS50.
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Take a position on weekend market including GBP/USD, FTSE 100 and Wall Street .
*Demo accounts are only available for spread betting and CFD trading.
Choose IG as your weekend trading provider
Take a position on weekend market including GBP/USD, FTSE 100 and Wall Street .
*Demo accounts are only available for spread betting and CFD trading.
Choose IG as your weekend trading provider
Take a position on weekend market including GBP/USD, FTSE 100 and Wall Street .
Choose IG as your weekend trading provider
Take a position on weekend market including GBP/USD, FTSE 100 and Wall Street .
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1 24/7 excludes the hours from 10pm Friday to 8am Saturday (UK time), and 20 minutes just before the weekday market opens on Sunday night.
2 As awarded at the Investors Chronicle and Financial Times Investment and Wealth Management Awards 2018, and at the Professional Trader Awards 2019.
3 Winner of ‘Best Multi-Platform Provider’ at the ADVFN International Financial Awards and Professional Trader Awards 2019.
4 If you have traditional weekday positions on the FTSE 100, Germany 40, Wall Street, US Tech 100 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 order to open positions and trailing stops will not be accepted.
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