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Market hours

Please refer to this page for all market hours updates.

Upcoming Holidays

All times listed below are GMT:

Monday 26th December

Christmas

Please note that some markets are closed or will operate under reduced opening hours.

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Name Tue 06 Dec Fri 23 Dec Mon 26 Dec Tue 27 Dec Fri 30 Dec Mon 02 Jan Tue 03 Jan
Australia normal hours normal hours NO TRADING NO TRADING normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Austria normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours CLOSE 1.15PM normal hours normal hours
Belgium normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Canada normal hours normal hours NO TRADING NO TRADING normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Denmark normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Finland NO TRADING normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
France normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Germany normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours CLOSE 1PM normal hours normal hours
Hong Kong normal hours normal hours NO TRADING NO TRADING normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Ireland normal hours CLOSE 12.28PM NO TRADING NO TRADING CLOSE 12.28PM NO TRADING normal hours
Italy normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Japan normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours NO TRADING NO TRADING
Netherlands normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Norway normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Portugal normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Singapore normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Spain normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Sweden normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Switzerland normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
United Kingdom normal hours CLOSE 12.30PM NO TRADING NO TRADING CLOSE 12.30PM NO TRADING normal hours
United States normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Name Tue 06 Dec Fri 23 Dec Mon 26 Dec Tue 27 Dec Fri 30 Dec Mon 02 Jan Tue 03 Jan
FX pairs normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Name Tue 06 Dec Fri 23 Dec Mon 26 Dec Tue 27 Dec Fri 30 Dec Mon 02 Jan Tue 03 Jan
Australia 200 normal hours normal hours NO TRADING NO TRADING normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
China A50 normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
EU Stocks 50 normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
France 40 normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Germany 30 normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Hong Kong 50 & HSCEI normal hours normal hours NO TRADING NO TRADING normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
India 50 normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Italy 40 normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Japan 225 normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Netherlands 25 normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Singapore Index normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Spain 35 normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Switzerland 20 normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
UK 100 normal hours GREY 12.30PM to 9.15PM NO TRADING GREY GREY 12.30PM to 9.15PM GREY normal hours
US Dollar Index normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
US Small Cap 2000 normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
US SP 500 normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
US Tech 100 normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Volatility Index normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Wall Street normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Name Tue 06 Dec Fri 23 Dec Mon 26 Dec Tue 27 Dec Fri 30 Dec Mon 02 Jan Tue 03 Jan
BTP Italian Bonds normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Euribor 3mth normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Euro Bobl normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Euro Bund normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Euro Schatz normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Eurodollar normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Japanese 10yr normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours
Short Stg 3mth normal hours normal hours NO TRADING NO TRADING normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
UK Long Gilt normal hours normal hours NO TRADING NO TRADING normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
US T-Bond normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
US T-Note 10Yr normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
US T-Note 2Yr normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
US T-Note 5Yr normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Name Tue 06 Dec Fri 23 Dec Mon 26 Dec Tue 27 Dec Fri 30 Dec Mon 02 Jan Tue 03 Jan
Carbon Emissions (EUA) normal hours CLOSE 5PM NO TRADING NO TRADING CLOSE 5PM NO TRADING normal hours
Coffee C normal hours normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 12.30PM normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Corn normal hours normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM
Cotton No 2 normal hours normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 12.30PM normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Feeder Cattle normal hours normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM
Gas Oil normal hours CLOSE 8PM NO TRADING NO TRADING CLOSE 8PM NO TRADING normal hours
Gas RBOB normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Heating Oil normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Iron Ore normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Lean Hogs normal hours normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM
Live Cattle normal hours normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM
London No 7 Cocoa normal hours CLOSE 12.23PM NO TRADING NO TRADING CLOSE 4.55PM NO TRADING normal hours
London Wheat normal hours CLOSE 12.18PM NO TRADING NO TRADING CLOSE 12.18PM NO TRADING normal hours
Lumber normal hours normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 3PM normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 3PM
N.Y. Cocoa normal hours normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 12.30PM normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Natural Gas normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Oats normal hours normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM
Orange Juice normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Robusta Coffee normal hours CLOSE 12.23PM NO TRADING NO TRADING CLOSE 5.30PM NO TRADING normal hours
Soybean normal hours normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM
Soybean Meal normal hours normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM
Soybean Oil normal hours normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 2.30PM
Sugar No. 11 normal hours normal hours NO TRADING OPEN 12.30PM normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Sugar No. 5 normal hours CLOSE 12.23PM NO TRADING NO TRADING CLOSE 6PM NO TRADING normal hours
UK Crude Oil normal hours CLOSE 8PM NO TRADING normal hours CLOSE 8PM NO TRADING normal hours
US Crude Oil normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Wheat normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Name Tue 06 Dec Fri 23 Dec Mon 26 Dec Tue 27 Dec Fri 30 Dec Mon 02 Jan Tue 03 Jan
Copper normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Gold normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Palladium normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Platinum normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Silver normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours normal hours NO TRADING normal hours
Name Tue 06 Dec Fri 23 Dec Mon 26 Dec Tue 27 Dec Fri 30 Dec Mon 02 Jan Tue 03 Jan
Bitcoin normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours normal hours

Market hours

All times listed below are GMT:

Forex
Forex
Forex

Available 24 hrs a day

From 9:00pm GMT (10:00pm BST) until 9:00pm GMT (10:00pm BST) on Friday, including most U.S. holidays

Please be advised of the potential for illiquid market conditions particularly at the open of the trading week. These conditions may result in wider spreads for some currency pairs based on market illiquidity.

Indices
Line Graph
Indices

Available 23 hrs* a day

From 11:00pm GMT (11:00pm BST) Sunday through to 9:15pm GMT (10:15pm BST) Friday

*trading breaks occur between 9:15pm BST – 9:30pm BST, and between 10:00pm - 11:00pm BST

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Icon showing three trapezoids to represent metal bars
Spot gold & silver

Available 23 hrs a day

From 10:00pm GMT Sunday through 9:00pm GMT Friday. Trading is closed from 9:00pm to 10:00am GMT daily

Spot gold and silver trading also follow CME holiday closures.

Shares
Shares
Shares

Available 8-14 hrs a day

UK shares from 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday, and US shares from 2:30pm to 9:00pm (GMT)

We also offer extended hours on key US stocks, enabling you to trade them from 8:00am to 12:00am (GMT).

Market hours and holidays are subject to change. We will keep this information up-to-date as much as possible. Please be advised that in times of public holiday, there may be periods of limited liquidity in some markets.

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