Weekend trading
Opportunity doesn’t keep office hours. Trade 24/7 on our unrivalled weekend markets – GBP/USD, EUR/USD, USD/JPY, global indices and more.
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Call 0800 409 6789 or email helpdesk.uk@ig.com if you have any questions about trading or investing. We're available 24/7 between 8am Saturday and 10pm Friday.
Contact us 0800 409 6789
Call 0800 195 3100 or email newaccounts.uk@ig.com to talk about opening an account.
Contact us 08001953100
Get info fast via our instant help and support portal. Available for account queries, ProRealTime, product info and more.
Visit help and support for more information.
Get info fast via our instant help and support portal. Available for account queries, ProRealTime, product info and more.
Visit help and support for more information.
Call 0800 409 6789 or email helpdesk.uk@ig.com if you have any questions about trading or investing. We're available 24/7 between 8am Saturday and 10pm Friday.
Contact us 0800 409 6789
Why trade on weekends with us?
Discover unique opportunities. You won’t find 24/7 prices on GBP/USD or our indices with anyone else1
Protect your interests. Hedge your weekday positions by opening a weekend position on the same market
Monitor your weekend trading performance with our trade analytics tool – identify your mistakes and build on successes.
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
Live weekend prices
These prices are indicative, and subject to our website terms and conditions.
Weekend trading hours
You can trade our regular weekday markets from 11pm on Sunday (9pm for forex) until 10pm on Friday night (UK time). Our weekend market hours are:
- 8am Saturday to 10.40pm Sunday (UK time) for indices
- 8am Saturday to 8:40pm Sunday (UK time) for weekend GBP/USD, EUR/USD, USD/JPY
What is weekend trading?
Weekend trading gives you access to forex and indices 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. Keep your weekend index or FX positions open after Sunday close, and they’ll roll over into regular weekday positions – with any attached stops or limits remaining in place.
Weekend prices for indices and forex are quoted separately to their weekday counterparts. As the only provider of weekend trading, we do not have access to real-time data of underlying asset prices during weekend trading hours. However, we base prices on underlying market conditions such as volatility, as well as client activity and news flow to give you the most accurate pricing possible.
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 10.40pm UK time, it will automatically net off against your existing weekday trade - that is, unless 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.
Choose IG as your weekend trading provider
Take a position on weekend market including GBP/USD, EUR/USD, USD/JPY, FTSE 100, Wall Street and more.
Choose IG as your weekend trading provider
Take a position on weekend market including GBP/USD, EUR/USD, USD/JPY, FTSE 100, Wall Street and more.
Choose IG as your weekend trading provider
Take a position on weekend market including GBP/USD, EUR/USD, USD/JPY, FTSE 100, Wall Street and more.
Choose IG as your weekend trading provider
Take a position on weekend market including GBP/USD, EUR/USD, USD/JPY, FTSE 100, Wall Street and more.
FAQs
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 8am on Saturday to 8.40pm on Sunday (UK time). Any positions open at 8.40pm (UK time) on a Sunday will roll over into weekday positions when the weekday market resumes 20 minutes later at 9pm.
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 8am on Saturday to 10.40pm on Sunday (UK time). Positions open at 10.40pm (UK time) on a Sunday will roll over into weekday positions when those markets resume 20 minutes later at 11pm. Please note, however, that the FTSE 100 and Germany 40 will open for trading two minutes later at 11.02pm (UK time).
IG is the only UK provider to offer weekend trading on indices and GBP/USD.
You can trade the FTSE 100 on a Saturday and Sunday with IG – the only UK provider to offer this market 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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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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