Our helpdesk is closed from 8am Sunday 25 December until 8am Monday 26 December, and from 8am 1 January until 7am 2 January.
During the festive period there will be some changes to our normal opening hours*. All times listed are in AEDT.
Saturday 24 December | FX & 24 hour indices close 9am. No weekend trading |
Sunday 25 December | All markets closed. No weekend trading |
Monday 26 December | All markets closed. No weekend trading |
Tuesday 27 December | FX reopens at 8am, and our out-of-hours markets open at 10am. UK, Hong Kong and Australian markets are closed |
Wednesday 28 December | Normal Trading |
Thursday 29 December | Normal Trading |
Friday 30 December | Normal Trading |
Saturday 31 December | FX & 24 hour indices close 9am. No weekend trading. |
Sunday 1 January | All markets closed. No weekend trading |
Monday 2 January | European shares & indices open. FX reopens at 8am |
Tuesday 3 January | Our out-of-hours markets open at 10am. Japanese markets are closed. Normal trading hours resume in other markets |
Wednesday 4 January | Normal Trading |
*This information is intended for guidance only and is subject to change.
The following tables list the opening hours of our most popular markets over the coming month:
- Indices
- Shares
- Commodities
- Interest rates
- FX and Cryptos
- Options and Digital 100s
Market | Friday 23 Dec | Monday 26 Dec | Tuesday 27 Dec | Friday 30 Dec | Monday 2 Jan | Tuesday 3 Jan |
FTSE® 100 | Early close, quoted out-of-hours |
Closed |
Closed, quoted out-of-hours |
Early close, quoted out-of-hours | Closed |
Normal hours (opens 10am) |
Wall Street |
Normal hours |
Closed |
Normal hours |
Normal hours |
Closed |
Normal hours (opens 10am) |
Germany 40 | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours |
Normal hours | Open 11.15am-8am | Normal hours (opens 10:02am) |
France 40 | Normal hours | Closed |
Normal hours |
Normal hours | Open 6pm-8am | Normal hours (opens 10:02am) |
EU Stocks 50 | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours | Normal hours | Open 11.15am-8am | Normal hours (opens 10:02am) |
Italy 40 | Normal hours | Closed |
Normal hours | Normal hours | Open 6pm-8am | Normal hours (opens 10:02am) |
Netherlands 25 | Normal hours | Closed |
Normal hours | Normal hours | Open 6pm-8am | Normal hours (opens 10:02am) |
Spain 35 | Normal hours | Closed |
Normal hours |
Normal hours | Open 6pm-6am | Normal hours (opens 10:02am) |
Sweden 30 | Normal hours
|
Closed | Normal hours |
Closed, quoted out-of-hours | Open 7pm-3.25am | Normal hours (opens 10:02am) |
Switzerland Blue Chip | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours |
Normal hours |
Open 6pm-8am | Normal hours (opens 10:02am) |
Japan 225 | Normal hours |
Closed | Normal hours |
Normal hours |
Closed | Normal hours (opens 10am) |
Hong Kong HS50 | Normal hours | Closed |
Closed, quoted out-of-hours | Normal hours |
Closed |
Normal hours (opens 10:02am) |
Hong Kong Tech Index | Normal hours | Closed | Closed, quoted out-of-hours | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours (opens 10:02am) |
China H-Shares | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours (opens 10:02am) |
Australia 200 | Normal hours | Closed |
Closed, quoted out-of-hours | Normal hours
|
Closed |
Normal hours (opens 09:50am) |
Singapore Blue Chip | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours |
Normal hours |
Closed | Normal hours (opens 10:02am) |
South Africa 40 | Early close, quoted out-of-hours | Closed | Normal hours |
Normal hours |
Closed | Normal hours (opens 10:02am) |
Volatility Index | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours (opens 10am) |
Market | Friday 23 Dec | Monday 26 Dec | Tuesday 27 Dec | Friday 30 Dec | Monday 2 Jan | Tuesday 3 Jan |
US Shares | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
AU shares | Open | Closed | Closed | Open | Closed | Open |
Japanese shares | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Closed | Closed |
Hong Kong shares | Open | Closed | Closed | Open | Closed | Open |
German shares | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
Spanish/French shares | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
UK Shares | Early close at 11.30pm | Closed | Closed | Early close at 11.30pm | Closed | Open |
Market | Friday 23 Dec | Monday 26 Dec | Tuesday 27 Dec | Friday 30 Dec | Monday 2 Jan | Tuesday 3 Jan |
US energies | Open | Closed | Open | Normal close | Closed | Open |
UK energies | Early close 7am, next day | Closed | UK Nat Gas closed | Early close 7am, next day | Closed | Open |
US metals | Open | Closed | Open | Normal close |
Closed | Open |
US CBOT Commodities | Open | Closed | Open | Normal close | Closed | Open |
US NYBOT Commodities | Open | Closed | Open | Normal close | Closed | Open |
UK Commodities | Early close at 11.23pm | Closed | Closed | Normal close | Closed | Open |
Market | Friday 23 Dec | Monday 26 Dec | Tuesday 27 Dec | Friday 30 Dec | Monday 2 Jan | Tuesday 3 Jan |
US rates | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours |
UK rates | Early close 11.15pm | Closed | Closed | Early close 11.15pm | Closed | Normal hours |
European rates | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours | Normal hours | Open | Normal hours |
Market | Friday 23 Dec | Saturday 24 Dec | Sunday 25 Dec | Monday 26 Dec | Tuesday 27 Dec | Friday 30 Dec | Saturday 31 Dec | Sunday 1 Dec | Monday 2 Jan | Tuesday 3 Jan |
FX Pairs | Open | N/A | N/A | Closed | Open | Open | N/A | N/A | Open | Open |
FX Pairs (MT4) | Open | N/A | N/A | Closed | Open | Open | N/A | N/A | Open | Open |
FX Metals | Open | N/A | N/A | Closed | Open | Open | N/A | N/A | Closed | Open |
Cryptocurrencies | Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | Open | Open | Closed | Closed | Open | Open |
Market | Friday 23 Dec | Monday 26 Dec | Tuesday 27 Dec | Friday 30 Dec | Monday 2 Jan | Tuesday 3 Jan |
Options | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours |
Digital 100s | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours | Normal hours | Closed | Normal hours |
We have tried to make this information as accurate as possible, but it is intended for guidance only and is subject to change.
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