Holiday and Seasonal Trading Hour changes for 2025
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.
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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 9pm |
| 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 8am |
| Sunday 9, 16 and 23 March 2025 | FX markets will open at 9pm |
| FX markets on the MT4 platform will open at 10pm | |
| 24-hour index markets will open at 10pm | |
| 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 | |
| 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 New York Sugar, Coffee and Cocoa - late open at 12.30pm |
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 6pm. We’ll offer out-of-hours pricing from 6pm until futures reopens at 11pm. | ||
| US interest rates and bonds will close early at 6pm. | ||
| US soft commodities are closed. US metals and energies will close early at 7.30pm. | ||
| The VIX closes early at 4.30pm and reopens at 11pm. | ||
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 6.30pm. | ||
| UK interest rates and bonds will be closed. |
Juneteenth
| Thursday 19 June 2025 | Brent Crude and Gas Oil futures close early at 6.30pm |
| US index futures will close early at 6pm. We’ll offer out-of-hours pricing from 6pm until futures reopens at 11pm | |
| US equities and soft commodities will be closed | |
| US interest rates close early at 6pm | |
| US energies and metals close early at 7.30pm | |
| The VIX closes early at 4.30pm |
Independence Day
| Thursday 3 July | US equities close early at 6pm. All Sessions shares will be available to trade until 10pm. |
| US index futures close early at 6.15pm. We’ll offer out-of-hours pricing from 6pm until futures reopens at 11pm | |
| VIX futures close early at 6.15pm and reopen at 11pm. | |
| Friday 4 July | US equities and soft commodities are closed |
| US index futures close early at 6pm. We’ll offer out-of-hours pricing from 6pm until futures reopens at 11pm. | |
| Brent Crude, UK Natural Gas, Heating Oil and London Gas Oil futures close early at 6.30pm | |
| US interest rates close early at 6pm. | |
| US energies and metals close early at 7.30pm. | |
| London Sugar closes early at 5pm. | |
| VIX futures closes early at 4.30pm and reopen at 11pm. | |
| Monday 7 July | Cotton opens late at 1pm |
| Grains open late at 2.30pm |
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 1am 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 12.30pm |
US Labor Day
| Monday 1 September 2025 | US index futures close early at 6pm. We’ll offer out-of-hours pricing from 6pm until futures reopens at 11pm. |
| US and Canadian equities, and soft commodities will be closed | |
| US interest rates will close early at 6pm | |
| US metals and energies will close early at 7.30pm | |
| Brent Crude, London Gas Oil and ICE WTI will close early at 6.30pm | |
| London Sugar will close early at 5pm | |
| The VIX will close early at 4.30pm |
Thanksgiving
| Thursday 27 November 2025 | US equity markets are closed. |
| US index futures close early at 6pm. We’ll offer out-of-hours prices on Wall Street, US 500, US Tech 100 and US Russell 2000 until index futures reopen at 11pm. | |
| The Volatility Index (VIX) closes early at 4.30pm and reopens at 11pm. | |
| Brent Crude, London Gas Oil and UK Nat Gas will close early at 6.30pm. | |
| US rates close at 6pm. | |
| US metals and energies will close early at 7.30pm. | |
| US soft commodities are closed. | |
| London Sugar closes early at 5pm. | |
| Lumber and Livestock are closed. |
Black Friday
| Friday 28 November 2025 | US equity markets close early at 6pm, and there’ll be no post-market trading |
| US index futures close early at 6.15pm. We’ll offer out-of- hours prices on Wall Street, US 500, US Tech 100 and US Russell 2000 until 9pm. | |
| The Volatility Index (VIX) closes early at 6.15pm. | |
| Brent Crude, London Gas Oil and UK Nat Gas will close at 7pm. | |
| US rates and the US Dollar Index close at 6.15pm. | |
| US metals and energies will close early at 6.45pm. | |
| New York Cotton opens late at 1pm. New York Cotton and Orange Juice close early at 6.30pm. | |
| Normal trading hours on New York Sugar, New York Coffee and New York Cocoa. | |
| US grain futures open late at 2.30pm and close early at 6.05pm. | |
| Lumber trades from 3pm to 6.05pm, and Livestock trades from 2.30pm to 6.05pm. | |
| The futures desk and all 24-hour indices close at 9pm, and FX closes at 10pm. |
Christmas
| Wednesday 24 December 2025 | European indices closed UK half day, closes 12.30 US Shares close early at 6pm. Early close early at 6:05 pm for Cotton, Arabica Coffee, New York Cocoa, Lumber, Orange Juice and Grains. VIX, US indices, Rates, Bonds and Livestock close early at 6:15 pm. US Energies and Metals close early at 6.45 pm. |
| Thursday 25 December 2025 | All markets are closed. FX markets reopen at 9pm. Out-of-hours markets, US rates, US metals, US energies and the VIX reopen at 11pm |
| 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 12.30pm Grains and livestock reopen at 2.30pm. |
| Wednesday 31 December 2025 | UK equities close early at 12.30pm. Gilts and 3m-SONIA stop trading at 12.15pm. The FTSE 100 Index will be quoted out-of-hours from 12.50pm. Brent Crude, ICE WTI, London Gas Oil close at 8pm. UK and EU natural gas stop trading at 5pm. London Cocoa closes at 4.55pm, Robusta Coffee at 5.30pm, and London Sugar at 6pm. |
2026
New Year
| Thursday 1 January 2026 | All markets are closed. FX markets reopen at 9pm. Out-of-hours markets, US rates, US metals, US energies and the VIX reopen at 11pm |
| Friday 2 January 2026 | Japanese markets are closed. Grains open at 2.30pm. Normal trading hours resume in other markets |
| Saturday 3 January 2026 | Japanese markets are closed. |
