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Market hours 

Please refer to this page for all market hours updates. 

All times listed below are BST:

Changes in market hours for daylight saving time

Note: Clocks move forward by one hour when British Summer Time (BST) begins. During BST, certain markets, including those with extended trading hours, may open and close one hour earlier than under GMT.

Market hours

All times listed below are GMT:

Forex

Available 24 hours 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

Available 23 hours* a day 

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

*trading break occurs between 10:00pm - 11:00pm BST

Spot gold & silver

Available 23 hours 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 follows CME holiday closures.

Shares

Available 8-14 hours 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 trading hours on selected US stocks, enabling you to trade from 8:00am to 12:00am (GMT).

Market hours and holidays are subject to change. We will keep this information updated as much as possible. Please be advised that there may be periods of limited liquidity in some markets on public holidays.

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