Trading hours depend on the instrument. There is no single opening and closing time that applies to every ThinkMarkets market.
What are the forex trading hours?
Standard forex markets generally trade 24 hours a day, five days a week.
ThinkMarkets' standard global forex schedule is generally:
During daylight-saving server time
Monday 00:03 GMT+3 to Friday 23:55 GMT+3
During standard server time
Monday 00:03 GMT+2 to Friday 23:55 GMT+2
Which markets can trade during the weekend?
Where available, weekend markets can include:
- cryptocurrency CFDs;
- synthetic indices;
- pre-IPO synthetics; and
- selected 247 perpetual metals, oil and US index instruments.
Is there a weekend maintenance break?
Yes.
The current scheduled weekend maintenance period is:
Saturday 09:00 to 10:00 GMT
What about shares and traditional indices?
Shares and many exchange-linked indices follow the trading hours of their underlying exchange or reference market.
Can market hours change?
Yes.
Trading hours can change because of:
- public holidays;
- exchange holidays;
- daylight-saving changes;
- scheduled maintenance; and
- exceptional market events.