USA Daylight Saving Time for 2024

We would like to notify you of impending changes to the trading conditions for specific instruments due to the USA Daylight Saving Time.

The USA Daylight Saving Time will begin on November 3, 2024. We would like to notify you of impending changes to the trading conditions for specific instruments.

To guarantee continuous trading operations, we advise making the required changes before November 3, 2024, if you are using an automated trading robot or Expert Advisor (EA) that needs manual input of trading hours.

For more information, please see the table below:

	The hours displayed below are in GMT + 3	The hours displayed below are in GMT + 2
SYMBOL	Current Hours	New Hours 3rd November GMT +2
FX	Mon 00:01-23:59 Tue - Thurs 00:05-23:59 Fri 00:05-23:57	Mon 00:01-23:59 Tue - Thurs 00:05-23:59 Fri 00:05-23:57
Metals	Mon-Thu 01:00-23:59 Fri 01:00-23:57	Mon-Thu 01:00-23:59 Fri 01:00-23:57
WTISPOT	Mon-Thu 01:00-23:59 Fri 01:00-23:57	Mon-Thu 01:00-23:59 Fri 01:00-23:57
BRENTSPOT	Mon 01:05-23:59 Tue-Thu 03:05-23:59 Fri 03:05 - 23:57	Mon 01:05-23:59 Tue-Thu 03:05-23:59 Fri 03:05 - 23:57
WTI Futures	Mon-Thu 01:00-23:59 Fri 01:00-23:57	Mon-Thu 01:00-23:59 Fri 01:00-23:57
BRENT Futures	Mon 01:00-24:00 Mon-Thu 00:00-01:00, 03:00-24:00 Fri 00:00-01:00, 03:00-23:57	Mon 01:00-24:00 Mon-Thu 00:00-01:00, 03:00-24:00 Fri 00:00-01:00, 03:00-23:57
GER40	Mon-Thu 01:00-23:59 Fri 01:00-23:57	Mon-Thu 01:00-23:59 Fri 01:00-23:12
FTSE100	Mon-Thu 01:00-23:59 Fri 01:00-23:57	Mon-Thu 01:00-23:59 Fri 01:00-23:12
UK100 Futures	Mon-Thu 01:00-23:59 Fri 01:00-23:57	Mon-Thu 01:00-23:59 Fri 01:00-23:12
DE40 Futures	Mon-Thu 01:00-23:59 Fri 01:00-23:57	Mon-Thu 01:00-23:59 Fri 01:00-23:12
UK Equities	Mon-Fri 11:02-15:00, 15:03-19:30	Mon-Fri 10:02-14:00, 14:03-18:30
Spanish Equities	Mon-Fri 11:02-15:00, 15:03-19:30	Mon-Fri 10:02-14:00, 14:03-18:30
French Equities	Mon-Fri 11:02-15:00, 15:03-19:30	Mon-Fri 10:02-14:00, 14:03-18:30
German Equities	Mon-Fri 11:02-15:00, 15:03-19:30	Mon-Fri 10:02-14:00, 14:03-18:30

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Christmas and New Year Holidays 2024

Please be informed that trading hours for certain instruments will be adjusted between 23 December 2024 and 2 January 2025 due to the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.

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