The FXOpen Team
Dear Traders, Please note the following changes to trading times for Christmas and New Year 2018.
December 22, 2017
- Forex – normal trading hours
- Metals – normal trading hours
- Oil – trading ends at 22:00 (GMT+2)
- Indices:
- Australia 200 - trading ends at 07:30 (GMT+2)
- UK 100 – trading ends at 14:30 (GMT+2)
Other indices will be traded without changes.
December 25, 2017 All markets are closed, no trading will be available all day.
December 26, 2017
- Forex, Metals. Oil – normal trading hours
- Indices:
- Australia 200 trading closed
- Europe 50 trading closed
- France 40 trading closed
- Germany 30 trading closed
- Germany 30 (Mini) trading closed
- Spain 35 trading closed
Other indices will be traded without changes.
December 29, 2017
- Forex, Metals – normal trading hours
- Oil - trading ends at 22:00 (GMT+3)
- Indices:
- Australia 200 trading ends at 07:30 (GMT+2)
- UK 100 trading ends at 14:30 (GMT+2)
Other indices – without changes.
January 1, 2018 All markets are closed. No trading available all day.
January 2, 2018 Normal trading hours for all financial instruments. There are no changes to Crypto Currency Trading hours over the festive period.
Crypto currencies will be traded without changes.
Between December 22, 2017 and January 2, 2018 the leverage for Forex pairs may be decreased by 5 times its original value. For example, from 1:500 down to 1:100.
For Crytpo accounts leverage will remain the same as usual (1:3). Please ensure you take these changes into consideration when trading over the festive period. Kind regards
The FXOpen UK Team
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