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Trading Hours Schedule for the Christmas and New Year Holiday Period 2025–2026

The FXOpen Team

Dear Traders,

Please be informed of the amended trading hours during the Christmas and New Year holiday period. All times are GMT +2.

We recommend taking these changes into account when planning your trading activity, as liquidity may be reduced and volatility may increase around the holidays.

23 December 2025

Indices CFD:

  • #ESX50, #GDAXIm — trading until 23:00.

24 December 2025

Indices CFD:

  • #ESX50, #GDAXIm — trading closed;
  • #HSI — trading until 06:00;
  • #UK100 — trading until 15:00;
  • #FCHI — trading until 16:00;
  • #AUS200 — trading until 05:30;
  • US Indices CFD, #J225 — trading until 20:15.

Commodities CFD:

  • XAUUSD, XAGUSD — trading until 20:45.

US Stocks CFD — trading until 20:00.

25 December 2025

FX, Indices CFD, US Stocks CFD and Commodities CFD — trading closed.

26 December 2025

Indices CFD:

  • #ESX50, #AUS200, #FCHI, #UK100, #HSI — trading closed.

29 December 2025

Indices CFD:

  • #HSI — trading starts at 03:15;
  • #UK100 — trading starts at 03:00;
  • #ESX50, #GDAXIm — trading starts at 02:15;
  • #FCHI — trading starts at 09:00.

30 December 2025

Indices CFD:

  • #ESX50, #GDAXIm — trading until 23:00.

31 December 2025

Indices CFD:

  • #HSI — trading until 06:00;
  • #UK100 — trading until 15:00;
  • #ESX50, #GDAXIm — trading closed;
  • #FCHI — trading until 16:00;
  • #AUS200 — trading until 05:30.

1 January 2026

FX, Indices CFD, US Stocks CFD and Commodities CFD — trading closed.

2 January 2026

Indices CFD:

  • #HSI — trading starts at 03:15;
  • #UK100 — trading starts at 03:00;
  • #ESX50, #GDAXIm — trading starts at 02:15;
  • #FCHI — trading starts at 09:00.

All other financial markets will be traded as usual.

Please note that the hours above are subject to change.

We recommend planning your trades accordingly and keeping in mind potential liquidity changes during the holiday period.

Customer Support Availability

Date

Wednesday 24 December

Support Channels

Live chat, email, phone

Hours (GMT)

08:00 - 14:00

Thursday 25 December

Office closed

Friday 26 December

Live chat only

Regular hours

Wednesday 31 December

Email & live chat

08:00 – 17:00

Thursday 1 January

Office closed

Friday 2 January

Email & live chat

07:00 – 17:00

All other days

Email, live chat, phone

Regular hours

Please note that withdrawals and bank transfer deposits will not be processed after 2:00 PM on Wednesday 24th December, or on Thursday 25th December and Friday 26th December, due to the Bank Holiday.

In addition, processing will be unavailable after 2:00 PM on Wednesday 31st December, and on Thursday 1st January.

Requests submitted during these periods will be processed on Monday 29th December, and Friday 2nd January, respectively.

For urgent trading matters for live account clients only, the trading line +44 (0) 203 519 1224, will be available when the markets are open.

We wish you a happy holiday season and successful trading!

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