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Changes in Trading Hours and Terms during Christmas and New Year Season

The FXOpen Team


Thursday, December 24
Currency pairs: normal trading hours
Commodities: low liquidity after 20:30 GMT+2 Server Time
Indices:

  • Australia 200 – trading available till 5:30 GMT+2
  • Europe 50 – trading closed
  • France 40 – trading available till 15:00 GMT+2
  • Germany 30 / Germany 30 (Mini) – trading closed
  • Japan 225 – trading available till 20:15 GMT+2
  • UK 100 – trading available till 14:30 GMT+2
  • US SPX 500 / US SPX 500 (Mini) – trading available till 20:15 GMT+2
  • US Tech 100 – trading available till 20:15 GMT+2
  • US Tech 100 (Mini) – trading available till 20:15 GMT+2
  • Wall Street 30 / Wall Street 30 (Mini) – trading available till 20:15 GMT+2

Friday, December 25
Trading session is closed; only trading on Crypto accounts is available.

Monday, December 28
Currency pairs: normal trading hours
Commodities: normal trading hours
Indices: normal trading hours. Australia 200 and UK 100 instruments are unavailable

Thursday, December 31
Currency pairs: normal trading hours
Commodities: normal trading hours. Expected low liquidity of UK Brent, after 21:30 GMT+2
Indices:

  • Australia 200 – trading available till 5:30 GMT+2
  • Europe 50 – trading closed
  • France 40 – trading available till 15:00 GMT+2
  • Germany 30 / Germany 30 (Mini) – trading closed
  • Japan 225 – normal trading hours
  • UK 100 – trading available till 14:30 GMT+2
  • US SPX 500 / US SPX 500 (Mini) – normal trading hours
  • US Tech 100 – normal trading hours
  • US Tech 100 (Mini) – normal trading hours
  • Wall Street 30 / Wall Street 30 (Mini) – normal trading hours

Friday, January 1
Trading session is closed; only trading on Crypto accounts is available

Monday, January 4
Normal trading hours for all instruments, the maximum leverage is 1:500
*The maximum leverage for all account types will be reduced down to 1:100 between December 28, 2015 and January, 4 2016.

We strongly recommend considering this information in your trading.

FXOpen wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Kind regards,
FXOpen Customer Service
E-mail: [email protected]
FXOpen Live Chat (24/5)

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