Trading Hours
Live MT5 server clock and the published holiday windows for the active schedule. All times shown in server time. Use the clock toggle to switch to your local timezone.
Important: read before holding into a holiday
Don't hold positions into a pricing-off window without a plan
When an instrument shows Pricing off, MT5 stops sending quotes for it. Stops and take-profits don't fire. You can't open, close, or modify the position. When pricing comes back, the price can be a long way from where it left off. Spreads also widen in the last few minutes before any early close, so give your stop room and make sure free margin can absorb a gap on reopen.
Server time · UTC+3
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Next scheduled change
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Pricing off · FTSE100
from 00:00 UTC+3 on Mon 4 May
Full instrument schedule
Every instrument and date in one table. Scroll horizontally on mobile.
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UK May Day
- Pricing off
EU50, FRA40, DAX40, HK30
- Early close23:00
FTSE100
UK Early May Bank Holiday
- Pricing off
FTSE100
- Late open03:15
EU50, DAX40
- Late open04:15
HK30
- Late open09:00
FRA40
- Late open03:00
FTSE100
- Early close22:00
HK30
- Early close23:00
FTSE100
US Memorial Day + UK Spring Bank Holiday
- Pricing off
HK30, US Stocks
- Early close20:00
NIK225, US30, US500, US100
- Early close20:30
UKOil
- Early close21:15
XNGUSD
- Early close21:30
Metals (Gold, Silver), USOil
- Early close23:00
EU50, DAX40
- Early close23:15
FRA40
- Late open03:00
FTSE100
- Late open04:15
HK30
| Instrument | UK May Day | UK Early May Bank Holiday | US Memorial Day + UK Spring Bank Holiday | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Exchange | ||||||
FX (Foreign Exchange) | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Metals | ||||||
Metals (Gold, Silver) | · | · | · | · | Early close 21:30 | · |
| Cryptocurrencies | ||||||
Cryptocurrencies | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Indices | ||||||
Australian 200 Index AUS200 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Euro Stoxx 50 Index EU50 | Pricing off | Late open 03:15 | · | · | Early close 23:00 | · |
French 40 Index FRA40 | Pricing off | Late open 09:00 | · | · | Early close 23:15 | · |
German 40 Index DAX40 | Pricing off | Late open 03:15 | · | · | Early close 23:00 | · |
Hong Kong 50 Index HK30 | Pricing off | Late open 04:15 | · | Early close 22:00 | Pricing off | Late open 04:15 |
Japan 225 Index NIK225 | · | · | · | · | Early close 20:00 | · |
UK 100 Index FTSE100 | Early close 23:00 | Pricing off | Late open 03:00 | Early close 23:00 | · | Late open 03:00 |
US 30 Index US30 | · | · | · | · | Early close 20:00 | · |
US 500 Index US500 | · | · | · | · | Early close 20:00 | · |
US Tech 100 Index US100 | · | · | · | · | Early close 20:00 | · |
| Energies | ||||||
US Crude Oil Cash USOil | · | · | · | · | Early close 21:30 | · |
Brent Crude Oil Cash UKOil | · | · | · | · | Early close 20:30 | · |
Natural Gas Cash XNGUSD | · | · | · | · | Early close 21:15 | · |
| Equities | ||||||
US Stocks | · | · | · | · | Pricing off | · |
Calendar references:Holiday windows mirror the relevant venue calendars for the affected instruments: CME Group, ICE, NYSE, HKEX, Euronext, JPX.
Quick reference
The fundamentals at a glance, for the parts that don't change month to month.
- Server timezone
- UTC+3 in summer, UTC+2 in winter (European DST, last Sunday of March → last Sunday of October)
- Forex hours
- Monday 00:00 → Friday 23:59 server time (≈ Sun 21:00 UTC → Fri 21:00 UTC in summer)
- Cryptocurrency hours
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays
- Daily candle close
- 00:00 server time, every weekday at midnight
- Triple-swap day
- Wednesday for FX, metals and natural gas. Friday for indices, oil and US stocks. Crypto charges swap daily, including weekends.
- Major session opens (server time)
- Sydney 01:00 · Tokyo 03:00 · London 11:00 · New York 16:00 (summer; subtract 1h in winter)
Frequently asked
Is the forex market open right now?
The status pill at the top of this page shows the live state: FX open if the server clock is between Monday 00:00 and Friday 23:59, FX closed on weekends. If the pill says closed, the line beside it tells you the exact server-time moment trading reopens. Major holidays (Christmas, New Year, Good Friday and regional bank holidays) can shut FX briefly even on weekdays, so check the matrix below if you're trading near one. Cryptocurrency CFDs trade 24/7, including weekends, so even when forex is closed, BTCUSD, ETHUSD and the rest are still active.
When do the New York, London, Tokyo, and Sydney sessions open in server time?
In summer (UTC+3 server, the current schedule): Sydney opens 01:00 server, Tokyo 03:00, London 11:00, New York 16:00. In winter (UTC+2 server): Sydney 00:00, Tokyo 02:00, London 10:00, New York 15:00. The London / New York overlap (16:00 to 20:00 server in summer, 15:00 to 19:00 in winter) is the highest-volume window for FX majors. These anchors hold most of the year, with short windows around DST transitions in mid-March, late October and early November where the offsets drift by an hour because the regions roll over at different times.
What is the StoicFX MT5 server time, and why is everything shown in server time?
The MT5 server runs on European time and follows European daylight saving. It is currently UTC+3 (summer time, last Sunday of March to last Sunday of October), then switches to UTC+2 the rest of the year. The page lists every cutoff in the schedule's published server time so it matches what you see on your terminal. Daily candles close at 00:00 server time. The toggle on the clock above swaps the page into your local time if you prefer.
What does "pricing off" mean for my orders?
MT5 isn't quoting the instrument. Open positions stay on the books, but you can't open, close, or modify anything. Stops, take-profits, and pending orders won't trigger because there's no price to trigger against. They sit dormant until pricing resumes, at which point pending orders are evaluated against the new price, which may be far from where you set them if there was a gap.
What happens to my open positions during an early close or holiday window?
They stay open. Early close just means trading halts at the listed time, not that anything gets liquidated. After the cutoff you can't place new orders, and SL/TP orders won't fire until the next session opens. Two things to watch when holding through any holiday window: gap risk on reopen (especially indices and stocks), and wider spreads on either side of the cutoff.
When is the forex market actually open?
Forex trades continuously from Sunday evening to Friday evening, about 24 hours a day, five days a week. Anchored to 5pm New York time, the open lands at Monday 00:00 server time and the close lands at Friday 23:59 server time. The market closes on weekends because the global settlement system and bank trading desks don't operate Saturday and Sunday. Crypto CFDs are the exception. They trade 24/7 because crypto markets never close.
Are spreads wider during holidays?
Usually yes, especially in the last hour before an early close and the first hour after a late open. Liquidity is thinner because fewer banks and venues are quoting. Tighten position size and widen stops accordingly.
Do swap charges apply on holidays?
Swap accrues every trading day, but the triple-swap day is not the same for every asset class. FX, metals and natural gas charge three days of swap on Wednesday. Indices, oil and US stocks charge it on Friday. Cryptocurrency CFDs charge swap every day, including weekends. Holidays themselves don't change that calendar.
Is gold (XAUUSD) traded on US holidays?
Reduced hours that follow COMEX. On Mon 25 May 2026 metals trade normally until an early close at 21:30 UTC+3. The rest of the May schedule has metals on normal hours.
Why are so many markets affected on Monday 25 May?
Multiple market holidays land on the same Monday. The US has Memorial Day (US stock CFDs go pricing off; US indices, metals, and energies follow shortened CME and ICE sessions). The UK has the Spring Bank Holiday (early closes on European indices). Hong Kong observes Buddha's Birthday (HK30 pricing off). Japan's exchanges run reduced hours (NIK225 early close at 20:00 UTC+3). Forex and crypto run normally.
Are forex and cryptocurrencies affected?
No. FX runs normal 24/5 hours all month, and crypto CFDs run 24/7 throughout. The changes only affect indices, metals (one date), energies (one date), and US stocks (one date).
Where can I find the schedule for other months?
This page updates each month with the next bank-holiday window once it's been confirmed against the relevant venue calendars. Past schedules are kept in the archive below for reference. We don't pre-share future months until they're published here.
Past schedules
Reference archive of previous bank-holiday windows.
April 2026UTC+36 affected · 15 instruments
Reference only. The clock and countdowns above apply to the current schedule.
Maundy Thursday
- Early close16:00AUS200
- Early close22:00HK30
- Early close23:00EU50, FRA40, DAX40, FTSE100
Good Friday
- Pricing offMetals (Gold, Silver), AUS200, EU50, FRA40, DAX40, HK30, FTSE100, USOil, UKOil, XNGUSD, US Stocks
- Early close16:15NIK225, US30, US500, US100
Easter Monday
- Pricing offAUS200, EU50, FRA40, DAX40, HK30, FTSE100
Easter recovery (late opens)
- Pricing offHK30
- Late open02:50AUS200
- Late open03:00FTSE100
- Late open03:15EU50, DAX40
- Late open09:00FRA40
HK reduced hours
- Late open04:15HK30
Normal
May Day eve (early close)
- Early close22:00HK30
- Early close23:00EU50, FRA40, DAX40
| Instrument | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Exchange | |||||||
FX (Foreign Exchange) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Metals | |||||||
Metals (Gold, Silver) | · | Pricing off | · | · | · | · | · |
| Cryptocurrencies | |||||||
Cryptocurrencies | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Indices | |||||||
Australian 200 Index AUS200 | Early close 16:00 | Pricing off | Pricing off | Late open 02:50 | · | · | · |
Euro Stoxx 50 Index EU50 | Early close 23:00 | Pricing off | Pricing off | Late open 03:15 | · | · | Early close 23:00 |
French 40 Index FRA40 | Early close 23:00 | Pricing off | Pricing off | Late open 09:00 | · | · | Early close 23:00 |
German 40 Index DAX40 | Early close 23:00 | Pricing off | Pricing off | Late open 03:15 | · | · | Early close 23:00 |
Hong Kong 50 Index HK30 | Early close 22:00 | Pricing off | Pricing off | Pricing off | Late open 04:15 | · | Early close 22:00 |
Japan 225 Index NIK225 | · | Early close 16:15 | · | · | · | · | · |
UK 100 Index FTSE100 | Early close 23:00 | Pricing off | Pricing off | Late open 03:00 | · | · | · |
US 30 Index US30 | · | Early close 16:15 | · | · | · | · | · |
US 500 Index US500 | · | Early close 16:15 | · | · | · | · | · |
US Tech 100 Index US100 | · | Early close 16:15 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Energies | |||||||
US Crude Oil Cash USOil | · | Pricing off | · | · | · | · | · |
Brent Crude Oil Cash UKOil | · | Pricing off | · | · | · | · | · |
Natural Gas Cash XNGUSD | · | Pricing off | · | · | · | · | · |
| Equities | |||||||
US Stocks | · | Pricing off | · | · | · | · | · |
February 2026UTC+24 affected · 13 instruments
Reference only. The clock and countdowns above apply to the current schedule.
US Presidents' Day
- Pricing offUS Stocks
- Early close06:00HK30
- Early close20:00NIK225, US30, US500, US100
- Early close21:30Metals (Gold, Silver), USOil, XNGUSD
- Early close23:00EU50, FRA40, DAX40, FTSE100
Lunar New Year (HK)
- Pricing offHK30
Lunar New Year (HK)
- Pricing offHK30
Lunar New Year (HK)
- Pricing offHK30
| Instrument | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Exchange | ||||
FX (Foreign Exchange) | · | · | · | · |
| Metals | ||||
Metals (Gold, Silver) | Early close 21:30 | · | · | · |
| Cryptocurrencies | ||||
Cryptocurrencies | · | · | · | · |
| Indices | ||||
Euro Stoxx 50 Index EU50 | Early close 23:00 | · | · | · |
French 40 Index FRA40 | Early close 23:00 | · | · | · |
German 40 Index DAX40 | Early close 23:00 | · | · | · |
Hong Kong 50 Index HK30 | Early close 06:00 | Pricing off | Pricing off | Pricing off |
Japan 225 Index NIK225 | Early close 20:00 | · | · | · |
UK 100 Index FTSE100 | Early close 23:00 | · | · | · |
US 30 Index US30 | Early close 20:00 | · | · | · |
US 500 Index US500 | Early close 20:00 | · | · | · |
US Tech 100 Index US100 | Early close 20:00 | · | · | · |
| Energies | ||||
US Crude Oil Cash USOil | Early close 21:30 | · | · | · |
Brent Crude Oil Cash UKOil | · | · | · | · |
Natural Gas Cash XNGUSD | Early close 21:30 | · | · | · |
| Equities | ||||
US Stocks | Pricing off | · | · | · |