From Monday, June 29, 2026, trading for the instruments listed below will begin 3 minutes later than the current scheduled opening time each trading day.
Affected instruments
The updated trading hours will apply to the following instruments:
AUDSGD
CHFJPY
EURAUD
EURNZD
GBPAUD
GBPNZD
USDNOK
XPTUSD
What is changing?
The daily market opening time after the EOD maintenance period will be delayed by 3 minutes for the affected instruments.
This means that once the EOD maintenance period ends, trading on these instruments will resume 3 minutes later than before.
Please note that quoting session times will remain unchanged.
Updated trading sessions
Symbol | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
AUDSGD | 00:05-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:57 |
CHFJPY | 00:05-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:57 |
EURAUD | 00:05-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:57 |
EURNZD | 00:05-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:57 |
GBPAUD | 00:05-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:57 |
GBPNZD | 00:05-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:57 |
USDNOK | 00:05-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:59 | 00:03-23:57 |
XPTUSD | 01:03-23:59 | 01:03-23:59 | 01:03-23:59 | 01:03-23:59 | 01:03-23:58 |
Why are the trading hours changing?
This adjustment is being introduced to support operational and market connectivity enhancements.
The change is intended to help promote a more stable trading environment during potentially volatile market opening conditions.
Do I need to take any action?
No action is required from you.
However, if you trade any of the affected instruments, we recommend reviewing any trading activity that may be impacted by the revised opening times, including:
Automated trading strategies
Expert Advisors or trading bots
Pending orders
Scheduled trading activity around market open
Will this affect my open positions?
This change only affects the daily trading opening time for the selected instruments after the EOD maintenance period.
Existing open positions will remain open unless otherwise affected by normal trading conditions, margin requirements, or your own account activity.
If you have any questions about this change, please contact our Support Team for assistance or email us at [email protected].