October 2026 Trading Hours | Help Centre Global

The month of October sees a few observable holidays around the globe, including:

HK National Day - 1st October 2026
AU DST Change - 5th October 2026
Nossa Senhora Aparecida in Brazil - 12th October 2026
Encuentro de Dos Mundos in Chile - 12th October 2026
Día de la Raza in Colombia - 12th October 2026
Chung Yeung Festival - 19th October 2026
EU/UK DST Change - 26th October 2026

As a result, a group of trading instruments will be impacted as per the trading hours update below.

(Time in GMT+3)

Instrument Name	BBM Symbol	HK National Day Thursday, 1st Oct.	AU DST Change Monday, 05 Oct.	LatAm (Brazil, Chile & Colombia) Holidays Monday, 12th Oct.	Chung Yeung Festival Monday, 19th Oct.	EU/UK DST Change Monday, 26th Oct.
Australian 200 Index	AU200	Normal Hours	Early open @01:50 Early Close @23:00	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Euro Stoxx 50 Index	STOXX50	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Late open @ 02:00
Spain 35 Index	ES35	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Late open @ 10:00, Late Close @21:00
German DAX 40 Index	GER40	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Dutch 25 Index	NETH25	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Swiss 20 Index	SWISS20	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
French CAC 40 Index	FR40	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Late open @ 02:00
UK 100 Index	UK100	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Japan Nikkei 225 Index	JP225	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
US Wall Street 30 Index	DJ30	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
US Tech 100 Index	NAS100	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
US SPX 500 Index	SP500	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Russell 2000 Index	US2000	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Hong Kong 50 Index	HK50	Closed	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Closed	Normal Hours
China H-Shares	CHINAH	Closed	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Closed	Normal Hours
China A50 Index	CHINA50	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Natural Gas (Cash)	GAS	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
US Crude Oil (Cash)	USWTI	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Brent Crude Oil (Cash)	UKBRENT	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Late open @ 02:00
Platinum / US Dollar	XPTUSD	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Late open @ 02:00
Palladium / US Dollar	XPDUSD	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Late open @ 02:00
Gold in gram / Chinese Yuan	GAUCNH	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Gold in gram / US Dollar	GAUUSD	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours

COMMODITIES

Instrument Name	BBM Symbol	HK National Day Thursday, 1st Oct.	AU DST Change Monday, 05 Oct.	LatAm (Brazil, Chile & Colombia) Holidays Monday, 12th Oct.	Chung Yeung Festival Monday, 19th Oct.	EU/UK DST Change Monday, 26th Oct.
Cocoa vs US Dollar	COCOA	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Coffee Arabica vs US Dollar	COFFEE	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Cotton vs US Dollar	COTTON	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Sugar vs US Dollar	SUGAR	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Aluminium vs US Dollar	ALUMINIUM	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Late open @ 04:00, Late Close @22:00
Lead vs US Dollar	LEAD	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Late open @ 04:00, Late Close @22:00
Copper vs US Dollar	COPPER	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Late open @ 04:00, Late Close @22:00
Nickel vs US Dollar	NICKEL	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Late open @ 04:00, Late Close @22:00
Zinc vs US Dollar	ZINC	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Late open @ 04:00, Late Close @22:00
US Dollar / Brazillian Real	USDBRL	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Closed	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
US Dollar / Chile Peso	USDCLP	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Closed	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
US Dollar/ Colombia Peso	USDCOP	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Closed	Normal Hours	Normal Hours

OTHER INSTRUMENTS

Instrument Name	HK National Day Thursday, 1st Oct.	AU DST Change Monday, 05 Oct.	LatAm (Brazil, Chile & Colombia) Holidays Monday, 12th Oct.	Chung Yeung Festival Monday, 19th Oct.	EU/UK DST Change Monday, 26th Oct.
Precious Metals	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
CryptoCurrencies	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
FX (Foreign Exchange)	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours

EXCHANGE

Exchange Name	Exchange Code	HK National Day Thursday, 1st Oct.	AU DST Change Monday, 05 Oct.	LatAm (Brazil, Chile & Colombia) Holidays Monday, 12th Oct.	Chung Yeung Festival Monday, 19th Oct.	EU/UK DST Change Monday, 26th Oct.
London Stock Exchange	LSE	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Euronext Paris	PAR	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Deutsche Börse Xetra	ETR	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
Nasdaq Stock Exchange	NAS	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours
New York Stock Exchange	NYS	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours	Normal Hours