Admiral Markets amends FX and CFD trading sessions, with trading hours on Germany 30 and Spain 35 index CFDs extended 2016.11.18
Dear Traders,
Starting from 23:59 (EET) on Wednesday, 23 November 2016, our trading hours on a number of instruments for all accounts in MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 will be amended as described further.
To sum up all upcoming changes, we're going to:
- reduce the rollover pause on FX
- extend Friday session to 23:59 for FX and other instruments previously traded until 23:00
- add night hours to DAX 30 index CFD and 2.5 more hours to IBEX 35 index CFD
- slightly reduce trading sessions for Brent Crude Oil CFD and Hang Seng Index CFD through additional recess periods.
Please see details on our new trading hours in the tables below:
1. Forex spot
| Current trading hours, EET | New trading hours, EET |
| 00:15 Mon - 23:00 Fri; recess 23:58 - 00:07 Mon - Fri | 00:05 Mon - 23:59 Fri; recess 23:59 - 00:05 Mon - Fri |
2. Cash index CFDs
| Instrument description | Current trading hours, EET | New trading hours, EET |
| DAX 30 Index CFD, cash (EUR)* | 09:00 Mon - 23:00 Fri | 09:00 Mon - 23:00 Fri; recess 23:15 - 23:30 & 23:59 - 01:00 |
| Dow Jones Index CFD, cash (USD) | 01:00 Mon - 23:00 Fri; recess 23:15 - 23:30 & 00:00 - 01:00 | 01:00 Mon - 23:59 Fri; recess 23:15 - 23:30 & 23:59 - 01:00 |
| FTSE100 Index CFD, cash (GBP) | 03:00 Mon - 23:00 Fri; recess 23:15 - 23:30 & 00:00 - 03:00 | 03:00 Mon - 23:59 Fri; recess 23:15 - 23:30 & 23:59 - 01:00 |
| Hang Seng Index CFD, cash (HKD) | 03:15 Mon - 17:45 Fri | 03:15 Mon - 17:45 Fri; recess 06:00 - 07:00 & 10:30 - 11:15 |
| IBEX 35 Index CFD, сash (EUR)** | 10:00 Mon - 18:30 Fri | 10:00 Mon - 21:00 Fri |
| NASDAQ100 Index CFD, cash (USD) | 01:00 Mon - 23:00 Fri; recess 23:15 - 23:30 & 00:00 - 01:00 | 01:00 Mon - 23:59 Fri; recess 23:15 - 23:30 & 23:59 - 01:00 |
| Standard and Poor's Index CFD, cash (USD) | 01:00 Mon - 23:00 Fri, recess 23:15 - 23:30 & 00:00 - 01:00 | 01:00 Mon - 23:59 Fri; recess 23:15 - 23:30 & 23:59 - 01:00 |
Important notes:
* Trading session of DAX 30 index CFD will be substantially extended through addition of night trading hours to all days of the workweek except Monday.
** Trading session of IBEX 35 index CFD will be extended by additional 2 hours 30 minutes for all days of the workweek.
3. Commodity CFDs
| Instrument description | Current trading hours, EET | New trading hours, EET |
| BRENT Crude Oil Spot (100 barrels) CFD, USD | 01:00 Mon - 23:00 Fri; recess 00:00 - 01:00 | 01:00 - 23:59 Mon; 00:00 - 23:59 Tue - Fri; recess 01:00 - 03:00 |
| Gold Spot (100 oz) vs. Australian Dollar CFD | 01:00 Mon - 23:58 Thu; 01:00 - 23:00 Fri | 01:00 Mon - 23:59 Fri; recess 23:59 - 01:00 |
| Gold Spot (100 oz) vs. US Dollar CFD | 01:00 Mon - 23:58 Thu; 01:00 - 23:00 Fri | 01:00 Mon - 23:59 Fri; recess 23:59 - 01:00 |
| Palladium Spot (100 oz) vs. US Dollar CFD | 01:00 Mon - 23:58 Fri | 01:00 Mon - 23:59 Fri; recess 23:59 - 01:00 |
| Platinum Spot (100 oz) vs. US Dollar CFD | 01:00 Mon - 23:58 Fri | 01:00 Mon - 23:59 Fri; recess 23:59 - 01:00 |
| Silver Spot (5000 oz) vs. US Dollar CFD | 01:00 Mon - 23:58 Thu; 01:00 - 23:00 Fri | 01:00 Mon - 23:59 Fri; recess 23:59 - 01:00 |
| WTI Crude Oil Spot (100 barrels) CFD, USD | 01:00 Mon - 23:00 Fri; recess 00:00 - 01:00 | 01:00 Mon - 23:59 Fri; recess 23:59 - 01:00 |
4. 10-year US Treasury Note Futures CFD
| Current trading hours, EET | New trading hours, EET |
| 01:00 - 24:00 Mon; 01:30 - 24:00 & Tue - Thu; 01:30 - 23:00 Fri | 01:00 Mon - 23:59 Fri; recess 23:59 - 01:00 |
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our customer support or your account manager.
Kind Regards,
Admiral Markets
