Trading

Hours of operation

Our hours of operation coincide with the global financial markets. Trading is available from Monday 8am to Saturday 8am (AEST). Please note: these times are subject to change during daylight saving time and certain public holidays.

Hours of Operation
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You cannot close existing positions or open new positions when the markets are closed. You can, however, place or modify entry, stop-loss, take-profit and trailing stop orders.

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Spreads (the difference between the bid price and ask price) typically widen daily for non-FX CFDs and before the markets close for all other asset classes, and could trigger orders and/or margin closeouts.

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Market prices may significantly change or “gap” when the market resumes trading. This change could trigger orders, which would be executed at the prevailing market rate. For example, if a price moves against you, a stop-loss order may be triggered at a different price to the price specified on your order. This could result in additional losses.

Note: Ensure that you maintain sufficient margin in your OANDA Trade account at all times to avoid a margin closeout. To reduce the risk of a margin closeout, you could reduce or close your overall positions or add more funds to your OANDA Trade account. To prevent unwanted order execution, consider widening your take-profits, stop-losses or trailing-stops prior to the market close.

Note: All instruments will be closed from 16:59 - 17:05 (New York time) daily.

Forex

Instrument Timezone 1 Standard lot equivalent (units) Trading Hours
All FX Products New York 100,000 Sun-Fri: 17:05 - 16:59 *

* Forex instruments open on Sunday at 17:05 and close for the week on Friday 16:59 (New York time). There will be a six minute break between 16:59 - 17:05

Note: There is an additional 6 minute break for NZD pairs starting at 06:59 Auckland time

Metals CFDs

Instrument Currency Timezone 1 Standard lot equivalent (units) Trading Hours
XAU/USD USD New York 100 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAU/AUD AUD New York 100 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAU/CAD CAD New York 100 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAU/CHF CHF New York 100 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAU/EUR EUR New York 100 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAU/GBP GBP New York 100 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAU/HKD HKD New York 100 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAU/JPY JPY New York 100 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAU/NZD NZD New York 100 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59 **
XAU/SGD SGD New York 100 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAU/XAG USD New York 100 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAG/USD USD New York 5000 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAG/AUD AUD New York 5000 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAG/CAD CAD New York 5000 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAG/CHF CHF New York 5000 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAG/EUR EUR New York 5000 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAG/GBP GBP New York 5000 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAG/HKD HKD New York 5000 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAG/JPY JPY New York 5000 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59
XAG/NZD NZD New York 5000 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59 **
XAG/SGD SGD New York 5000 Sun-Fri: 18:05 - 16:59

** These instruments also have a break and are closed from 06:59 to 07:05 Auckland time

Index CFDs

Instrument Currency Timezone 1 Standard lot equivalent (units) Trading Hours
Australia 200 AUD Sydney 1 Mon - Fri 09:51 - 16:29; 17:11 - 06:59 ***
China A50 USD Singapore 1 Mon - Fri 09:01 - 16:29; 17:01 - 04:44
Euro 50 EUR Frankfurt 1 Mon - Fri 01:16 *** - 21:59
France 40 EUR Paris 1 Mon - Fri 08:01 - 21:59
Germany 40 EUR Frankfurt 1 Mon - Fri 01:16 *** - 21:59
Hong Kong 33 HKD Hong Kong 1 Mon - Fri 09:16 - 11:59; 13:01 - 16:29; 17:16 - 02:59
Japan 225 USD Chicago 1 Sun - Fri 17:01 - 15:59
Netherlands 25 EUR Amsterdam 1 Mon - Fri 08:01 - 21:59
Singapore 30 SGD Singapore 1 Mon - Fri 08:31 - 17:19; 17:51 - 05:14
UK 100 GBP London 1 Mon - Fri 01:01 - 20:59
US Nas 100 USD Chicago 1 Sun - Fri 17:01 - 15:59
US Russ 2000 USD Chicago 1 Sun - Fri 17:01 - 15:59
US SPX 500 USD Chicago 1 Sun - Fri 17:01 - 15:59
US Wall St 30 USD Chicago 1 Sun - Fri 17:01 - 15:59
China H Shares HKD Hong Kong 1 Mon - Fri 09:16 - 11:59; 13:01 - 16:29; 17:16 - 02:59
Japan 225 (JPY) JPY Chicago 1 Sun - Fri 17:01 - 15:59
Spain 35 EUR Madrid 1 Mon - Fri 08:01 - 19:59
Switzerland 20 CHF Frankfurt 1 Mon - Fri 08:01 - 21:59

Note: MT4 lot size only applies to CFD trades placed on an MT4 account.

*** Where indicated, the opening or closing time of the session moves forward by one hour during daylight savings time.

Treasury CFDs

Instrument Currency Timezone 1 Standard lot equivalent (units) Trading Hours
Germany 10Y Bund USD Frankfurt 1 Mon - Fri 01:16 *** - 21:59
UK 10Y Gilt USD London 1 Mon - Fri 08:01 - 17:59
US 2Y T-Note USD Chicago 1 Sun - Fri 17:01 - 15:59
US 5Y T-Note USD Chicago 1 Sun - Fri 17:01 - 15:59
US 10Y T-Note USD Chicago 1 Sun - Fri 17:01 - 15:59
US T-Bond USD Chicago 1 Sun - Fri 17:01 - 15:59

Note: MT4 lot size only applies to CFD trades placed on an MT4 account.

*** Where indicated, the opening or closing time of the session moves forward by one hour during daylight savings time.

Commodity CFDs

Instrument Currency Timezone 1 Standard lot equivalent (units) Trading Hours
Brent Crude Oil USD London 100 Mon - Fri 01:01 - 22:59 †
Copper USD Chicago 2,500 Sun - Fri 17:01 - 15:59
Corn USD Chicago 5,000 Sun - Fri 19:01 - 07:44; 08:31 - 13:19
Natural Gas USD New York 2,500 Sun - Fri 18:01 - 16:59
Soybeans USD Chicago 600 Sun - Fri 19:01 - 07:44; 08:31 - 13:19
Sugar USD New York 40,000 Mon - Fri 03:31 - 12:59
West Texas Oil USD New York 100 Sun - Fri 18:01 - 16:59
Wheat USD Chicago 5,000 Sun - Fri 19:01 - 07:44; 08:31 - 13:19
Platinum (XPT) USD New York 100 Sun - Fri 18:01 - 16:59
Palladium (XPD) USD New York 100 Sun - Fri 18:01 - 16:59

Note: MT4 lot size only applies to CFD trades placed on an MT4 account.

† Brent Crude oil: Starts at 23:01 London time on a Sunday / Closes at 21:59 London time Friday / has a break from 21:59- 22:05 London time Mon-Thu

Cryptocurrencies

Instrument Timezone 1 Standard lot equivalent (units) Trading Hours
Bitcoin New York 1 Sun-Fri: 17:05 - 16:59
Bitcoin cash New York 1 Sun-Fri: 17:05 - 16:59
Ether New York 1 Sun-Fri: 17:05 - 16:59
Litecoin New York 1 Sun-Fri: 17:05 - 16:59

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