Changes to trading hours due to the end of Winter Time and easter weekend

Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins on Sunday 8 March 2026 in the United States, while Europe doesn't switch to summer time until 29 March. As a result, trading hours on our platforms will be temporarily shifted back an hour to coincide with U.S. markets. Additionally, trading hours will also be impacted by Easter holidays (Good Friday and Easter Monday).

Trading

Please note that the US market will open and close one hour earlier (for US & Canada equity markets and options on US equities specifically: 14:30 - 21:00 CET) from 8 to 29 March due to the change to daylight saving time in the USA.

Instruments concerned:

  •  US & Canadian equities
  • Options on US equities
  • Index, Commodities, Interest rates, Currency futures
  • Options on index futures

Forex

• On Sundays, 8, 15 and 22 March 2026, trading will start one hour earlier at 22:00 CET.

• On Fridays, 13, 20 and 27 March 2026, trading will stop one hour earlier at 22:00 CET.

• Trading hours will resume as usual on Sunday, 29 March 2026, at 23:00 CET.

Easter weekend trading hours

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Instruments concerned:

  • FX and Precious Metals
  •  CFDs on US Market (Single Stocks, Indices, Commodities & Interest rates)
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