How does Saturday and Sunday trading work?
Saturday and Sunday trading works differently depending on the market.
Forex
Our Saturday and Sunday markets on GBP/USD, EUR/USD and USD/JPY are separate to their weekday equivalents. This means you can speculate on market developments over the weekend without having to alter an existing weekday position. Weekend cable (GBP/USD) is distinguished from the weekday market by its name on the platform – ‘Weekend GBP/USD’. The same principle applies to EUR/USD (‘Weekend EUR/USD’) and USD/JPY (‘Weekend USD/JPY’).
Trading hours on weekend forex pairs are from 9am on Saturday to 9.40pm on Sunday. Any positions open at 9.40pm on a Sunday will roll over into weekday positions when the weekday market resumes 20 minutes later at 10pm.
Indices
As with forex, your weekday index positions will be separate to their weekend counterparts. This means you can speculate on market developments over the weekend without having to alter your weekday positions. Weekend index markets are differentiated from their weekday counterparts by their names. Our Saturday and Sunday FTSE 100 market is called ‘Weekend UK 100’, for example, whereas the weekday equivalent is simply ‘FTSE 100’.
Weekend trading hours on indices are from 9am on Saturday to 11.40pm on Sunday. Positions open at 11.40pm on a Sunday will roll over into weekday positions when those markets resume 20 minutes later at 12pm. Please note, however, that the FTSE 100 and Germany 40 will open for trading two minutes later at 12.02pm.
