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How to read trading hours

Most markets don't work 24/7. Use the trading hours schedule to check open and close times for Octa's assets you wish to trade. When trading currencies, make sure to consider how Forex time sessions can affect volatility and liquidity for the pairs you trade.

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Trading hours for Octa's assets

This schedule shows the actual trading time for every asset offered by Octa. Use it to plan your trading day and choose the best times for opening and closing orders.

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UTC EEST
UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) is the time standard commonly used worldwide. To determine your local time, add the local time offset to UTC.
Forex

Major and minor pairs

Monday — Friday

09:05 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(5-minute recess)
USDJPY closes one hour earlier on Wednesday
(1 hour 5 minutes recess)

Saturday

No trading

ZAR pairs

Monday — Friday

01:00 a.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(4-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Indices

NAS100 / SPX500 / US30

Monday — Friday

09:00 p.m. – 07:15 p.m.
(15-minute recess)
07:30 p.m. – 08:00 p.m.
(1-hour recess)

Saturday

No trading

10:00 p.m. – 04:15 a.m.
(1-hour recess)
05:15 a.m. – 08:00 p.m.
(2-hour recess)

Monday — Friday

10:00 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(1-hour recess)

Saturday

No trading

Sunday

Opens at 11:00 p.m.

FRA40 / EUSTX50
JPN225 / UK100

Monday — Friday

10:00 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(1-hour recess)

Saturday

No trading

GER40

Monday — Friday

05:00 a.m. – 07:00 p.m.
(10-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

ESP35

Monday — Friday

06:00 a.m. – 02:30 p.m.
(15.5-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Commodities

XBRUSD

Monday — Friday

12:00 a.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(3-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

XTIUSD

Monday — Friday

10:00 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(1-hour recess)

Saturday

No trading

XNGUSD

Monday — Friday

04:00 a.m. – 08:00 p.m.
(8-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Metals

XAUUSD

Monday — Friday

10:00 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(1-hour recess)

Saturday

No trading

XAGUSD

Monday — Friday

10:00 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(1-hour recess)

Saturday

No trading

Crypto

All instruments

Monday — Friday

09:05 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(5-minute recess)

Saturday

12:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.

Sunday

10:05 a.m. – 01:30 a.m.
(30-minute recess)
02:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
(5-minute recess)

Octa ECN

.low

Monday — Friday

Same as the corresponding instruments

Saturday

No trading

Intraday assets

.Daily

See the symbol's Specification in the MT5 platform. Please note that trading on .Daily assets concludes 5 minutes earlier than the closing time of their corresponding symbols.

Stocks

the U.S., Hong Kong

Monday — Friday

12:30 a.m. – 07:00 p.m.
(17.5-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Australia

Monday — Friday

10:00 p.m. – 04:00 a.m.
(18-hour recess)

Saturday

No trading

France, Great Britain, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Germany

Monday — Friday

07:00 a.m. – 03:30 p.m.
(15.5-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Finland, Sweden

Monday — Friday

07:00 a.m. – 03:25 p.m.
(15 hours 35 minutes recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Japan

Monday — Friday

12:00 a.m. – 02:30 a.m.
(1-hour recess)
03:30 a.m. – 06:00 a.m.
(18-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Singapore

Monday — Friday

01:00 a.m. – 04:00 a.m.
(1-hour recess)
05:00 a.m. – 09:00 a.m.
(16-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

All hours are in UTC timezone

Monday to Friday

Saturday

Sunday

UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) is the time standard commonly used worldwide. To determine your local time, add the local time offset to UTC.
Forex
Major and minor pairs 09:05 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(5-minute recess)
USDJPY closes one hour earlier on Wednesday
(1 hour 5 minutes recess) 		No trading Opens at 10:05 p.m.
ZAR pairs 01:00 a.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(4-hour recess) 		No trading
Indices
NAS100 09:00 p.m. – 07:15 p.m.
(15-minute recess)
07:30 p.m. – 08:00 p.m.
(1-hour recess) 		No trading Opens at 10:00 p.m.
SPX500
US30
AUS200 10:00 p.m. – 04:15 a.m.
(1-hour recess)
05:15 a.m. – 08:00 p.m.
(2-hour recess) 		No trading Opens at 10:00 p.m.
FRA40 10:00 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(1-hour recess) 		No trading Opens at 10:00 p.m.
EUSTX50
JPN225
UK100
GER40 05:00 a.m. – 07:00 p.m.
(10-hour recess) 		No trading
ESP35 06:00 a.m. – 02:30 p.m.
(15.5-hour recess)
Commodities
XBRUSD 12:00 a.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(3-hour recess) 		No trading No trading
XTIUSD 10:00 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(1-hour recess) 		Opens at 10:00 p.m.
XNGUSD 04:00 a.m. – 08:00 p.m.
(8-hour recess) 		No trading
Metals
XAUUSD 10:00 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(1-hour recess) 		No trading Opens at 10:00 p.m.
XAGUSD 10:00 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(1-hour recess) 		No trading Opens at 10:00 p.m.
Crypto
All instruments 09:05 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.
(5-minute recess) 		12:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. 10:05 a.m. – 01:30 a.m.
(30-minute recess)
02:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
(5-minute recess)
Octa ECN
.low Same as the corresponding instruments No trading Same as the corresponding instruments
Intraday assets
.Daily See the symbol's Specification in the MT5 platform. Please note that trading on .Daily assets concludes 5 minutes earlier than the closing time of their corresponding symbols.
Stocks
the U.S., Hong Kong 12:30 a.m. – 07:00 p.m.
(17.5-hour recess) 		No trading
Australia 10:00 p.m. – 04:00 a.m.
(18-hour recess)
France, Great Britain, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Germany 07:00 a.m. – 03:30 p.m.
(15.5-hour recess)
Finland, Sweden 07:00 a.m. – 03:25 p.m.
(15 hours 35 minutes recess)
Japan 12:00 a.m. – 02:30 a.m.
(1-hour recess)
03:30 a.m. – 06:00 a.m.
(18-hour recess)
Singapore 01:00 a.m. – 04:00 a.m.
(1-hour recess)
05:00 a.m. – 09:00 a.m.
(16-hour recess)
Our trading platform time is based on the EEST—Eastern European Time. EEST is 3 hours ahead of UTC. On 31 October 2026, the trading platform time will switch to EET, which is 2 hours ahead of UTC.
Forex

Major and minor pairs

Monday — Friday

12:05 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(5-minute recess)
USDJPY closes one hour earlier on Wednesday
(1 hour 5 minutes recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

ZAR pairs

Monday — Friday

04:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (4-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Indices

NAS100 / SPX500 / US30

Monday — Friday

01:00 a.m. – 11:15 p.m.
(15-minute recess)
11:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(1-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

AUS200

Monday — Friday

02:00 a.m. – 08:15 a.m.
(1-hour recess)
09:15 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(2-hour recess)

Saturday

No trading

Sunday

No trading

FRA40 / EUSTX50
JPN225 / UK100

Monday — Friday

01:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(1-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

GER40

Monday — Friday

09:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
(10-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

ESP35

Monday — Friday

10:00 a.m. – 06:30 p.m.
(15.5-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Commodities

XBRUSD

Monday — Friday

03:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(3-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

XTIUSD

Monday — Friday

01:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(1-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

XNGUSD

Monday — Friday

08:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(8-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Metals

XAUUSD

Monday — Friday

01:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(1-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

XAGUSD

Monday — Friday

01:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(1-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Crypto

All instruments

Monday — Friday

12:05 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(5-minute recess)

Saturday

02:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(2-hour recess)

Sunday

12:05 p.m. – 03:30 a.m.
(30-minute recess)
04:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(5-minute recess)

Octa ECN

.low

Monday — Friday

Same as the corresponding instruments

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Intraday assets

.Daily

See the symbol's Specification in the MT5 platform. Please note that trading on .Daily assets concludes 5 minutes earlier than the closing time of their corresponding symbols.

Stocks

the U.S., Hong Kong

Monday — Friday

04:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
(17.5-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Australia

Monday — Friday

02:00 a.m. – 07:00 a.m.
(18-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

France, Great Britain, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Germany

Monday — Friday

10:00 a.m. – 06:30 p.m.
(15.5-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Finland, Sweden

Monday — Friday

10:00 a.m. – 06:25 p.m.
(15 hours 35 minutes recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Japan

Monday — Friday

03:00 a.m. – 05:30 a.m.
(1-hour recess)
06:30 a.m. – 09:00 a.m.
(18-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

Singapore

Monday — Friday

04:00 a.m. – 07:00 a.m.
(1-hour recess)
08:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
(16-hour recess)

SATURDAY / SUNDAY

No trading

All hours are in EEST timezone
(Trading platform time)

Monday to Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Our trading platform time is based on the EEST—Eastern European Time. EEST is 3 hours ahead of UTC. On 31 October 2026, the trading platform time will switch to EET, which is 2 hours ahead of UTC.
Forex
Major and minor pairs 12:05 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(5-minute recess)
USDJPY closes one hour earlier on Wednesday
(1 hour 5 minutes recess) 		No trading
ZAR pairs 04:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (4-hour recess)
Indices
NAS100 01:00 a.m. – 11:15 p.m.
(15-minute recess)
11:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(1-hour recess) 		No trading
SPX500
US30
AUS200 02:00 a.m. – 08:15 a.m.
(1-hour recess)
09:15 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(2-hour recess) 		No trading
FRA40 01:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(1-hour recess) 		No trading
EUSTX50
JPN225
UK100
GER40 09:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
(10-hour recess) 		No trading
ESP35 10:00 a.m. – 06:30 p.m.
(15.5-hour recess)
Commodities
XBRUSD 03:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(3-hour recess) 		No trading
XTIUSD 01:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(1-hour recess)
XNGUSD 08:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(8-hour recess)
Metals
XAUUSD 01:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(1-hour recess) 		No trading
XAGUSD 01:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(1-hour recess) 		No trading
Crypto
All instruments 12:05 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(5-minute recess) 		02:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(2-hour recess) 		12:05 p.m. – 03:30 a.m.
(30-minute recess)
04:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
(5-minute recess)
Octa ECN
.low Same as the corresponding instruments No trading
Intraday assets
.Daily See the symbol's Specification in the MT5 platform. Please note that trading on .Daily assets concludes 5 minutes earlier than the closing time of their corresponding symbols.
Stocks
the U.S., Hong Kong 04:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
(17.5-hour recess) 		No trading
Australia 02:00 a.m. – 07:00 a.m.
(18-hour recess)
France, Great Britain, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Germany 10:00 a.m. – 06:30 p.m.
(15.5-hour recess)
Finland, Sweden 10:00 a.m. – 06:25 p.m.
(15 hours 35 minutes recess)
Japan 03:00 a.m. – 05:30 a.m.
(1-hour recess)
06:30 a.m. – 09:00 a.m.
(18-hour recess)
Singapore 04:00 a.m. – 07:00 a.m.
(1-hour recess)
08:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
(16-hour recess)

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