There will be a few changes to our opening hours over Christmas and the New Year. Please make sure that you’re familiar with the changes, as they may affect your trades. Please note that all times are listed in UK time.
Date
Market hours
Friday 22 December
UK equities, close early at 12.30 pm.
UK agricultural commodities close at 12.23 pm.
Gilts stop trading at
Changes to trading hours over the US Thanksgiving period
There will be some changes to our normal opening hours over the US Thanksgiving period. Check the table below to find out how these could impact your trading. Note that all times listed below are UK time.
Thanksgiving
Thursday 23 November
US equity markets are closed.
US index futures close early at 6 pm. We’ll offer out-of
Please find our expected trading hours for UK Summer Bank Holiday & US Labor Day trading Hours in the table below. [All times BST]:
Monday 28 August 2023
UK Summer Bank Holiday
UK equities, index futures, soft commodities, and interest rates will be closed.
We’ll be making an out-of-hours price on the FTSE 100 until futures re-open at 1 am on Tuesday
Brent Crude and
Hi All, There’ll be a few changes to our opening hours over the US Independence Day period (all times BST if not specified):
Monday 3 July 2023
US equities close early at 6 pm (1 pm ET). All Sessions shares will be available to trade until 10 pm (5 pm ET)
VIX futures close early at 6.15 pm (12.15 pm CT) and reopen at 11 pm (5 pm CT)
Tuesday 4 July 2023
US equities and soft commodities
Please find our expected trading hours over the Juneteenth holiday period. All times BST:
Monday 19 June 2023
Brent Crude and Gas Oil futures close early at 6.30 pm
US index futures close early at 6 pm. We’ll make an out-of-hours price on Wall Street, US 500, US Russell 2000, FANG Index, and US Tech 100 from 6 pm until futures reopen at 11 pm
US equities and soft commodities will be closed
Please find our expected trading hours for Memorial Day (US) / Spring Bank Holiday (UK) in the table below. All times BST:
Monday 29 May
US Markets
US equity markets will be closed.
US index futures will close early at 6 pm. We’ll be making an out-of-hours price on Wall Street, US 500, US Russell 2000, FANG Index, and US Tech 100 from 6 pm until futures reopen a
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Dear IG Community,
Please find below the changes of trading hours for Independence Day holiday (US)
All times are UK Time and Central Time Monday 4th July
Brent Crude and Gas Oil futures close early at 6.30pm (12.30pm CT).
US index futures close early at 6pm (12pm CT). We’ll make an out-of-hours price on Wall Street, US 500, US Russell 2000, FANG Index and US Tech 100 from 6pm (12pm CT) until futures reopen at 11pm (5pm CT).
US equities and soft commodities are closed.
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 27th June 2022. These are projected dividends and likely to change. IG cannot be held responsible for any changes made.
Dividends highlighted in red include a special dividend, therefore some or all of the amount will not be adjusted. Amount in brackets is the expected adjustment after special dividends excluded (where shown on major indices). Dividend adjustments due to be posted on a
Dear IG Community,
Please find below the changes of trading hours for Juneteenth bank holiday (US)
All times are UK Time. Monday 20th June
Brent Crude and Gas Oil futures close early at 6.30pm.
US index futures close early at 6pm. We’ll make an out-of-hours price on Wall Street, US 500, US Russell 2000, FANG Index and US Tech 100 from 6pm until the futures reopen at 11pm.
US equities and soft commodities are closed.
US interest rates close early at 6pm.
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Dear IG Community,
Please find below the upcoming changes to our trading hours over the Easter period. UK:
Australia:
Feel free to reach out if you have any query and Happy Easter !
All the best - Arvin
Trading hours over the US Thanksgiving period
There’ll be some changes to our normal opening hours over the US Thanksgiving period. Check the table below to find out how they could impact your trading. Note that all times listed below are UK time.
These hours are accurate to the best of our knowledge, but it’s possible that they could change.
Hey All,
Our weekend and grey markets will open later than usual on Saturday 22 May 2021. We're planning to open these markets at 10am (UK time), rather than the normal 8am (UK time).We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you.
You can find changes to trading hours over the Easter period listed below, in UK time. Please make sure that you’re familiar with the changes, as they may affect your trades.
Thursday 1 April
European indices close at 10pm (quoted out-of-hours until 14:15 Friday)
Friday 2 April
European and US commodities closed. 24-hour indices quoted until 14:15*. Forex closes at 10pm.
Saturday 3
Presidents' Day trading hours 2021
There will be some changes to our normal opening hours on Presidents’ Day – also known as Washington’s Birthday. Certain markets will be affected on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 February 2021. Check the table below, and find out how these changes could impact your trading.
Monday 15 February
US equities and soft commodities are closed
Canadian equities are closed (Family Day)
US index futures c
You can find changes to trading hours over the Christmas period listed below, in UK time. Please make sure that you’re familiar with the changes, as they may affect your trades.
Date
Changes
Thursday 24 December
Half day in most markets. All out-of-hours markets close at 6.15pm, forex and cryptocurrencies close at 10pm.
Friday 25 December
All markets closed.