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.

Thursday 26 November:

• US equity markets are closed.
• US index futures close early at 6pm. We’ll make an out-of-hours price on Wall Street, US 500 and NASDAQ from 6pm until the futures reopen at 11pm.
• The VIX closes early at 4.30pm.
• US Crude closes early at 6pm and Brent Crude closes at 6.30pm.
• US rates and the Dollar Index close at 6pm.
• Metals, including gold and silver, close at 6.45pm.
• US soft commodities are closed. London Sugar closes early at 5pm.

Friday 27 November:

• US equity markets close early at 6pm – with no pre or post-market trading.
• US index futures and the VIX close early at 6.15pm. We’ll make an out-of-hours price on Wall Street, US 500 and NASDAQ from 6.15pm until 9pm.
• NYMEX Crude closes at 6.45pm and Brent Crude closes at 7pm.  
• US rates and the Dollar Index close at 6.15pm.  
• Metals, including gold and silver, close at 6.45pm.  
• New York Cotton opens late at 1pm. US grain futures open late at 2.30pm. US soft commodities (except US Sugar) will close early at 6.05pm. 
• Livestock trades from 2.30pm to 6.05pm. Lumber trades from 3pm to 6.05pm.
• The futures desk and all 24-hour indices close at 9pm. FX closes at 10pm. 

All times listed here are UK time. These hours are accurate to the best of our knowledge, but it’s possible that they could change.