Rememvlber to change your clock one hour back
Changes to opening hours from 27 October
UK and European clocks go back one hour when daylight saving time (DST) ends on Sunday 27 October. From this date until Sunday 3 November, the end of US DST, there are a number of changes to our opening hours:
• US and Canadian markets will trade one hour earlier in UK time. For example, US and Canadian shares will be quoted between 1.30pm and 8pm
• All forex markets will open at 9pm on Sunday 27 October and close at 9pm on Friday 1 November
• 24-hour dealing on indices will open at 10pm on Sunday 27 October and close at 9pm on Friday 1 November
• US shares (all sessions) will run from 8am to midnight Monday to Thursday, and from 8am to 9pm on Friday 1 November
• In-hours trading on Eurex futures (including the Germany 30) will be available one hour earlier at 12:10am
• Expiring US markets will be settling an hour earlier than usual
• New York Cocoa, Sugar and Coffee, and London Sugar all close an hour earlier than normal
• Weekend trading on indices will open at the same time (4am Saturday), but will close one hour earlier (9.40pm Sunday)
The dealing desk will also close early at 9pm on Friday 1 November.
From Sunday 3 November, the above will revert to their usual hours. Please also bear the following in mind:
Asian Markets
Asian markets, which do not observe DST, will trade one hour earlier in UK time than previously. For example, Hong Kong shares will close at 8am.
Digital 100s
Please pay particular attention to the expiry times of US and Asian digital 100s, as the proximity to expiry has such a large bearing on the price quoted. You can check these in-platform. Go to the 'information' section on the deal ticket in the new platform, or click the drop-down next to your market and choose 'get info' in the old platform. Please note, digital 100s are only available to professional clients.
Australian markets
Clients trading Australian markets should be aware that Australian clocks went forward by one hour earlier this month (two hours relative to UK clocks from 27 October).
More information
Please note, all times listed here are UK time. We have tried to make this information as accurate as possible, but it is intended for guidance only and is subject to change.