Important Bank Holiday Trading Hours Update – January & February 2026

Several public holidays in January and February 2026 will affect trading hours for many instruments. Traders should carefully check the updated timings. Holiday sessions often bring low liquidity and high volatility. This can increase risk.

All times mentioned below are in GMT+2. Daylight Saving Time (DST) may apply.

February 2026 – Trading Hours Changes (15–19 February)

Many major instruments will have early closing or remain closed on 16 February 2026. Some Asian indices will also remain closed on multiple days.

16 February 2026 – Early Closures

Instrument Category	Instruments	Trading Status
Gold & Metals	GOLD, XAUEUR, XAUJPY, XAUCNH, GAUUSD, GAUCNH, SILVER	Early Close 21:25
Palladium & Platinum	PALL-MAR26, XPDUSD, PLAT-APR26	Early Close 21:25
Oil & Gas	OILCash, OIL-MAR26, OILMn-MAR26, NGASCash, NGAS-MAR26	Early Close 21:25
Copper	HGCOP-MAY26	Early Close 21:25
Japan Indices	JP225Cash, JP225-MAR26	Early Close 19:55
US Indices	US30Cash, US30-MAR26, US100Cash, US100-MAR26, US2000Cash, US500Cash, US500-MAR26	Early Close 19:55
European Indices	EU50Cash, EU50-MAR26, GER40Cash, GER40-MAR26, UK100Cash, UK100-MAR26	Early Close 22:55
Volatility Index	VIX-FEB26	Early Close 18:25

Closed on 16 February

Category	Instruments
Canada Index	CA60Cash
Thematic Indices	AI_INDX, ElectricVehicles, FAANGs_10, Blockchain&NFT, ChinaInternet, TrumpWinners, LATAM_INDX, HarrisWinners
Agricultural Commodities	SBEAN-MAR26, SUGAR-MAR26, COCOA-MAY26, COFFE-MAY26, CORN-MAR26, COTTO-MAY26, WHEAT-MAY26
Stocks	US Stocks, Canadian Stocks, Brazilian Stocks

Asian Markets Special Schedule

Instrument	17/02	18/02	19/02	20/02
HK50Cash	Closed	Closed	Closed	Normal
ChinaHCash	Closed	Closed	Closed	Normal

On 17 February, GER40Cash will open late at 02:20 and UK100Cash at 03:05.

January 2026 – Trading Hours Changes (05–26 January)

January also had multiple holiday adjustments.

05–07 January

Instrument	05/01	06/01	07/01
Greek Stocks	Normal	Closed	Normal
Finnish Stocks	Normal	Closed	Normal
Swedish Stocks	Early Close 13:50	Closed	Normal

19 January – Major Early Closures

Many commodities and indices closed early on 19 January.

Category	Instruments	Status
Gold & Metals	GOLD, XAUEUR, XAUJPY, XAUCNH, GAUUSD, GAUCNH, SILVER	Early Close 21:25
Palladium & Platinum	PALL-MAR26, XPDUSD, XPTUSD, PLAT-APR26	Early Close 21:25
Oil & Gas	OILCash, OIL-MAR26, OILMn-MAR26, NGASCash, NGAS-FEB26	Early Close 21:25
Japan Indices	JP225Cash, JP225-MAR26	Early Close 19:55
US Indices	US30Cash, US30-MAR26, US100Cash, US100-MAR26, US2000Cash, US500Cash, US500-MAR26	Early Close 19:55
European Indices	EU50Cash, EU50-MAR26, GER40Cash, GER40-MAR26, UK100Cash, UK100-MAR26	Early Close 22:55
Volatility Index	VIX-JAN26, VIX-FEB26	Early Close 18:25

VIX-JAN26 expired on 20 January.

Closed on 19 January

The following instruments were closed:

AI_INDX
ElectricVehicles
FAANGs_10
Blockchain&NFT
ChinaInternet
TrumpWinners
LATAM_INDX
HarrisWinners
SBEAN-MAR26
SUGAR-MAR26
COCOA-MAR26
COFFE-MAR26
CORN-MAR26
COTTO-MAR26
WHEAT-MAR26
US Stocks
Canadian Stocks
Brazilian Stocks

26 January

Instrument	Status
AUS200Cash	Late Opening 08:15
27/01	Normal Hours

What Traders Should Keep in Mind

Holiday trading sessions are different from regular days. Liquidity is usually lower. Spreads may widen. Slippage risk can increase.

Here are some practical tips:

Avoid overtrading during early close sessions.
Reduce position size if volatility increases.
Check margin requirements before holding overnight positions.
Monitor Asian indices carefully during multi-day closures.
Be cautious in commodities like gold and oil during shortened sessions.

US indices and metals are heavily affected during these holidays. Intraday traders should close positions before early closing time to avoid unexpected gaps.