Christmas is coming up, marking a time for reflection on the year gone and year ahead. For traders it is a signal to leave the market, while others chose to remain. If you are still planning to trade during this merry period, make sure to look over the Christmas Forex Trading hours 2016.
16 December, AtoZForex – The world anxiously waits for the President-Elect Donald Trump's next four years in power. Until Donald Trump has officially taken over the White House, traders have to be careful. Meanwhile, the single 2016 Fed rate hike got confirmed this week and the markets are entering into the festive occasion of Christmas.
In advance of the Christmas holidays, scroll down and please make yourself aware of the Christmas Forex trading hours 2016, along with the closing hours of the Exchanges. Looking ahead, traders will also need to plan for January. They can do so by checking the 2017 New Year Trading hours.
What are the Christmas Forex Trading hours 2016?
This year Christmas falls on a Sunday. For traders this means that starting from the Friday the 23rd of December, the trading hours of some financial instruments are limited. However, in overall the Forex trading hours remain normal on next Friday.
| Friday, 23 December | ||
| Forex Currency Pairs | All Pairs | Normal Trading Hours |
| Commodity CFDs | Gold, Silver, US Crude, US Natural Gas | Normal Trading Hours |
| US Brent | from 03:00 till 19:30 | |
| Index CFDs | Australia 200 | from 01:00 till 5:30 |
| UK 100 | from 01:00 till 14:30 | |
| Europe 50, France 40, Germany 30, Germany 30(mini), Japan225, US SPX500, US SPX500(mini), US Tech100, US Tech100(mini), Wall Street30, Wall Street30(mini) | Normal Trading Hours | |
Meanwhile, the national holiday in the UK, Boxing day falls this year on Monday. Despite most brokers will open up their services again for traders, the second day of Christmas does pose different trading hours for a number of financial instruments.
| Monday, 26 December | ||
| Forex Currency Pairs | All Pairs | Normal Trading Hours |
| Commodity and Index CFDs | All specfied CFDs | Trading Closed |
| Tuesday, 27 December | ||
| Forex Currency Pairs | All Pairs | Normal Trading Hours |
| Commodity and Index CFDs | Australia and UK100 | Trading Closed |
| Other CFDs | Normal Trading Hours | |
Christmas Stock Exchanges opening hours
Friday 23 December
Aside the Christmas Forex trading hours 2016, below stock traders can find the opening hours of exchanges for Friday 23 December 2016. The times given are the local exchange times. Please check your individual brokers for more detailed timings for the instruments you are trading.
| Day | Date | Year | Exchanges | Symbol | Open/Close times |
| Friday | 23-Dec | 2016 | Irish Stock Exchange | ISE | Early Close 12:30 |
| Johannesburg Stock Exchange | JSE | Early Close 12:00 | |||
| London Stock Exchange (Indices) | LSE | Early Close 12:35 | |||
| London Stock Exchange (ETFs) | LSE_ETF | Early Close 12:35 | |||
| London Stock Exchange (IOB) | LSE_INTL | Early Close 12:40 | |||
| London Stock Exchange | LSE_SETS | Early Close 12:35 | |||
| Tokyo Stock Exchange | TYO | Emperor's Birthday |
Monday 26 December
On Monday 26 December 2016, we share the following information.
| Day | Date | Year | Exchanges | Symbol | Open/Close times |
| Monday | 26-Dec | 2016 | NYSE MKT (American Stock Exchange) | AMEX | Christmas Day OBS |
| Euronext Amsterdam | AMS | Christmas Holiday | |||
| Australian Securities Exchange | ASX | Christmas Day OBS | |||
| Athens Exchange | AT | Christmas Holiday | |||
| Euronext Brussels | BRU | Christmas Holiday | |||
| Budapest Stock Exchange | BUD | Christmas | |||
| NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen | CSE | Boxing Day | |||
| Deutsche Borse (Frankfurt Floor) | FFT | Boxing Day | |||
| Deutsche Börse (XETRA) | FSE | Boxing Day | |||
| Hong Kong Exchanges | HKEX | Christmas Holiday | |||
| NASDAQ OMX Helsinki | HSE | Boxing Day | |||
| Irish Stock Exchange | ISE | St. Stephen’s Day | |||
| Johannesburg Stock Exchange | JSE | Day of Goodwill | |||
| Euronext Lisbon | LISB | Christmas Holiday | |||
| London Stock Exchange (Indices) | LSE | Christmas OBS | |||
| London Stock Exchange (ETFs) | LSE_ETF | Christmas OBS | |||
| London Stock Exchange (IOB) | LSE_INTL | Christmas OBS | |||
| London Stock Exchange | LSE_SETS | Christmas OBS | |||
| Borsa Italiana/Milan Stock Exchange | MIL | St. Stephen's Day | |||
| NASDAQ | NASDAQ NM | Christmas Day OBS | |||
| NASDAQ (Small cap) | NASDAQ SC | Christmas Day OBS | |||
| New York Stock Exchange | NYSE | Christmas OBS | |||
| New York Stock Exchange (ARCA) | NYSE_ARCA | Christmas OBS | |||
| OTC Markets Group (Pink Sheets) | OOTC | Christmas Day OBS | |||
| Oslo Børs/Oslo Stock Exchange | OSE | Boxing Day | |||
| Euronext Paris | PAR | Christmas Holiday | |||
| Prague Stock Exchange | PRA | No information | |||
| Singapore Exchange | SGX-ST | Christmas Day OBS | |||
| BME Spanish Exchanges | SIBE | Christmas Holiday | |||
| NASDAQ OMX Stockholm | SSE | Boxing Day | |||
| NASDAQ OMX Stockholm (First North) | SSE_FN | Boxing Day | |||
| SIX Swiss Exchange | SWX | St. Stephen's Day | |||
| SIX Swiss Exchange (ETFs) | SWX_ETF | St. Stephen's Day | |||
| Toronto Stock Exchange | TSE | Christmas Day OBS | |||
| TSX Venture Exchange | TSX | Christmas Day OBS | |||
| Wiener Börse/Vienna Stock Exchange | VIE | St. Stephen's Day | |||
| SIX Swiss Exchange (Blue-Chip) | VX | St. Stephen's Day | |||
| Warsaw Stock Exchange | WSE | Christmas Holiday | |||
| Deutsche Börse (Indices & ETF’s) | XETR_ETF | Boxing Day | |||
| Deutsche Börse (XETRA Stars) | XETR_STARS | Boxing Day |
Tuesday 27 December
As Christmas falls on a Sunday, an extra holiday to cater for this has been added. Also, Tuesday 27 December 2016 is a public holiday in most places. Below, we share the following information regarding the exchanges closing hours for the remainder of December 2016.
| Day | Date | Year | Exchanges | Symbol | Open/Close times |
| Tuesday | 27-Dec | 2016 | Australian Securities Exchange | ASX | Boxing Day OBS |
| Hong Kong Exchanges | HKEX | Christmas Day OBS | |||
| Irish Stock Exchange | ISE | In lieu of Christmas Day | |||
| Johannesburg Stock Exchange | JSE | Christmas Day | |||
| London Stock Exchange (Indices) | LSE | Boxing Day OBS | |||
| London Stock Exchange (ETFs) | LSE_ETF | Boxing Day OBS | |||
| London Stock Exchange (IOB) | LSE_INTL | Early Close 00:00 | |||
| London Stock Exchange | LSE_SETS | Boxing Day OBS | |||
| Toronto Stock Exchange | TSE | Boxing Day OBS | |||
| TSX Venture Exchange | TSX | Boxing Day OBS | |||
| Friday | 30-Dec | 2016 | Australian Securities Exchange | ASX | Early Close 14:21 |
| Irish Stock Exchange | ISE | Early Close 12:30 | |||
| Johannesburg Stock Exchange | JSE | Early Close 12:00 | |||
| London Stock Exchange (Indices) | LSE | Early Close 12:35 | |||
| London Stock Exchange (ETFs) | LSE_ETF | Early Close 12:35 | |||
| London Stock Exchange (IOB) | LSE_INTL | Early Close 12:40 |
These are general guidelines, to the normal trading hours during the holiday period. Hence, your broker might have slightly different trading hours. Therefore, AtoZ Forex encourages you to contact your broker for more clarity. Inform yourself in regards to the trading times of specific instruments you wish to trade.
Lastly, to all who celebrate or don't celebrate Christmas, AtoZ Forex and all its staff, would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone and their families a very Merry Xmas and Prosperous Happy New Year for 2017.
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