Trading

Hours of operation

Our hours of operation coincide with the global financial markets. Trading is available from Sunday 5pm to Friday 5pm (New York time). Please note: these times are subject to change during daylight saving time and certain public holidays.

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You cannot close existing positions or open new positions when the markets are closed. You can, however, place or modify entry, stop-loss, take-profit and trailing stop orders.

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Spreads (the difference between the bid price and ask price) typically widen before the markets close and could trigger orders and/or margin closeouts.

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Market prices may significantly change or “gap” when the market resumes trading. This change could trigger orders, which would be executed at the prevailing market rate. For example, if a price moves against you, a stop-loss order may be triggered at a different price to the price specified on your order. This could result in additional losses.

Note: Ensure that you maintain sufficient margin in your OANDA Trade account at all times to avoid a margin closeout. To reduce the risk of a margin closeout, you could reduce or close your overall positions or add more funds to your OANDA Trade account. To prevent unwanted order execution, consider widening your take-profits, stop-losses or trailing-stops prior to the market close.

Forex

Instrument name Timezone of exchange 1 standard lot equivalent (units) Trading hours (local exchange time)
All FX products New York 100,000 Sun-Fri: 17:03 - 16:58*

*FX trading will be closed from 16:58 until to 17:03 (New York time) daily.

Note: There is an additional 5-minute break for NZD pairs starting at 06:58 Auckland time (12:58 New York time).

Cryptocurrencies

Instrument name Timezone of exchange MT4 lot sizes Trading hours (local exchange time)
All crypto products N/A N/A 24/7*

*The 24/7 trading is impacted by maintenance hours listed below.

Date Maintenance length in hours Timezone Time
2022-06-17 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-06-24 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-07-01 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-07-08 8 EDT 17:00 - 01:00
2022-07-15 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-07-22 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-07-29 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-08-05 8 EDT 17:00 - 01:00
2022-08-12 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-08-19 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-08-26 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-09-02 8 EDT 17:00 - 01:00
2022-09-09 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-09-16 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-09-23 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-09-30 8 EDT 17:00 - 01:00
2022-10-07 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-10-14 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-10-21 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-10-28 8 EDT 17:00 - 01:00
2022-11-04 4 EDT 17:00 - 21:00
2022-11-11 4 EST 17:00 - 21:00
2022-11-18 4 EST 17:00 - 21:00
2022-11-25 8 EST 17:00 - 01:00
2022-12-02 4 EST 17:00 - 21:00
2022-12-09 4 EST 17:00 - 21:00
2022-12-16 4 EST 17:00 - 21:00
2022-12-23 8 EST 17:00 - 01:00
2022-12-30 4 EST 17:00 - 21:00
2023-01-06 4 EST 17:00 - 21:00
2023-01-13 4 EST 17:00 - 21:00

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