Market Opening & Closing Time
The various Index begin to trade when their respective markets are open & continue to trade until these markets close on Friday.
The following time table displays the time when various Index are open for trading.
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MT4 Server time - GMT +2 (All Market Times Shown Below are GMT +2)
INDICES Instrument | Monday Open | Friday Close |
Australia 200 | 1:05 | 22:55 |
EU Stocks 50 | 9:05 | 22:55 |
France 40 | 1:05 | 23:00 |
Germany 30 | 1:05 | 23:00 |
Hong Kong 50 | 3:20 | 17:40 |
Italy 40 | 10:05 | 18:35 |
Japan 225 | 1:05 | 23:55 |
Netherlands 25 | 1:05 | 23:10 |
Spain 35 | 10:05 | 20:55 |
Switzerland 20 | 9:05 | 22:55 |
UK100 | 1:05 | 23:10 |
US500 | 1:05 | 23:55 |
USA Tec 100 | 1:05 | 23:55 |
WallStreet 30 | 1:05 | 23:55 |
Description of the Index Represented by the above Symbols
Australia 200 - ASX200
EU Stocks 50 - EUROSTOXX50
France 40 - CAC40
Germany 30 - DAX30
Hong Kong 50 - HangSeng50
Italy 40 - FTSE MIB 40
Japan 225 - Nikkei225
Netherlands 25 - AEX25
Spain 35 - IBEX35
Switzerland 20 - SMI20
UK 100 - FTSE100
US500 - S&P 500
USA Tec 100 - NASDAQ100
WallStreet30 - DowJones 30
Just like forex the market indices are available for trading 24 hours throughout the 5 trading days, the only difference is that indexes open for trading on Monday & not on Sunday like FX - Otherwise from Monday open a trader can trade these financial instruments throughout the week at any time until Friday close time.
Best Time to Trade Index
For market indices the best time to trade when there is a lot of opportunities is during the European Market Opening Hours & the USA Markets Opening Hours.
This is between 0700 and 2200 GMT Time. This is the time when the market moves the most points/pips providing the Stock Index traders the best time to catchidentifyidentify--and--catch a profitable market move to trade.
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