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Equities are our core business: the Palestine Exchange first, then the regional and US markets. Alongside equities we offer currency pair (forex) trading as a separate product. Trading hours differ from one market to the next; the official session times are set out below.
Regional markets
US markets
Currency markets (forex)
Times above are Palestine time unless stated otherwise, and may shift when daylight saving starts or ends in any of these markets. No trading takes place on each exchange’s official holidays — see the Market Holidays page.
Global forex sessions
The trading day at a glancePalestine / server time (GMT+3)
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Sydney
Tokyo
London
New York
Session openLondon–New York overlap 15:00–19:00 (deepest liquidity)Now
The times above are Palestine time, which is the platform server time (GMT+3). The market opens with the Sydney session on Sunday evening and closes at the end of the New York session on Friday evening, running continuously through the week.
The deepest liquidity and tightest spreads are usually during the London–New York overlap, between 15:00 and 19:00 Palestine time — also when most US economic releases land.
Countries switch to daylight saving on different dates, so sessions may shift by an hour during the transition weeks. The definitive reference is the server clock inside the trading platform.
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Trading hours by market
Equity trading hours follow each exchange’s official schedule. Currency markets run continuously from Sunday evening to Friday evening. Select a market below for its times.
The Palestine Exchange is our clients’ home market. Orders are executed through the Shamel e-Trade platform and through our brokerage desk.
| Exchange | Trading days | Exchange local time | Palestine time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine Exchange (PEX) | Sunday – Thursday | 10:00 – 13:00 | 10:00 – 13:00 |
Regional market orders are executed through the GTN platform.
| Exchange | Trading days | Exchange local time | Palestine time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) | Sunday – Thursday | 10:00 – 13:30 | 10:00 – 13:30 |
| Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) | Sunday – Thursday | 10:00 – 15:00 | 10:00 – 15:00 |
| Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) | Sunday – Thursday | 09:30 – 13:00 | 09:30 – 13:00 |
| Dubai Financial Market (DFM) | Monday – Friday | 10:00 – 14:45 | 09:00 – 13:45 |
| Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) | Monday – Friday | 10:00 – 14:45 | 09:00 – 13:45 |
Palestine times above are given on summer time. On winter time, subtract one hour from the Palestine-time figures for Amman, Riyadh, Doha, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
US market orders are executed through the GTN platform during the regular session of the US exchanges.
| Exchange | Trading days | Exchange local time | Palestine time |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ | Monday – Friday | 09:30 – 16:00 (ET) | 16:30 – 23:00 |
Forex and CFD instrument trading hours
Trading hours for the instruments available on MetaTrader 5. All times are server time (GMT+3), which is the same as Palestine time. The daily break differs from one group to another, and the market closes early on Friday. Times are subject to change; the contract specification shown inside the platform is the definitive reference.
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| Group | Instrument | Trading days | Session (GMT+3) | Daily break | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currencies (Forex) | Spot currency pairs | Monday – Friday | Monday 00:05 – Friday 23:59 | 23:59 – 00:02 | Except USDZAR: Monday 00:05 – Friday 23:30 |
| Currencies (Forex) | Currency futures | Monday – Friday | Monday 01:00 – Friday 23:59 | 00:00 – 01:00 | AUDCFD · CADCFD · CHFCFD · EURCFD · GBPCFD · JPYCFD |
| Metals | Spot metals — gold, silver, platinum and palladium | Monday – Friday | Monday 01:05 · Tuesday 01:01 – Friday 23:59 | 23:59 – 01:01 | XAUUSD · XAUEUR · XAUAUD · XAGUSD · XAGEUR · XPTUSD · XPDUSD |
| Metals | Metal futures | Monday – Friday | Monday 01:05 · Tuesday 01:01 – Friday 23:59 | 00:00 – 01:00 | GOLDCFD · SILVCFD |
| US indices | US30Cash · US100Cash · US500Cash (spot) | Monday – Friday | Monday 01:05 · Tuesday 01:01 – Friday 23:59 | 23:59 – 01:01 | Dow Jones · Nasdaq · S&P 500 |
| US indices | US30 · US100 · US500 (futures) | Monday – Friday | Monday 01:05 · Tuesday 01:01 – Friday 23:59 | 23:59 – 01:01 | Futures on the three US indices |
| US indices | USINDX — US Dollar Index | Monday – Friday | 03:05 – 23:55 | None | |
| European indices | GER30Cash — DAX (spot) | Monday – Friday | 03:35 – 22:55 | None | DAX opens thirty minutes after the other European indices |
| European indices | GER30 — DAX (futures) | Monday – Friday | 03:35 – 22:55 | None | |
| European indices | UK100Cash — FTSE 100 (spot) | Monday – Friday | 03:05 – 22:55 | None | |
| European indices | UK100 — FTSE 100 (futures) | Monday – Friday | 03:05 – 22:55 | None | |
| European indices | EU50 — Euro Stoxx 50 | Monday – Friday | 03:30 – 22:55 | None | |
| European indices | FRA40 — France CAC 40 | Monday – Friday | 09:00 – 22:55 | None | |
| European indices | SWI20 — Switzerland 20 | Monday – Friday | 09:00 – 22:55 | None | |
| European indices | AUST20 — Austria 20 | Monday – Friday | 10:05 – 18:30 | None | |
| Asian & Australian indices | AUS200 — Australia 200 | Monday – Friday | 02:55 – 09:25 · 10:15 – 23:50 | 09:25 – 10:15 | |
| Asian & Australian indices | CHINA50 — China 50 | Monday – Friday | 04:05 – 11:25 · 12:05 – 23:40 | 11:25 – 12:05 | |
| Asian & Australian indices | HK50 — Hong Kong 50 | Monday – Friday | 04:20 – 06:55 · 08:05 – 11:20 · 12:20 – 19:40 | 06:55 – 08:05 · 11:20 – 12:20 | Futures contract on the Hong Kong index |
| Asian & Australian indices | JP225 — Japan Nikkei 225 | Monday – Friday | 01:00 – 00:00 | None | Friday close 23:59 |
| Energy | WTICash — WTI crude (spot) | Monday – Friday | Monday 01:05 · Tuesday 01:01 – Friday 23:59 | 23:59 – 01:01 |