Many investors start their journey by trading the most commonly known shares. Let's suppose an investor in the Middle East wakes up, reads financial news and learns that an X Stock that trades in the US increased by 20%. This investor then wants to jump in, opens the investment app he just signed up with, and searches for the stock. Unfortunately, the app tells him that he can only submit orders, not buy them straight away when trying to invest. So, the investor can't invest in every financial instrument at any given time.

Different instruments have different opening and closing times, depending on the asset class and the exchange where the asset trades, while some contracts expire at specific dates.

Market events affect some exchanges' opening and closing hours. Below you will find detailed tables explaining market hours and events for the time zone in Ireland. We encourage you to familiarise yourself with relevant trading hours. You should note that a break in trading can result in a gap between closing and opening prices.

New York Stock Exchange

• Market Opens: Monday 14:30

• Market Closes: Friday 21:00

• Daily Break: 21:00-14:30

NASDAQ

• Market Opens: Monday 14:30

• Market Closes: Friday 21:00

• Daily Break: 21:00-14:30

London Stock Exchange

• Market Opens: Monday 09:00

• Market Closes: Friday 17:30

• Daily Break: 17:30-09:00

Frankfurt Stock Exchange

• Market Opens: Monday 09:00

• Market Closes: Friday 17:30

• Daily Break: 17:30-09:00

Toronto Stock Exchange

• Market Opens: Monday 14:30

• Market Closes: Friday 21:00

• Daily Break: 21:00-14:30

SIX Swiss Exchange

• Market Opens: Monday 09:00

• Market Closes: Friday 17:20

• Daily Break: 17:20-09:00

Euronext Paris

• Market Opens: Monday 09:00

• Market Closes: Friday 17:30

• Daily Break: 17:30-09:00

Euronext Amsterdam

• Market Opens: Monday 09:00

• Market Closes: Friday 17:30

• Daily Break: 17:30-09:00

Borsa Italiana

• Market Opens: Monday 09:00

• Market Closes: Friday 17:25

• Daily Break: 17:25-09:00

Chicago Board Options Exchange

• Market Opens: Monday 14:30

• Market Closes: Friday 21:00

• Daily Break: 21:00-14:30

Bolsa de Madrid

• Market Opens: Monday 09:00

• Market Closes: Friday 17:30

• Daily Break: 17:30-09:00

Euronext Lisbon

• Market Opens: Monday 09:00

• Market Closes: Friday 17:30

• Daily Break: 17:30-09:00

Euronext Brussels

• Market Opens: Monday 09:00

• Market Closes: Friday 17:30

• Daily Break: 17:30-09:00

Nasdaq Nordic (Helsinki)

• Market Opens: Monday 09:00

• Market Closes: Friday 17:25

• Daily Break: 17:25-09:00

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

• Market Opens: Monday 02:30

• Market Closes: Friday 09:00

• Daily Break: 05:00-06:00

Stockholm

• Market Opens: Monday 09:00

• Market Closes: Friday 17:25

• Daily Break: 17:25-09:00

Tadawul Saudi Arabia

• Market Opens: Sunday 08:00

• Market Closes: Thursday 13:00

• Daily Break: 13:00-08:00

US STOCKS

• Market Opens: Monday 14:30

• Market Closes: Friday 21:00

• Daily Break: 21:00-14:30