Weekend trading
Maximise your opportunities. Trade on weekends with our exclusive 24/71 markets on GBP/USD, EUR/USD, USD/JPY, global indices and our full range of cryptocurrencies.
Call +44 (20) 7633 5431 or email helpdesk.en@ig.com to talk about opening a trading account. We’re here 24 hours a day, from 8am Saturday to 10pm Friday.
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Why trade on weekends with IG?
Trade key indices and cryptocurrencies 24 hours a day,1
Hedge your weekday positions by opening a weekend position on the same market
React to breaking news over the weekend and never miss an opportunity to trade
Access guaranteed stops2 with the world’s No.1 provider3
Weekend trading hours
You can trade our regular weekday markets from 6am on Monday (4am for forex) until 5am on Saturday(SG time). Our weekend market hours are:
- 3pm Saturday to 5.40am Monday (SG time) for indices
- 3pm Saturday to 3:40am Monday (SG time) for weekend GBP/USD, EUR/USD, USD/JPY
- 3pm Saturday until 5am Saturday (SG time) for cryptocurrencies and Crypto10 index
Live prices on our weekend markets
Prices above are subject to our website terms and conditions. Prices are indicative only.
What is weekend trading?
Weekend trading is how you can access indices and cryptocurrency markets on a Saturday and Sunday. This means, for example, that if you thought Brexit news was going to break on a Saturday which would cause the FTSE 100 to move, you no longer have to wait until markets open on Monday to trade.
The weekend prices for indices are quoted separately to their weekday counterparts, based on our view of the prospects for that market given client business and news flow. As a result, you can use these markets to hedge against risk on your weekday positions. Weekend indices positions will rollover into regular weekday positions if they are kept open after the Sunday close, with any stops or limits remaining in place.
For cryptocurrencies, because the markets are open over a weekend anyway, we’ve just extended our weekday markets. This means that any positions on cryptocurrencies will continue to move over the weekend, and your stops and limits can still be triggered.
What markets can I trade on the weekend with IG?
Global indices
We’re also the only provider that lets you trade the FTSE 100, Germany 40, Wall Street, US Tech 100 and HS50 on the weekend.4
How to hedge with weekend trading
By trading on weekend markets, you can offset movements that might impact your weekday position(s).
Suppose you’re long on our weekday Wall Street offering when the market closes on Friday. Some negative news is anticipated on Saturday morning that you believe will cause Wall Street to fall in value.
To offset your existing position, you open a short position on our Weekend Wall Street. If your prediction is correct, your short position would turn a profit and offset a proportion of the losses on your weekday Wall Street position.
If you still hold your weekend position when the market closes on Sunday at 10.40pm UK time, it will automatically net off against your existing weekday trade - that is, unless has a stop or limit attached. In which case, your trade would be rolled over into a weekday position with the same stops and limits attached. So you’d have both a long and a short trade when the weekday market re-opens.
Choose IG as your weekend trading provider
Take a position on weekend markets with the only broker to offer FTSE 100 and Wall Street trading on Saturday and Sunday.
Choose IG as your weekend trading provider
Take a position on weekend markets with the only broker to offer FTSE 100 and Wall Street trading on Saturday and Sunday.
Choose IG as your weekend trading provider
Take a position on weekend markets with the only broker to offer FTSE 100 and Wall Street trading on Saturday and Sunday.
Choose IG as your weekend trading provider
Take a position on weekend markets with the only broker to offer FTSE 100 and Wall Street trading on Saturday and Sunday.
Choose IG as your weekend trading provider
Take a position on weekend markets with the only broker to offer FTSE 100 and Wall Street trading on Saturday and Sunday.
Choose IG as your weekend trading provider
Take a position on weekend markets with the only broker to offer FTSE 100 and Wall Street trading on Saturday and Sunday.
FAQs
How does Saturday and Sunday trading work?
Saturday and Sunday trading works differently depending on the market.
Indices
With indices, your weekday positions will be separate to their weekend counterparts, enabling you to speculate on market developments over the weekend without having to alter your weekday positions. These weekend markets are differentiated from their weekday counterparts by their names. For example, rather than trading ‘FTSE 100’ on a Saturday, you would trade ‘Weekend UK 100’.
Weekend trading hours on indices are from 4am on Saturday to 10.40pm on Sunday (UK time). Positions open at 10.40pm (UK time) on a Sunday will roll over into weekday positions when those markets resume at 11pm on Sunday. Please note, however, that the FTSE 100 and Germany 40 will open for trading two minutes later than normal, at 11.02pm (UK time).
Cryptocurrencies
Trading cryptocurrencies CFDs on Saturday and Sunday works a little differently – because the underlying market is open over the weekend, we’ve extended our weekday market. So any CFD positions on cryptocurrencies will move over the weekend, and stops/limits can be triggered.
As our current CFD cryptocurrency markets are now available on weekends, any stops and limits you hold will be affected by our extended trading hours. This extra trading period means that you have longer to speculate on the price of these markets, and also that any stops or limits you have to open or close positions can be filled on weekends.
Forex
Our Saturday and Sunday markets on GBP/USD, EUR/USD and USD/JPY are separate to their weekday equivalents. This means you can speculate on market developments over the weekend without having to alter an existing weekday position. Weekend cable (GBP/USD) is distinguished from the weekday market by its name on the platform – ‘Weekend GBP/USD’. The same principle applies to EUR/USD (‘Weekend EUR/USD’) and USD/JPY (‘Weekend USD/JPY’).
Trading hours on weekend forex pairs are from 8am on Saturday to 8.40pm on Sunday (UK time). Any positions open at 8.40pm (UK time) on a Sunday will roll over into weekday positions when the weekday market resumes 20 minutes later at 9pm.
Who offers weekend trading in the UK?
IG is the only UK provider to offer weekend trading. We offer it on a range of indices, forex pairs and cryptocurrencies, as well as our Crypto 10 Index.
Can I trade on the Hong Kong HS50, Wall Street, US Tech 100, FTSE and Germany 40 on the weekend?
Our out-of-hours offering means you can now trade on the FTSE, Germany 40, Wall Street and Hong Kong HS50 on Saturday and Sunday. Your weekday positions will not be affected by our weekend indices, so any stops or limits on these positions will not be processed at the weekend. Any existing weekend contracts will, however, roll into weekday positions if you hold them past 8.40am (AEDT).
What about my stops and limits?
Here’s a rundown of when weekend trading can and can’t impact your stops and limits:
- Stops and limits on an existing weekday indices position can’t be triggered on a weekend
- Stop and limits on an existing cryptocurrency position can be triggered on a weekend
- Any stops and limits on a weekend position can be triggered on a weekend
Please note that weekend positions with attached stops/limits will not be netted off against existing weekday contracts. In this instance the weekend position will roll into a new weekday position, with the same stops/limits attached.
Similarly, weekend positions will not net off against existing weekday contracts if the weekday contracts have stops/limits attached. In this instance, weekend positions will be rolled into new weekday contracts.
Does the FTSE trade on Saturday and Sunday?
You can trade the FTSE 100 on a Saturday and Sunday with IG – the only UK provider to offer this market on the weekend. IG clients also have access to a number of other indices including Wall Street, Germany 40, US Tech 100 and HS50.
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1 24/7 means all week apart from ten hours from 6am Saturday to 4pm Saturday (SG time), and 20 minutes just before the market opens on Monday.
2 Guaranteed stops with IG are free and only incur a premium if they are triggered.
3 Based on revenue (published financial statements, October 2022).
4 If you have traditional weekday positions on the FTSE 100, Germany 40, Wall Street, US Tech 100, or HS50, the valuations of these positions will not change during weekend trading after IG closes on a Friday. Stops and limits on these weekday positions will not be processed during weekend trading and order to open positions and trailing stops will not be accepted.
5 Trade cryptocurrencies from 3pm Saturday through to 5am on Monday (SG time). If you have a position open on one of these cryptocurrency markets, it will be affected by weekend trading. This additional trading period during the weekend means not only do you have longer to speculate on the price of different coins, but also any stops and limits you have open can be filled on the weekend.
6 Please note that weekend positions with attached stops and limits will not be netted off against existing weekday contracts. In this instance the weekend position will roll into a new weekday position, with the same stops and limits attached to it.
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