Exness trade modes, from its Help Center.

Exness trade modes, from its Help Center.

Exness's trading servers follow the UTC+0 timezone, so every time in MetaTrader and in Exness's schedules is shown in UTC+0. Each instrument has its own trading hours, and some have daily breaks. Exness's Help Center includes a schedule widget that shows, for any group or instrument, when it's open, in close-only or quote-only mode, or unavailable, and it converts times to your timezone, including holidays, maintenance and daylight-saving changes.

Getting the hours right avoids 'Trading closed' and 'Only close' errors, surprise gaps, and swaps you didn't plan for.

Server timeUTC+0
ForexWeekdays, closed at the weekend
Crypto24/7 for most coins; occasional maintenance
Stocks and indicesExchange-linked sessions with daily breaks
Swaps charged21:00 GMT+0 (summer) or 22:00 (winter); none Sat/Sun
HolidaysClients notified by email; listed in the Help Center

Hours by market

MarketWhen it trades at ExnessNote
ForexWeekdays, around the clockClosed at the weekend
Gold and silverWeekdays with a daily breakCheck the schedule widget
EnergiesWeekdays with a daily breakNo swaps on energies
IndicesExchange-linked sessionsDaily breaks and holiday closures
StocksUS exchange sessionsStop level 100% on breaks and weekends
Crypto24/7 for most coinsSome close-only pairs

Because exact sessions shift with daylight saving and holidays, Exness points clients to the schedule widget rather than a fixed table. Use it to check an instrument before you plan a trade.

Trade modes: open, close-only and quote-only

  • Open: you can open, modify and close positions.
  • Close-only: you can close existing positions but not open new ones. Exness uses it during high volatility, before a market closes, and sometimes before delisting an instrument. Trying to open a trade returns 'Only Close'.
  • Quote-only: prices update but you can't open, modify or close positions; pending orders aren't executed and positions aren't closed by stop out.
  • Closed: the market is shut or on a daily break, and you see 'Trading is Closed'.

In quote-only mode, stop out doesn't close positions, so prices can move further against you before trading resumes. Avoid holding large positions into a known quote-only period.

Swap times

Exness charges swaps on positions held past 21:00 GMT+0 in summer and 22:00 GMT+0 in winter. There are no swaps on Saturday or Sunday; instead, a triple swap covers the weekend: on Wednesday for forex and metals (Thursday for USDCAD), and on Friday for indices, stocks and non-cross crypto. Energies have no swaps. Holidays can change the schedule. Our Exness fees guide covers swap costs.

Weekend gaps and higher margin

Exness applies higher margin requirements about 3 hours before the weekend close and about 1 hour after the open, on most instruments other than crypto; for stocks, it ends about 10 minutes after. Prices can gap at the reopening, and pending orders fill at the first available price. Our Exness stop out guide explains how that affects positions held over the weekend.

Holiday trading hours

Exness publishes a list of holidays for the year and emails clients with holiday trading hours by instrument. Some holidays mean no trading at all on affected instruments; others shorten hours or change the swap schedule and margin requirements. An example from Exness's list: for Hong Kong's National Day, HK50 closed at 19:00 on 30 September 2026 and reopened at 01:15 on 2 October 2026 (UTC+0).

Maintenance

Cent and Trial servers may have brief daily maintenance, which Exness says usually happens at 23:20 UTC+0 on weekdays and Saturdays. A few cryptocurrencies also have occasional maintenance. Deposits, withdrawals and transfers stay available at weekends and on holidays, though anything needing manual verification may be slower.

Converting UTC+0 to your time

Your locationOffset from server time (standard time)
London (winter)Same as server
Dubai+4 hours
Karachi+5 hours
Dhaka+6 hours
Bangkok, Jakarta+7 hours
Kuala Lumpur, Singapore+8 hours

Daylight saving doesn't change the server, which stays on UTC+0, but it shifts exchange sessions, so US and European markets open an hour earlier in server time during their summer.

Planning your trading day

  1. Check the schedule widget for the instruments you trade, in your timezone.
  2. Note daily breaks, especially on gold, energies and indices.
  3. Mark swap time and the triple-swap day for each market you hold.
  4. Read Exness's holiday email and adjust weekend and holiday positions.

Daily breaks explained

Many CFDs at Exness pause for a short daily break when the underlying market closes or rolls over, which is when the 'Trading is Closed' message appears. Exness also applies higher margin requirements around each instrument's daily break, and on stocks the stop level rises to 100% during breaks and weekends. Gold, energies and indices are the markets where breaks most often catch traders out.

Common timing mistakes

  • Reading platform times as local time, when the server shows UTC+0.
  • Forgetting the triple swap day for the market you hold, which differs between forex and indices.
  • Placing pending orders just before a daily break and expecting them to fill during it.
  • Holding large positions into a weekend, when HMR starts about 3 hours before the close.
  • Ignoring holiday emails, which can shorten sessions or shift swaps.

Each of these is avoidable with the schedule widget and a server-time clock on your chart. Our Exness crypto guide covers the one market that trades through the weekend.

Set your platform to show server time and keep a note of your offset. Most 'surprise' swaps and gaps at Exness come from traders working in local time while the server works in UTC.
Ranjan NiskrityChief Editor, FX Recap
Illustrative case: Faisal, 30, Dhaka

Faisal held a gold position he meant to close before swap time, which he thought was 21:00 local. Exness charges swaps at 21:00 or 22:00 server time, which is 03:00 or 04:00 in Dhaka, so he had more time than he thought. He added a server-time clock to his chart so his plan matched Exness's schedule.

Frequently asked

What timezone does Exness use?

Exness's trading servers follow UTC+0, and all platform times are shown in UTC+0.

Is Exness open on weekends?

Most cryptocurrencies trade 24/7, including weekends. Forex, metals, energies, indices and stocks are closed at the weekend.

What does 'Only Close' mean at Exness?

The instrument is in close-only mode: you can close existing positions but not open new ones, often around volatility, market close or delisting.

What is quote-only mode at Exness?

Prices update but you can't open, modify or close positions; pending orders aren't executed and positions aren't closed by stop out.

What time does Exness charge swaps?

At 21:00 GMT+0 in summer and 22:00 GMT+0 in winter. There are no swaps on Saturday or Sunday; a triple swap covers the weekend.

How do I find Exness trading hours for an instrument?

Use the schedule widget in Exness's Help Center, which shows open, close-only and quote-only times in your timezone, including holidays.

Can I deposit and withdraw at Exness on weekends?

Yes. Deposits, withdrawals and transfers are available on weekends and holidays, though anything needing verification may take longer.

Does Exness close for maintenance?

Cent and Trial servers may have brief daily maintenance, usually at 23:20 UTC+0 on weekdays and Saturdays. A few cryptocurrencies also have occasional maintenance.

Do holidays change Exness swaps?

They can. Exness says holidays may affect trading hours, the swap schedule and margin requirements, and it emails clients with holiday hours by instrument.