Forex holidays in 2019

2018 is coming to an end and, as always, we warn our readers about holidays on which the Forex exchange will not work or will work with restrictions.

Such information is important for several reasons, firstly, on holidays, liquidity for all trading assets decreases significantly, and this leads to a widening of the spread.

And secondly, for unclosed transactions, a swap is charged for transferring positions within a day, and since there can be many days off, the amount of the commission will be significant.

And so the New Year holidays 2019 and the associated changes in Forex trading.

12/24/2018 - before Christmas day, trading in some assets may be stopped before 12:30, so it is advisable to close all transactions before this time.

Australia AUD - Early closure at 14:10
GBP GB - Early closure at 12:30
US USD - Early closure at 13:00
France EUR - Early closure at 14:05
Japan JPY - Day off

10/25/2018 - Catholic Christmas, Day of Forex, Forex market, and other exchanges located in countries that celebrate this holiday celebrate.

12/31/2018 - New Year's Day. Most of the trading floors will also have a reduced mode of operation.

Great Britain GBP - Early closure at 12:30
Japan JPY - Exchange holidays

01/01/2019 - New Year. All exchange platforms are closed, bidding is not held.

01/02/2019 - Work of exchanges as usual, all currency pairs are available for trading.

01/21/2019 - Martin Luther King Day is not held on US exchanges.

In addition, we can note the weekend on the Moscow Exchange - January 2 and January 7, 2019.

Also, follow the changes in the work of your brokers, since support for companies may not work on a more expanded schedule in connection with the New Year and Christmas holidays. More information will appear closer to the New Year.