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 Close at 14:10
UK GBP - Early Close at 12:30
US USD - Early Close at 13:00
France EUR - Early Close at 14:05
Japan JPY - Day off

25.10.2018 – Catholic Christmas, day off, the forex market is closed, as well as other exchanges located in countries celebrating this holiday.

31.12.2018 – the day before the New Year. Also, most of the trading platforms will have reduced working hours.

UK GBP - Early Close at 12:30
Japan JPY - Exchange holidays

01.01.2019 – New Year. All exchange platforms are closed, trading is not conducted.

02.01.2019 – Exchanges work as usual, all currency pairs are available for trading.

January 21, 2019 - Martin Luther King Day - trading on US exchanges is closed.

Moscow Exchange also has holidays on January 2 and January 7, 2019.

Also, keep an eye on your brokers for any changes, as support services may be closed on extended hours due to the New Year and Christmas holidays. More details will be available closer to the new year.