Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are funds that monitor indexes like the NASDAQ-100 Index, S&P 500, Dow Jones, etc. When you buy shares of an ETF, you are buying shares of a portfolio that tracks the output and return of its native index. ETFs with the highest average volume are used widely as trading vehicles among active traders.
Popular ETFs Trading Hours
Indices Category |
GMT |
Daylight Saving Time(DST) |
US & Japan | Sun-Fri: 11pm-9pm | Sun-Fri: 10pm -8pm |
France, Germany & Europe STOXX 50 |
Mon-Fri: 7am-9pm | Mon-Fri: 6am-8pm |
London | Mon-Thu: 8am – 9pm & Fri: 8am – 3:30pm |
Mon-Thu: 7am – 8pm & Fri: 7am – 2:30pm |
Spain | Mon-Fri: 8am – 7pm | Mon-Fri: 7am – 6pm |
Italy | Mon-Fri: 8am – 4:40pm | Mon-Fri: 7am – 3:40pm |
Australia | Mon-Fri: 1am – 7:30am & 8:30am – 9pm |
Mon-Fri: 12am – 6:30am & 7:30am – 8pm |
Swiss 20 | Mon-Fri: 7am – 4pm | Mon-Fri: 6am – 3pm |
Portuguese 20 | Mon-Fri: 8am – 4:30pm | Mon-Fri: 7am – 3:30pm |
Belgium 20 | Mon-Fri: 8am – 4:30pm | Mon-Fri: 7am – 3:30pm |
Netherlands 25 | Mon-Fri: 7am – 8pm | Mon-Fri: 6am – 7pm |
Hong Kong 45 | Mon-Fri: 2:30am – 5am | Mon-Fri: 1:30am – 4am |
Poland 20 | Mon-Fri: 8am – 4pm | Mon-Fri: 7am – 3pm |
Sweden 30 | Mon-Fri: 8am – 4pm | Mon-Fri: 7am – 3pm |
MSCI Singapore | Mon-Fri: 2am – 10am | Mon-Fri: 1am – 9am |
S&P/TSX60 (Canada) | Mon-Fri: 2:30pm – 9pm | Mon-Fri: 1:30pm – 8pm |
RUSSELL 2000 | Mon-Fri: 01:01am – 11pm | Mon-Fri: 00:01am – 10pm |
SICOM (China) | Mon-Fri: 02:30am – 4:30am & 6am – 8am |
Mon-Fri: 01:30am – 3:30am & 5am – 7am |
SGX NIFTY Singapore | Mon-Fri: 02:00am – 10am | Mon-Fri: 01:00am – 9am |
US Dollar Index | Mon-Fri: 2:01am – 10pm | Mon-Fri: 1:01am – 9pm |