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Asia open
21:00
London open
07:00
New York open
12:00
Peak liquidity
12:00 – 16:00
Triple swap day
Swap charges are applied at 3× on Wednesday to cover the weekend rollover.
Spread behaviour
Spreads widen during rollover (21:00�22:00 UTC)
Gold vs Australian Dollar trades Monday 22:05 UTC to Friday 20:55 UTC. There is a daily break from 20:57 UTC to 22:05 UTC. Trading is not available on weekends.
At Afterprime, Gold vs Australian Dollar is available as a CFD, meaning you can go long or short within these hours without owning the underlying asset. All times shown follow COMEX/LBMA session times and adjust automatically for daylight saving changes in London, New York, and Sydney.
Gold vs Australian Dollar typically sees its highest liquidity and tightest spreads during London/New York overlap (12:00-16:00 UTC) (12:00 UTC–16:00 UTC). Liquidity and spreads are tightest during this window.
Lower-volume periods, particularly off-peak hours, may see wider spreads and thinner order books. For traders on trend-following and intraday strategies, timing entries around the London/New York overlap (12:00-16:00 UTC) open tends to offer the most favourable conditions.
Gold vs Australian Dollar has a short daily maintenance break but is otherwise available throughout the entire trading week. Orders placed while the market is closed are queued and filled at the next available open price.
If you have a pending position when the market closes, it will be held overnight and a swap rate will apply. For Gold vs Australian Dollar, the current swap rates are -88.5686 points long and 65.1646 points short, with a triple swap applied on Wednesday.
XAUAUD opens Monday at 22:05 UTC.
XAUAUD closes Friday at 20:55 UTC.
The triple swap is charged on Wednesday for XAUAUD positions held overnight.
Yes. XAUAUD has a short daily break from 20:57 UTC to 22:05 UTC.
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