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12:00 – 16:00
Triple swap day
Swap charges are applied at 3× on Friday to cover the weekend rollover.
Spread behaviour
Spreads spike during inventory releases
Brent Crude Oil trades Monday 00:00 UTC to Friday 21:00 UTC. There is a daily break from 21:00 UTC to 00:00 UTC. Trading is not available on weekends.
At Afterprime, Brent Crude Oil is available as a CFD, meaning you can go long or short within these hours without owning the underlying asset. All times shown follow the underlying exchange and adjust automatically for daylight saving changes in major trading centres.
Brent Crude Oil typically sees its highest liquidity and tightest spreads during Spreads widen during rollover (22:00-23:00 UTC) and inventory releases (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 active strategies, timing entries around the Spreads widen during rollover (22:00-23:00 UTC) and inventory releases open tends to offer the most favourable conditions.
Brent Crude Oil 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 Brent Crude Oil, the current swap rates are 0.602 points long and -2.207 points short, with a triple swap applied on Friday.
XBRUSD opens Monday at 00:00 UTC.
XBRUSD closes Friday at 21:00 UTC.
The triple swap is charged on Friday for XBRUSD positions held overnight.
Yes. XBRUSD has a short daily break from 21:00 UTC to 00:00 UTC.
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