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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 Friday to cover the weekend rollover.
Spread behaviour
Standard spread behavior
Copper vs USD Cash CFD trades Monday 22:00 UTC to Friday 21:00 UTC. There is a daily break from 21:00 UTC to 22:00 UTC. Trading is not available on weekends.
At Afterprime, Copper vs USD Cash CFD is available as a CFD, meaning you can go long or short within these hours without owning the underlying asset. All times shown follow CME/NYMEX exchange session times and adjust automatically for daylight saving changes in the US.
Copper vs USD Cash CFD typically sees its highest liquidity and tightest spreads during Standard liquidity session (12:00 UTC–16:00 UTC). Liquidity peaks when the relevant commodity exchange pit session is active.
Lower-volume periods, particularly the Asian session, may see wider spreads and thinner order books. For traders on trend-following and intraday strategies, timing entries around the Standard liquidity session open tends to offer the most favourable conditions.
Copper vs USD Cash CFD 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 Copper vs USD Cash CFD, the current swap rates are -0.155298 points long and 0.068418 points short, with a triple swap applied on Friday.
XCUUSD opens Monday at 22:00 UTC.
XCUUSD closes Friday at 21:00 UTC.
The triple swap is charged on Friday for XCUUSD positions held overnight.
Yes. XCUUSD has a short daily break from 21:00 UTC to 22:00 UTC.
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