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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
Spreads spike during inventory releases
WTI Crude Oil 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, WTI 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.
WTI 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.
WTI 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 WTI Crude Oil, the current swap rates are 1.193 points long and -4.373 points short, with a triple swap applied on Friday.
XTIUSD opens Monday at 22:00 UTC.
XTIUSD closes Friday at 21:00 UTC.
The triple swap is charged on Friday for XTIUSD positions held overnight.
Yes. XTIUSD has a short daily break from 21:00 UTC to 22:00 UTC.
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