XM, a leading global trading platform, announced that trading hours for certain financial instruments will be changed during October 2024 due to various public holidays. These changes will be in effect from October 1 through October 29, affecting instruments from various markets including Hong Kong, China, Canada and Greece.

XM has provided details on how trading schedules for affected instruments will be adjusted during certain holiday periods:

October 1-2, 2024:

- HK50Cash: trading will be suspended on October 1 and will resume as normal on October 2.

- ChinaHCash: trading will also be unavailable on October 1, normal operations will resume on October 2.

October 11-15, 2024:

- HK50Cash: no trading will be available on October 11, and trading will resume normal operations on October 14 and 15.

- ChinaHCash: no trading will be closed on October 11, and normal operating hours will resume on October 14 and 15.

- CA60Cash: There will be no trading activity on October 14, but the instrument will operate on a normal schedule on October 11 and 15.

October 28-29, 2024:

- Greek Stocks: there will be no trading on October 28, regular trading will resume on October 29.

XM emphasizes that all times are in GMT+3 time zone. In addition, it is important to note that as of October 27, 2024, Daylight Saving Time (DST) will no longer apply and traders should take this time adjustment into account when planning their trades.

The broker has urged clients to be alert to this change and adjust their trading strategies accordingly to avoid potential disruptions. Although the affected instruments are primarily related to public holidays in the respective countries, XM assures its clients that all other instruments will continue to trade as normal.