Guide to trading
Hong Kong stocks trading guide
Trading Hours
Trading Session | Full Day Trading | Half Day Trading* |
| Pre-Opening Auction Session | 09:00-09:30 | 09:00-09:30 |
| Continuous Trading Session | ||
| Morning Session | 09:30-12:00 | 09:30-12:00 |
| Lunch Hours | 12:00-13:00 | N/A |
| Afternoon Session | 13:00-16:00 | N/A |
| Closing Auction Session | 16:00-16:10 | 12:00-12:10 |
* Eves of Christmas, New Year and Lunar New Year. (Please refer to HKEX announcement)
Pre-Opening Trading Hours
| Order Input Period | 09:00-09:15 |
| Pre-order Matching Period | 09:15-09:20 |
| Order Matching Period | 09:20-09:28 |
| Blocking Period | 09:28-09:30 |
Closing Auction Session
| Closing Auction Session | Full Day Trading | Half Day Trading* |
| Reference Price Fixing Period | 16:00-16:01 | 12:00-12:01 |
| Order Input Period | 16:01-16:06 | 12:01-12:06 |
| No Cancellation Period | 16:06-16:08 | 16:06-16:08 |
| Random Closing Period | 16:08-16:10 | 16:08-16:10 |
*Eves of Christmas, New Year and Lunar New Year. (Please refer to HKEX announcement)
Settlement Date
US stock trading guide
Supported US exchanges:
Trading Hours
The trading hours for New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ and American Stock Exchange (AMEX) (Monday to Friday):
| China Standard Time / Hong Kong Time | Daylight Saving Time (from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November) | 21:30-04:00 |
| Standard Time | 22:30-05:00 | |
| Eastern Time (US and Canada) | Whole year | 09:30-16:00 |
*There is no Lunch Hours
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