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# Market Hours

Crypto markets trade around the clock. Markets backed by traditional assets follow their real-world trading calendars:

<table><thead><tr><th width="129.33333333333331">Asset Class</th><th width="324.90625">Opening Hours</th><th>Exceptions</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Crypto</td><td>24/7</td><td>No market close</td></tr><tr><td>US Equities</td><td>Weekdays 9.30AM–4PM ET, plus pre-market, post-market, and overnight sessions where available</td><td>Closed on weekends, US Holidays, and during extraordinary events</td></tr><tr><td>FX</td><td>From Sunday 5PM ET to Friday 5PM ET;<br>with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00PM ET</td><td>Trading continues during most US holidays</td></tr><tr><td>Metals</td><td>From Sunday 5PM ET to Friday 5PM ET;<br>with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00PM ET</td><td>Follows <a href="https://www.cmegroup.com/tools-information/holiday-calendar.html">CME holiday closures</a></td></tr><tr><td>Commodities</td><td>From Sunday 6PM ET to Friday 5PM ET;<br>with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00PM ET</td><td>Follows <a href="https://www.cmegroup.com/tools-information/holiday-calendar.html">CME holiday closures</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %}
**The interface is the live calendar.** Market status comes from the oracle's per-market schedule in real time — the trade page shows each market's current session (regular, pre-market, post-market, or overnight) and whether it's open. When schedules shift for holidays, the interface reflects it automatically.
{% endhint %}

#### What "market closed" means

While a market is closed you cannot open or close positions on it. For pools backing market-hours assets this extends to liquidity: minting or burning the Gold Pool's LP token is unavailable while its markets are closed — see Liquidity Pools.


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