Daylight saving dates differ by region. Your local clock, a market's clock and the trading server clock are separate time references.
FXTRADING.com server time
FXTRADING.com publishes GMT+3 for daylight saving and GMT+2 for standard time. A regional calendar alone does not confirm the exact server changeover date. Check a fresh connected-platform timestamp and the selected instrument's current sessions; do not calculate an offset from a stale quote.
How are trading-hour changes announced?
FXTRADING.com may adjust the trading hours of certain instruments in response to standard-time and daylight-saving changes in the United States, Europe and major Australian regions. We notify customers in advance. The affected products and updated trading hours are specified in the FXTRADING.com announcement or email for that change. Product availability can change; do not assume the same instruments are affected every time. The affected list may stay the same or change between notices. It is not necessarily different every time; confirm the list in each FXTRADING.com announcement or email.
Recurring regional rules
United States, observing areas: starts on the second Sunday in March at 02:00 local standard time, moving to 03:00; ends on the first Sunday in November at 02:00 local daylight time, returning to 01:00. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe; other regional exceptions exist.
European Union: starts on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October, both at 01:00 UTC. Local clock-change times depend on the time zone. This is not a rule for every European country.
United Kingdom: on the last Sunday in March, 01:00 GMT becomes 02:00 BST; on the last Sunday in October, 02:00 BST becomes 01:00 GMT.
Australia: Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra and Adelaide start on the first Sunday in October at 02:00 local standard time, moving to 03:00; end on the first Sunday in April at 03:00 local daylight time, returning to 02:00. Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory do not observe. Check the specific location for regional exceptions.
Date examples
2026: US March 8-November 1; EU and UK March 29-October 25. The Australian season in the cities above starts October 4, 2026 and ends April 4, 2027. These dates are regional examples, not a confirmed FXTRADING.com server-switch calendar.
Before converting a trading time
Identify the date, city/time zone and whether the stated time is local, UTC or MT4/MT5 server time. Regions change clocks on different weeks, so a time difference can temporarily change. A clock change does not by itself establish a symbol's trading hours, rollover charge or holiday schedule.