News File
The Trading Hours of Exchange Forex Margin Contracts will Change Due to Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time)
(8 February 2008)
TFX announces that the session of trading all the Exchange Forex Margin Contracts, except New Zealand Dollar/Japanese Yen will change due to the start of the daylight saving time (Summer Time in New York) on 20080309. In addition, the session of trading New Zealand Dollar/Japanese Yen will change, due to the end of daylight saving time (summer time) in Wellington, New Zealand on 20080406.
Current trading session (table 1 and 2) will be ineffective on 20080309, and the trading session (table 3 and 4) will be effective from 20080310 through 20080406. From 20080407, the trading session (table 5 and 6) will be effective.
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Table 1
Non-period of summer time in New York:(til 20080309)
U.S. Dollar/Japanese Yen, Euro/Japanese Yen, British Pound/Japanese Yen, Australian Dollar/Japanese Yen, Swiss Franc/Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollar/Japanese Yen
|
Days |
Pre-open |
Opening |
Closing |
| Non-period of summer time in New York |
Monday - Thursday |
8:00AM |
8:10AM |
The next day 6:55AM |
| Friday |
8:00AM |
8:10AM |
The next day 6:00AM
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Table 2
Period of summer time in Wellington, New Zealand:( til 20080309)
New Zealand Dollar/Japanese Yen
|
Days
|
Pre-open
|
Opening
|
Closing
|
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Period of summer time in New Zealand
|
Monday - Friday
|
8:00AM
|
8:10AM
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The next day 2:55AM
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Table 3
Period of summer time in New York:(20080310 through 20080406)
U.S. Dollar/Japanese Yen, Euro/Japanese Yen, British Pound/Japanese Yen, Australian Dollar/Japanese Yen, Swiss Franc/Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollar/Japanese Yen
|
Days |
Pre-open |
Opening |
Closing |
|
Period of summer time in New York
|
Monday - Thursday |
7:00AM
|
7
:10AM
|
The next day 5:55AM
|
| Friday |
7
:00AM
|
7
:10AM
|
The next day 5:00AM
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Table 4
Period of summer time in New Zealand:(20080310 through 20080406)
New Zealand Dollar/Japanese Yen
|
Days |
Pre-open |
Opening |
Closing |
|
Period of summer time in New Zealand
|
Monday - Friday |
7
:00AM
|
7:10AM
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The next day 2:55AM |
Table 5
Period of summer time in New York:(from 20080407)
U.S. Dollar/Japanese Yen, Euro/Japanese Yen, British Pound/Japanese Yen, Australian Dollar/Japanese Yen, Swiss Franc/Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollar/Japanese Yen
|
Days |
Pre-open |
Opening |
Closing |
|
Period of summer time in New York
|
Monday - Thursday |
7:00AM
|
7
:10AM
|
The next day 5:55AM
|
| Friday |
7
:00AM
|
7
:10AM
|
The next day 5:00AM
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Table 6
Non-period of summer time in New Zealand:(from 20080407)
New Zealand Dollar/Japanese Yen
|
Days |
Pre-open |
Opening |
Closing |
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Non-Period of summer time in New Zealand
|
Monday - Friday |
7
:00AM
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7:10AM
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The next day 3:55AM
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For more information, please contact:
Business Operation Department, Market Surveillance Group of Forex Margin Contracts
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