Trading Hours
NSX trading is between 10.00am and 4.15pm Monday to Friday excluding notified holidays as published in the Trading and Settlement Calendars.
The following table outlines the market phases during trading hours.
Market Phases (all times are Australian Eastern Standard Time)
| Start Time (AEST/AEDT) |
Phase | Description |
| 05:00 | Enquiry | Market is visible for viewing access only |
| 07:00 | Pre-open | Orders and trade reports may be entered, amended or withdrawn during this period but no matching takes place |
| 10:00 | Open | Trading commences. Orders may be entered, amended or withdrawn during this period. Orders are matched on entry |
| 16:00 | Pre-close | Orders can be entered, amended and withdrawn but no matching takes place |
| 16:05 | Close | Market is closed. No order management is allowed |
| 16:15 | End-of-day | End-of-trading day |
| 16:25 | End of session | All trading clients disconnected |
| 16:30 | Shutdown | System Shutdown |
Trading and Settlement Calendars
National public holidays are non-business days and no trading is conducted. Non-settlement days are as published in the Calendar.
Settlement of trades follows the ASX Settlement CHESS Calendar. The following documents list the trading and settlement dates for NSX. Prior year calendars are provided for information purposes only.
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