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Silver Trading Hours
Retail spot silver (XAG/USD) trades 24 hours a day, five days a week, with the LBMA Silver Price set at 12:00 London and COMEX SI futures pausing daily at 17:00–18:00 ET.
What are the silver trading hours?
Spot silver trades from Sunday 5:00 PM to Friday 5:00 PM New York time (22:00 UTC winter / 21:00 UTC summer). The single LBMA silver auction is at 12:00 London. Live status: Is silver market open? Gold schedule: gold trading hours.
- 24/5Spot schedule
- 12:00LBMA silver London
- 13–17UTC winter peak
- 17–18 ETCOMEX daily halt
Silver schedule in UTC
Winter = New York on EST, London on GMT. Summer = New York on EDT, London on BST.
| Window | UTC (winter) | UTC (summer) |
|---|---|---|
| Spot weekly open (Sun 17:00 New York) | Sun 22:00 | Sun 21:00 |
| Tokyo / Asia | 00:00–09:00 | 00:00–09:00 |
| London cash day | 08:00–17:00 | 07:00–16:00 |
| LBMA Silver Price (12:00 London) | 12:00 | 11:00 |
| London–New York overlap | 13:00–17:00 | 12:00–16:00 |
| COMEX SI daily halt (17:00–18:00 ET) | 22:00–23:00 | 21:00–22:00 |
| Spot weekly close (Fri 17:00 New York) | Fri 22:00 | Fri 21:00 |
How silver trading hours work
LBMA Silver Price
One daily benchmark auction at 12:00 London time. It is not published on UK bank holidays. Unlike gold there is no PM silver auction.
COMEX SI futures
Silver futures (SI) trade on CME Globex Sunday 18:00 ET to Friday 17:00 ET, with a daily halt at 17:00–18:00 ET. Micro silver follows the same hours. The 17:00 ET halt is also the spot gate on Friday.
Best hours for silver
The London–New York overlap gives the deepest XAG/USD book. Asian hours are thinner, so spreads widen. Gold context: best time to trade gold.
Holidays
Silver follows the same thin-liquidity dates as gold: Christmas, New Year, Good Friday, Thanksgiving. See metals holidays 2026.
Silver Trading Hours FAQ
What are silver trading hours?
Spot silver (XAG/USD) trades Sunday 5:00 PM to Friday 5:00 PM New York time, 24 hours a day (22:00 UTC to 22:00 UTC in winter; 21:00 UTC in summer).
What time is the LBMA silver fix?
One auction a day at 12:00 London time. Unlike gold there is no separate afternoon silver auction. See LBMA gold fix times for the gold AM and PM auctions.
What are COMEX silver futures hours?
SI futures trade on CME Globex from Sunday 18:00 ET to Friday 17:00 ET, pausing 17:00–18:00 ET each weekday. Spot silver reopens one hour earlier on Sunday (17:00 ET).
When is silver most liquid?
During the London–New York overlap (13:00–17:00 UTC winter, 12:00–16:00 UTC summer), when US data and COMEX activity meet European flows.