Can I trade on ITS on weekends?
Yes. Since October 31, 2026, the international trading venue ITS has been open seven days a week. On Saturdays and Sundays, investors can buy and sell available securities from 10:00 to 24:00 Astana time through brokers that are ITS participants.
Do I need to enable weekend trading separately?
No. Weekend trading is available to Freedom Broker clients. You do not need to submit any additional applications or connection requests.
Why is weekend trading needed?
Important events happen even when the world’s largest exchanges are closed. For example, a company may announce a major deal on Saturday, or macroeconomic or geopolitical news that matters to the market as a whole may come out on Sunday.
Weekend trading allows investors to react to news and manage their portfolios without waiting for Monday.
Why can a share price on ITS at weekends differ from the price on the US exchange?
On weekends, NYSE and NASDAQ, as well as European venues, are closed. During this time, the share price on ITS is formed by supply and demand on that venue.
There may be fewer buyers and sellers than during regular trading hours. As a result, the difference between the buy and sell prices (the spread) may widen, and quotes may fluctuate more. ITS has provided liquidity support for weekend sessions, but this does not rule out such risks.
Therefore, the price on ITS may differ from the last closing price on the US exchange. Prices may change after US trading opens; there is no guarantee that quotes will match.
How does ITS limit price fluctuations on weekends?
Dynamic price limits apply to securities. They are calculated using ITS formulas based on the calculated quote, the calculated price and the risk parameters of the security. This limits the permissible range of price movements, but does not eliminate the risk of losses.
Will all instruments be traded on weekends?
No. The list for weekend trading includes 68 instruments: 45 shares, 2 depositary receipts and 21 ETFs. ITS plans to expand the list based on demand from market participants. For details, see the article “Available instruments and trade reports on ITS on weekends”.
Will Stop Loss and Take Profit work on weekends?
No. On the Freedom Broker platform (Tradernet), Stop Loss (SL) and Take Profit (TP) orders are not executed on weekends. Saturday and Sunday are treated as Monday’s pre-market session, and SL and TP are executed only during the main trading session. Therefore, you cannot rely on SL and TP to automatically limit losses or lock in profits on Saturday and Sunday.
Which order types are available on weekends?
Limit orders are available on weekends. With such an order, the investor specifies the maximum buy price or the minimum sell price. Execution depends on counter orders at a suitable price.
What happens to an unexecuted order at the end of a weekend day?
ITS cancels all unexecuted orders at the end of the trading session on each calendar day of the weekend. The venue does not automatically carry such orders over to the next day.
ITS trading schedule
On weekdays – from 09:00 to 03:45 the next day. On Saturdays and Sundays – from 10:00 to 24:00. Times are given in Astana time (UTC+5). Extending sessions to 21 hours a day, seven days a week, remains a further plan of ITS.
On Saturday, the start of trading may be postponed to a later time if ITS needs an additional technical window to install updates.
The current start time of trading for individual instruments can be checked in the schedule on the official ITS website.