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VSTOXX (FVS) trading hours, contract specs and expiry
Live open/closed status and full session times, plus contract size, tick economics and expiry dates in one verified reference.
- Regular hours
- Day 01:10–22:00, 01:10–22:00, 02:10–22:00
- Tick value
- €5
- Contract size
- €100 × index
Verify against official exchange notices before trading; specs, hours and expiries carry separate review dates.
VSTOXX Index (FVS) is a equity-index futures product listed on Eurex. Trading spans early morning to late evening Frankfurt time (the close shifts with European DST), covering Asian, European, and US hours. All schedule facts on this page are cross-checked against the exchange's official timetable, with review dates shown below.
Regular sessions
| Continuous trading | 01:10–22:00 |
|---|---|
| Continuous trading | 02:10–22:00 |
| Continuous trading | 01:10–22:00 |
What are VSTOXX futures (FVS) trading hours?
VSTOXX futures (FVS) trade on Eurex 01:10–22:00 CET in winter and 02:10–22:00 CEST in summer — a constant 00:10 UTC open; the expiring contract stops trading at 12:00 local time on its last trading day.
- Remaining 2026 last trading days (all Wednesdays): Sep 16, Oct 21, Nov 18 and Dec 16 — 30 calendar days before the underlying EURO STOXX 50 option expiry.
- EUR 100 per index point, 0.05 pt tick (EUR 5), eight nearest calendar months listed, cash-settled; the final settlement price is the average VSTOXX value between 11:00 and 12:00 on the last trading day.
- In Beijing time the open is 08:10 year-round; the close is 05:00 next day in European winter and 04:00 in European summer.
In other time zones
| Day | Beijing / Singapore winter 08:10–05:00 (+1 day) · summer 07:10–04:00 (+1 day)UTC winter 00:10–21:00 · summer 23:10 (prev day)–20:00London 00:10–21:00New York 19:10 (prev day)–16:00 |
|---|
Conversions use standard winter/summer offsets; values can differ by an hour during the weeks when regions switch DST on different dates.
CONTRACT REFERENCE
Contract specifications
- Contract size
- €100 × index
- Minimum tick
- 0.05 pt
- Tick value
- €5
Expiry rule30 days before option expiry (Wed), cash-settled
FRONT CONTRACTS
Upcoming expiries
* Estimated from the exchange rule and may move for holidays. This is an on-site reference; external calendar subscriptions are not offered.
- Fields covered
- Specifications, expiry rule and front-contract dates
- Review state
- Accepted; rule estimates retain *
- Reviewed
- Rights state
- approved_public_reference
Official sourceEUREX · FVS ↗Methodology →
Holiday closures (2026)
- 2026-01-01New Year's Day closure
- 2026-04-03Good Friday closure
- 2026-04-06Easter Monday closure
- 2026-05-01International Workers' Day closure
- 2026-12-24Christmas Eve closure
- 2026-12-25Christmas Day closure
- 2026-12-31New Year's Eve closure
FAQ
- What are VSTOXX Index (FVS) trading hours?
- VSTOXX Index regular sessions are: Day 01:10–22:00, 01:10–22:00, 02:10–22:00 (exchange local time).
- Does VSTOXX Index trade overnight?
- No — the reviewed regular schedule does not cross midnight: Day 01:10–22:00, 01:10–22:00, 02:10–22:00 (exchange local time).
- Is VSTOXX Index open right now?
- Check the live timeline for the current open/closed status of VSTOXX Index and the countdown to the next open or close.
- Do the micro and mini contracts trade the same hours as VSTOXX Index?
- Yes — Eurex micro and mini index futures (Micro-DAX FDXS, Mini-DAX FDXM, and the micro EURO STOXX contracts) share the standard contracts' trading hours; only VSTOXX volatility futures follow a separate, shorter exchange-published schedule (not yet covered here).
- Is VSTOXX Index closed for Christmas 2026?
- Yes — Christmas-related closures fall on 2026-12-24, 2026-12-25; see the 2026 holiday list on this page.
Sources & review coverage
Holiday data coverage: 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31; regular sessions effective 2026-01-01.
- Eurex Trading Hours 2026Eurex · reviewed 2026-07-23
- VSTOXX Futures (FVS) — contract specifications and trading hoursEurex · reviewed 2026-08-20
- Eurex holiday regulations 2026Eurex · reviewed 2026-07-23
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