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# Stocks

## How LeverageX Calculates Prices

LeverageX utilizes data from [Pyth.network](https://pyth.network) to determine the price of all stocks pairs.

Pyth.network is a decentralized oracle network that aggregates high-fidelity market data from over 70 leading financial institutions, including exchanges, market makers, and proprietary trading firms. By leveraging Pyth.network, LeverageX ensures accurate, real-time pricing, providing traders with a reliable and transparent trading experience.

## Market Times <a href="#market-times" id="market-times"></a>

Stock markets operate on a fixed schedule and are closed on weekends and certain holidays. Below is the standard market opening and closing schedule in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). During DST (Daylight Saving Time) market is open between 1:30 PM (DST) to 8:00 PM (DST). During non-DST market is open between 2:30 PM (DST) to 9:00 PM (DST).

<table><thead><tr><th width="184">Day of the week</th><th>Market Open / Close</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Monday</td><td>Open from 1:30 PM (DST) to 8:00 PM (DST)</td></tr><tr><td>Tuesday</td><td>Open from 1:30 PM (DST) to 8:00 PM (DST)</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday</td><td>Open from 1:30 PM (DST) to 8:00 PM (DST)</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday</td><td>Open from 1:30 PM (DST) to 8:00 PM (DST)</td></tr><tr><td>Friday</td><td>Open from 1:30 PM (DST) to 8:00 PM (DST)</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday</td><td>Closed all day</td></tr><tr><td>Sunday</td><td>Closed all day</td></tr></tbody></table>

Additionally, there are the following **holidays** where market are closed:

* January 1, 2025 – New Year’s Day
* January 20, 2025 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
* February 17, 2025 – Washington’s Birthday (Presidents’ Day)
* April 18, 2025 – Good Friday
* May 26, 2025 – Memorial Day
* June 19, 2025 – Juneteenth National Independence Day
* July 4, 2025 – Independence Day
* September 1, 2025 – Labor Day
* November 27, 2025 – Thanksgiving Day
* November 28, 2025 – Friday after Thanksgiving (trading closes early at 5:00 PM GMT)
* December 25, 2025 – Christmas Day


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