XTB Institutional Expands Commodity Offering and Extends Friday Trading Hours

XTB Institutional has announced a widening of its institutional offering for brokers and banks, adding five commodity instruments and extending Friday trading hours. The changes take effect on July 3, 2026.

The new instruments are COCOA.EU, COFFEE.EU, NATGAS.EU, ORANGE and SUGAR.EU, adding to XTB's existing catalogue of more than 5,000 CFD instruments. According to the company, the additions extend coverage across soft commodities and energy-based derivatives, creating more opportunities for professional partners to offer clients.

XTB said the two updates address the same institutional requirement from different angles. Expanding instruments increases the range of markets available, while longer hours improve the practical availability of those markets. The company noted that access has limited value if it is not backed by suitable trading windows, reliable execution, transparent pricing and liquidity conditions that can accommodate client demand.

The launch comes as commodities remain under scrutiny. Agricultural products such as cocoa, coffee, orange juice and sugar can be sensitive to harvest expectations, weather patterns, transport constraints and changes in producing regions. Natural gas is influenced by storage levels, seasonal demand, infrastructure and wider energy-market developments, with geopolitical uncertainty also able to affect supply routes and production expectations.

Existing partners can add the five instruments to their current subscription at no additional fee, which XTB highlighted as reducing a potential barrier to introducing the products. The Friday extension brings end-of-week trading availability to 23:00 CEST/CET, giving brokers and banks more time to respond to economic releases and shifts in trading sentiment before the weekend.

XTB acknowledged that the longer session does not remove weekend risk, nor does it guarantee liquidity or pricing conditions at every point. However, it widens the operational window available to institutions and their clients. The move reflects an industry focus on the quality of market access rather than instrument count alone, with pricing transparency, execution reliability and practical availability seen as key factors.

XTB Institutional is the institutional liquidity and execution arm of XTB Group, supporting brokers and banks with multi-asset liquidity and execution solutions.