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Forex market hours

Forex trading can be conducted around the clock due to overlapping trading times of the major sessions globally. There are four major trading sessions:

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Sydney Session

03:00 pm – 12:00 am

(EST)

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Tokyo Session

07:00 pm – 04:00 am

(EST)

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London Session

03:00 am – 11:00 am

(EST)

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New York Session

08:00 am – 05:00 pm

(EST)

All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST) as per New York time for uniformity. Note that countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia observe Daylight Saving Time (DST). Be sure to make note of the impact of such changes on your local time zone.

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Trading Hours

While the foreign exchange market is open nearly 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday, other markets have more specific schedules. Please consult the below timetables for the trading hours of different instruments.


Note that times displayed are GMT +2 or GMT +3 when DST takes effect.

Forex

Instrument Day Time
Forex pairs Monday 00:02 – 23:59
Forex pairs Daily 00:01 – 23:59
Forex pairs Friday 00:01 – 23:57
CZK pairs Daily 08:00 – 24:00
CZK pairs Friday 08:00 – 23:55
USDRUB Daily 10:00 – 23:50
USDCLP Daily 15:50 - 19:10
USDCOP Daily 17:00 - 20:50
USDTWD Daily 03:10 - 23:00

Metals

Instrument Day Time
XAU crosses Daily 01:00 – 23:59
XAU crosses Friday 01:00 – 23:57
XPBUSD, XZNUSD, XALUSD, XCUUSD Daily 04:00 – 22:00
XNIUSD Daily 11:00 – 22:00

Energies

Instrument Day Time
WTI, XTIUSD, XNGUSD Daily 01:00 – 24:00
WTI, XTIUSD, XNGUSD Friday 01:00 – 23:45
XBRUSD Daily 03:00 – 24:00
XBRUSD Friday 03:00 – 23:55
Brent Daily 00:01-01:00; 03:00-23:59
Brent Friday 00:01-01:00; 03:00-23:59

Indices

Instrument Time
AUS200 02:50 - 09:30; 10:10 - 00:00
US30, US500, US100 01:00 - 24:00
EURO50, GER40 01:00 - 24:00
FRA40 01:00 - 24:00
HK50 01:00 - 24:00
JP225 01:00 - 24:00
UK100 01:00 - 24:00
CHINA50 01:00 - 24:00
SPA35 09:00 - 21:00
USDX 03:00 - 24:00
VIX 01:00 - 24:00

Digital Currencies

Instrument Day Time
Cryptocurrencies Daily 00:00-23:59
Cryptocurrencies Friday 00:00-23:55

Equities / Stocks

Instrument Day Time
European Stocks Daily 11:00 – 19:30
UK Stocks Daily 11:00 – 19:30
US Stocks Daily 16:30 – 23:00
Australian Stocks Daily 01:00 – 07:00
Hong Kong Stocks Daily 04:30-07:00; 08:00-11:00

Soft Commodities

Instrument Day Time
Coffee Daily 12:15 - 20:30
Coffee Friday 12:15 - 20:30
Soybeans, Corn, Wheat Daily 03:00 - 15:45; 16:30-21:20
Soybeans, Corn, Wheat Friday 03:00 - 15:45; 16:30-21:20
Cocoa Daily 12:45 - 20:30
Cocoa Friday 12:45 - 20:30
Sugar Daily 10:30 - 20:00
Sugar Friday 10:30 - 20:00
Cotton Daily 04:00-21:20
Cotton Friday 04:00-21:15
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