One of the unique features of the foreign exchange market is that it is accessible 24 hours a day. What makes this possible is an overlap in the trading times of the major sessions. By the time one major market closes, another market opens.
There are 4 major trading sessions: All time are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST) as per New York time for uniformity. Traders should note that countries such as United States, United Kingdom and Australia all observe daylight saving time. Be sure to make note of the impact of such on the local time in your relevant time zone.
| 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 |
| Daily | 01:00-23:59 |
| Friday | 01:00 – 23:57 |
| 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 |
| AUS200 | Daily | 00:50-07:30 , 08:10-23:00 |
| US30, US500, US100 | Daily | 01:00-23:15, 23:30-24:00 |
| US30, US500, US100 | Friday | 01:00-23:15 |
| EURO50, GER30 | Daily | 02:15-23:00 |
| FRA40 | Daily | 09:00-23:00 |
| HK50 | Daily | 03:15-06:00,07:00-10:30,11:15-21:00 |
| JP225, VIX | Daily | 01:00-24:00 |
| UK100 | Daily | 03:00-23:00 |
| SING30 | Daily | 02:30-11:10, 11:40-22:45 |
| USDX | Daily | 03:00-24:00 |
| CHINA50 | Daily | 03:00-10:30, 11:00-22:45 |
| Daily | 00:00-23:59 |
| Friday | 00:00-23:55 |
| European Stocks | Daily | 10:00 – 18:30 |
| UK Stocks | Daily | 10:00 – 18:30 |
| US Stocks | Daily | 16:30 – 23:00 |
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