Forex market hours
Nearly 24 Hours a Day, Monday to Friday
The Forex market operates across major financial centres around the world, allowing trading activity to continue nearly 24 hours a day from Monday to Friday.
The four major sessions are Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York. The following source schedule is shown in Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sydney Session
Tokyo Session
London Session
New York Session
Session times can shift when relevant regions enter or leave Daylight Saving Time. Confirm the current platform schedule rather than relying only on fixed clock times.
Understanding market sessions
Exchange Hours and Global Financial Centres
Different markets operate according to the opening hours of their underlying exchanges and financial centres.
Session Overlaps
Multiple financial centres can be active simultaneously during session overlaps.
Daily Trading Breaks
Certain instruments may have scheduled breaks when trading is temporarily unavailable.
Market Holidays
Markets may close early, open later or remain unavailable during public or exchange holidays.
Daylight Saving Time
Trading hours may shift when relevant markets transition into or out of Daylight Saving Time.
Trading hours may change
Instrument and Market-Specific Schedules
Trading schedules can vary according to the instrument, underlying market, public holidays, Daylight Saving Time and other market conditions.
Market openings and closings can also affect liquidity, spreads and price behaviour. Plan carefully when placing or maintaining positions around schedule boundaries.
Before you trade
Check the Latest Trading Schedule
Clients should check the latest CFD First trading schedule before placing or maintaining positions around market opening and closing periods.
Trading leveraged products involves significant risk. Instrument availability and trading conditions can change when markets are closed, reopening or experiencing reduced liquidity.