Forex Trading Hours

Market Hours (Trading Hours)
The spot FX market is unique to any other market in the world, as trading is available 24-hours a day. Somewhere around the world, a financial center is open for business, and banks and other institutions exchange currencies, every hour of the day and night with generally only minor gaps on the weekend. Essentially foreign exchange markets follow the sun around the world, giving traders the flexibility of determining their trading day.

How Market Hours Work

Tokyo - Open » 7:00 PM New York Time (0:00 GMT)
Tokyo - Close » 4:00 AM New York Time (9:00 GMT)
London - Open » 3:00 AM New York Time (8:00 GMT)
London - Close » 12:00 PM New York Time (17:00 GMT)
New York - Open » 8:00 AM New York Time (13:00 GMT)
New York - Close » 5:00 PM New York Time (22:00 GMT)

Trading Hours
24 hours per day, starting at 23.00 Sunday and closing at 24.00 Friday (trading Server time).

A Global Market
Forex market operates globally 24-hours a day, starting from the far east, in New Zealand (Wellington), passing the time zones in Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Moscow, Frankfurt-on-Main, London, then finishing the day in New York and Los Angeles.