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Trading Tools

Forex Market Hours

Know when the world's major financial markets are open and when to expect the highest liquidity and volatility.

Major Market Sessions

The forex market operates 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. Trading activity is divided into four major sessions based on the world's financial centers.

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Sydney

Sydney, Australia

22:00 – 07:00 GMT

Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

00:00 – 09:00 GMT

London

London, UK

08:00 – 17:00 GMT

Trading Hours by Instrument

Trading hours vary by instrument type. The table below shows live session data from our MetaTrader 5 trading server.

Forex

46 instruments

SymbolMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Australian Dollar vs. Canadian Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Australian Dollar vs. Swiss Franc00:05 – 24:00

Understanding Forex Market Hours

Unlike stock markets, the forex market has no central exchange and no single opening or closing bell. It operates continuously from Sunday evening (22:00 GMT) when the Sydney session opens, through Friday evening (22:00 GMT) when the New York session closes.

The most active periods occur when sessions overlap. The London–New York overlap (13:00–17:00 GMT) is the most volatile period of the day, with the tightest spreads and highest volume. The Tokyo–London overlap (08:00–09:00 GMT) is shorter but also sees increased activity, particularly in EUR/JPY and GBP/JPY.

Liquidity matters. During active sessions, spreads are tighter, execution is faster, and price movements are more predictable. During quiet periods (late New York to early Sydney), spreads widen, volume drops, and prices can make erratic moves. Professional traders plan their activity around the major session overlaps.

Metals, indices, and crypto have their own trading hours. Gold and silver follow a schedule close to forex. Stock indices trade during their respective exchange hours (plus pre/post-market periods). Cryptocurrencies trade 24/7 but with lower weekend liquidity.

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New York

New York, USA

13:00 – 22:00 GMT

Times shown in GMT. Adjust for your local timezone and daylight saving changes.

00:05 – 24:00
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00:05 – 23:58
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Australian Dollar vs. Japanese Yen00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Australian Dollar vs. New Zealand Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Australian Dollar vs. US Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Canadian Dollar vs. Swiss Franc00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Canadian Dollar vs. Japanese Yen00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Swiss Franc vs. Japanese Yen00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Euro vs. Australian Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Euro vs. Canadian Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Euro vs. Swiss Franc00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Euro vs. Czech Koruna00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Euro vs. British Pound00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Euro vs. Hungarian Forint00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Euro vs. Japanese Yen00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Euro vs. Norwegian Krone00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Euro vs. New Zealand Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Euro vs. Swedish Krona00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Euro vs. Turkish Lira00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Euro vs. US Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Euro vs. South African Rand00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
British Pound vs. Australian Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
British Pound vs. Canadian Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
British Pound vs. Swiss Franc00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
British Pound vs. Japanese Yen00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
British Pound vs. New Zealand Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
British Pound vs. US Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
British Pound vs. South African Rand00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
New Zealand Dollar vs. Canadian Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
New Zealand Dollar vs. Swiss Franc00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
New Zealand Dollar vs. Japanese Yen00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
New Zealand Dollar vs. US Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US Dollar vs. Canadian Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US Dollar vs. Swiss Franc00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US Dollar vs. Chinese Yuan00:05 – 24:0000:00 – 24:0000:00 – 24:0000:00 – 24:0000:00 – 23:55ClosedClosed
US Dollar vs. Czech Koruna00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US Dollar vs. Danish Krone00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US Dollar vs. Hong Kong Dollar00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US Dollar vs. Hungarian Forint00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US Dollar vs. Japanese Yen00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US Dollar vs. Mexican Peso00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US Dollar vs. Norwegian Krone00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US Dollar vs. Swedish Krona00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US Dollar vs. Thai Baht00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US Dollar vs. Turkish Lira00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US Dollar vs. South African Rand00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Times in server time (GMT+3)

Metals

11 instruments

SymbolMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Silver vs. US Dollar (Gram)01:02 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Gold vs. US Dollar (Gram)01:05 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Gold vs. US Dollar (Kilogram 999.9)01:05 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Silver vs. US Dollar01:02 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Aluminum vs. US Dollar (1 Tonne)04:05 – 21:0004:05 – 21:0004:05 – 21:0004:05 – 21:0004:05 – 21:00ClosedClosed
Gold vs. Chinese Yuan01:02 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Gold vs. Euro01:02 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Gold vs. US Dollar01:05 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Copper vs. US Dollar (1 Tonne)04:05 – 21:0004:05 – 21:0004:05 – 21:0004:05 – 21:0004:05 – 21:00ClosedClosed
Palladium vs. US Dollar01:02 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Platinum vs. US Dollar01:02 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:5801:01 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Times in server time (GMT+3)

Indices

12 instruments

SymbolMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Australia 200 Cash Index00:50 – 24:0000:50 – 24:0000:50 – 24:0000:50 – 24:0000:50 – 24:00ClosedClosed
Germany 40 Cash Index03:15 – 24:0003:15 – 24:0003:15 – 24:0003:15 – 24:0003:15 – 24:00ClosedClosed
Europe 50 Cash Index03:15 – 24:0003:15 – 24:0003:15 – 24:0003:15 – 24:0003:15 – 24:00ClosedClosed
France 40 Cash Index10:00 – 24:0010:00 – 24:0010:00 – 24:0010:00 – 24:0010:00 – 24:00ClosedClosed
Japan 225 Cash Index01:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:00ClosedClosed
Netherlands 25 Cash Index10:00 – 24:0010:00 – 24:0010:00 – 24:0010:00 – 24:0010:00 – 24:00ClosedClosed
Stockholm 30 Cash Index11:00 – 18:2511:00 – 18:2511:00 – 18:2511:00 – 18:2511:00 – 18:25ClosedClosed
Spain 35 Cash Index10:00 – 24:0010:00 – 24:0010:00 – 24:0010:00 – 24:0010:00 – 24:00ClosedClosed
UK 100 Cash Index04:00 – 24:0004:00 – 24:0004:00 – 24:0004:00 – 24:0004:00 – 24:00ClosedClosed
US Tech 100 Cash Index01:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US Wall Street 30 Cash Index01:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:58ClosedClosed
US 500 Cash Index01:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Times in server time (GMT+3)

Commodities

3 instruments

SymbolMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Natural Gas (Spot)01:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Brent Crude Oil (Spot)01:00 – 24:0003:00 – 24:0003:00 – 24:0003:00 – 24:0003:00 – 24:00ClosedClosed
WTI Crude Oil (Spot)01:06 – 23:5901:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:00 – 23:54ClosedClosed
Times in server time (GMT+3)

Crypto

28 instruments

SymbolMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Aave vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Cardano vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Aptos vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Arbitrum vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Cosmos vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Avalanche vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Axie Infinity vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Bitcoin Cash vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
BNB vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Bitcoin vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:05 – 24:00
Dogecoin vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Polkadot vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Ethereum vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:05 – 24:00
Filecoin vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Hedera vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Injective vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Chainlink vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Litecoin vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:05 – 24:00
Polygon vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
PYTH vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Render vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Solana vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Toncoin vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Official Trump vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:05 – 24:00
Tron vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Uniswap vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Stellar vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:00 – 23:5900:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:00 – 23:59
Ripple vs. US Dollar (CFD)00:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 24:0000:05 – 13:00, 20:00 – 24:0500:05 – 24:00
Times in server time (GMT+3)

Futures

9 instruments

SymbolMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Germany 40 Futures Master Contract03:15 – 24:0003:15 – 24:0003:15 – 24:0003:15 – 24:0003:15 – 24:00ClosedClosed
Gold Futures Master Contract01:01 – 23:5901:01 – 23:5901:01 – 23:5901:01 – 23:5901:01 – 23:59ClosedClosed
Natural Gas Futures Master Contract01:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:5801:02 – 23:58ClosedClosed
Silver Futures Master Contract01:01 – 23:5901:01 – 23:5901:01 – 23:5901:01 – 23:5901:01 – 23:59ClosedClosed
Brent Crude Oil Futures Master Contract01:00 – 23:5900:00 – 00:59, 03:00 – 23:5900:00 – 00:59, 03:00 – 23:5900:00 – 00:59, 03:00 – 23:5900:00 – 00:59, 03:00 – 23:59ClosedClosed
US Tech 100 Futures Master Contract01:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:00ClosedClosed
US Wall Street 30 Futures Master Contract01:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:00ClosedClosed
US 500 Futures Master Contract01:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:00ClosedClosed
WTI Crude Oil Futures Master Contract01:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:0001:00 – 24:00ClosedClosed
Times in server time (GMT+3)