Here’s everything you need to know about market trading hours:
- Daylight savings and the forex market
- International trading sessions
Forex trading sessions
The forex market is a decentralized international market with no geographical borders and functions around the clock, five days a week.
As one major international trading center closes, another one opens, meaning that you can trade forex 24/5. There are some markets that overlap and the highest volume of trading activity usually takes place during those periods of time as there are more trading opportunities.
Daylight savings and the forex market
Due to the fact that many countries shift to Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the summertime, market opening and closing hours change in the summer and winter months.
At Exness, we observe the dates of US Daylight Savings Time (DST). Let us take a look at the table below to understand what periods are considered summer and winter.
| Starts | Ends | |
|---|---|---|
| Summer | Second Sunday in March | First Sunday in November |
| Winter | First Sunday in November | Second Sunday in March |
International trading sessions
The table below lists the opening and closing hours of the major international trading sessions for both summer and winter. Note that our server time is GMT+0.
| Region | City | Summer | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open - Close | Open - Close | ||
| Asia | Tokyo | 00:00 - 08:00 | 00:00 - 08:00 |
| Hong Kong/Singapore | 01:00 - 09:00 | 01:00 - 09:00 | |
| Europe | Frankfurt | 06:00 - 18:00 | 07:00 - 19:00 |
| London | 08:00 - 16:30 | 08:00 - 16:30 | |
| America | New York | 13:30 - 20:00 | 14:30 - 21:00 |
| Chicago | 13:30 - 20:00 | 14:30 - 21:00 | |
| Pacific | Wellington | 22:00 - 05:00 | 21:00 - 04:00 |
| Sydney | 00:00 - 06:00 | 23:00 - 05:00 |
Forex market working hours
Exness is open for trading 24/5. Here are our trading times for various instruments and asset classes for both summer and winter:
Please note that for some instruments there is a daily break during which quotes and trading are unavailable.
Holidays and Forex
Holidays affect trading timings throughout the year, and it is important to be mindful of these as they may impact your trading strategies. You can learn more about the specific timing changes to affected instruments in our article about holiday market hours.