Follow the global trading day.
See the indicative Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York forex sessions, in your time zone. Times follow indicative local session schedules. Broker trading hours may differ.
Which sessions are open?
Based on the current timeSydney
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08:00–17:00 local session
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Tokyo
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09:00–18:00 local session
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London
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08:00–17:00 local session
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New York
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08:00–17:00 local session
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Session timeline
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Swipe to explore the full dayThe overlap will appear for your selected date.
Sessions, not stock exchanges
Forex is a decentralised market. These financial centres help organise the trading day; no single exchange opens or closes the entire currency market.
Time zones handled for you
The calendar accounts for daylight saving time in each city. Session overlaps can shift when countries change their clocks on different dates.
Check your broker’s schedule
Bank holidays can reduce liquidity even during a scheduled session. Instrument hours, daily breaks and holiday closures depend on your broker.
How the session calendar works
The display uses indicative weekday session windows in each centre’s own time zone. It is a planning aid, not confirmation that a particular broker or instrument is available to trade. “Open” describes a scheduled session; it does not measure trading volume or liquidity.
| Session | Local hours | Time zone |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 08:00–17:00 | Australia/Sydney |
| Tokyo | 09:00–18:00 | Asia/Tokyo |
| London | 08:00–17:00 | Europe/London |
| New York | 08:00–17:00 | America/New_York |
The weekly reference runs from Sunday 17:00 to Friday 17:00 in New York. A gap between highlighted regional sessions does not mean the worldwide market is closed. Public holidays are not automatically applied; broker schedules and rollover breaks can differ. The four local windows are a common convention, and session definitions vary between sources.
Sources checked 5 September 2026: TMGM: forex market hours OANDA: trading hours Global Prime: weekly market hours.
London and New York overlap: why the time changes
London and New York change clocks on different dates. With the 08:00 to 17:00 local session windows used by this tool, their weekday overlap is normally four hours and becomes five hours during the transition weeks.
Autumn 2026: London and Copenhagen move back on 25 October; New York follows on 1 November. The same local session schedules therefore give these different intervals:
- 26 October 2026: 12:00–17:00 UTC; 13:00–18:00 in Europe/Copenhagen (CET). Overlap: five hours.
- 2 November 2026: 13:00–17:00 UTC; 14:00–18:00 in Europe/Copenhagen (CET). Overlap: four hours.
Compare the spring 2026 examples
- 9 March 2026: 12:00 to 17:00 UTC, five hours.
- 30 March 2026: 12:00 to 16:00 UTC, four hours.
Try it in the calendar: choose Copenhagen under Display time zone, then set Calendar date to 26 October and 2 November 2026 in turn. Read the London / New York overlap below the timeline. Changing this display does not change your trading platform’s server time.
Broker trading hours, holidays and liquidity can differ from these indicative sessions. Compare the same date with your exact instrument’s published hours and daily breaks. Our broker research checklist helps you check account conditions and country/entity eligibility before applying. This is an internal guide; linked broker reviews may contain marked affiliate links and earn us commission from eligible referrals.
Clock-change sources: UK government, NIST and the European Commission. Examples checked 26 October 2026 using this calendar’s indicative 08:00–17:00 local windows, not an exchange or broker timetable.