Trading Hours
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Forex market trading hours
The forex market is open 24 hours a day, from 5pm Sunday to 4pm Friday, because of differing time zones around the world. This gives many trading opportunities.
Certain periods of the day have higher volatility, such as the 8am to noon crossover of the New York and London sessions.
Tokyo session (Asian session)
During the autumn and winter months, the Tokyo session opens at 12am and closes at 9am UK time. It is one of the largest forex trading centres, with roughly a fifth of all forex transactions taking place during this session.
There is likely to be more movement in currency pairs containing the yen, and in Asia Pacific pairs such as AUD/USD.
London session
The London forex market opens at 8am UK time and accounts for roughly 35% of all forex transactions. High trading volume usually means lower spreads, but the session can also be highly volatile, making it a good time to trade the major pairs. The session closes at 4pm UK time.
Sydney session
The Sydney forex market runs from 8pm to 5am UK time, completing the 24-hour forex trading cycle.