When does the forex market open?

The forex week opens on Sunday at 17:00 New York time, when the Sydney session starts. That is 22:00 UTC while New York is on standard time and 21:00 UTC during US daylight saving time.

When does the forex market close?

On Friday at 17:00 New York time, at the end of the New York session. The market stays closed until Sunday at 17:00 New York time.

What are the four forex trading sessions?

Sydney (07:00–16:00 Sydney time), Tokyo (09:00–18:00 Tokyo time), London (08:00–17:00 London time) and New York (08:00–17:00 New York time). These are the commonly used session hours; individual brokers and venues can differ slightly.

When do the forex sessions overlap?

Sydney overlaps Tokyo, Tokyo briefly overlaps London, and London overlaps New York. The London–New York overlap is the one most traders watch, because both centres are open at the same time. The clock above shows each overlap in your own time zone.

Are these times adjusted for daylight saving time?

Yes. Each session is calculated in its own city's time zone, so the UTC times shift automatically when London, New York or Sydney change their clocks. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time.

Does this page account for public holidays?

No. It shows the regular weekly schedule. On bank holidays in a financial centre, that session can be quieter or closed.

Market hours

Forex market hours

Which forex sessions are open right now, when they overlap, and when the market opens and closes, shown in your own time zone.

Forex trading sessions

Session	Local hours	Your time	UTC	Status
Sydney	07:00–16:00 Sydney time	—	—	—
Tokyo	09:00–18:00 Tokyo time	—	—	—
London	08:00–17:00 London time	—	—	—
New York	08:00–17:00 New York time	—	—	—

Prices right now

Last hourly close and 24-hour change for gold and the major pairs, from the RealMarketAPI hourly snapshot.

Symbol	Last hourly close	24h change
XAUUSD	3,986.36	-1.11%
EURUSD	1.10913	-0.64%
GBPUSD	1.32777	-0.50%
USDJPY	159.862	+0.67%
AUDUSD	0.685	-0.23%
USDCAD	1.42476	+0.42%

The four trading sessions

Forex has no single exchange, so it trades around the clock on weekdays as banks in each financial centre open and close. The day is usually split into four sessions, named after the cities that anchor them:

Sydney07:00–16:00 local time (Australia/Sydney)
Tokyo09:00–18:00 local time (Asia/Tokyo)
London08:00–17:00 local time (Europe/London)
New York08:00–17:00 local time (America/New_York)

Sydney opens the week on Sunday evening in New York, Tokyo carries the Asian morning, and London and New York cover the European and American business days. The hours above are the commonly used session times; individual brokers and venues can differ slightly.

When the forex market is closed

The forex week runs from Sunday 17:00 to Friday 17:00 New York time. In UTC that is Sunday 22:00 to Friday 22:00 while New York is on standard time, and an hour earlier during US daylight saving time.

Daylight saving time moves the sessions against each other twice a year: London and New York change their clocks on different dates, and Sydney changes in the opposite direction. The clock on this page follows each city's own time zone, so it stays correct through those weeks.

Gold, stocks and crypto hours

Spot gold (XAUUSD) is quoted in the same weekly window as forex, Sunday evening to Friday evening New York time.
US stocks and indices have a regular session on NYSE and Nasdaq from 09:30 to 16:00 New York time, Monday to Friday.
Crypto such as BTCUSD and ETHUSD trades 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Get forex prices in code

The same pairs, live, from the RealMarketAPI REST and WebSocket APIs. One API key works for both.

bash

curl -G https://api.realmarketapi.com/api/v1/price \
  -d apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY \
  -d symbolCode=EURUSD \
  -d timeFrame=M1

javascript

const ws = new WebSocket(
  "wss://api.realmarketapi.com/price" +
  "?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY&symbolCode=EURUSD&timeFrame=M1"
)

ws.onmessage = ({ data }) => {
  const frame = JSON.parse(data)
  console.log(frame.SymbolCode, frame.ClosePrice, frame.Bid)
}

See the REST endpoints and WebSocket streams, or try a request in the playground.

Questions

When does the forex market open?: The forex week opens on Sunday at 17:00 New York time, when the Sydney session starts. That is 22:00 UTC while New York is on standard time and 21:00 UTC during US daylight saving time.
When does the forex market close?: On Friday at 17:00 New York time, at the end of the New York session. The market stays closed until Sunday at 17:00 New York time.
What are the four forex trading sessions?: Sydney (07:00–16:00 Sydney time), Tokyo (09:00–18:00 Tokyo time), London (08:00–17:00 London time) and New York (08:00–17:00 New York time). These are the commonly used session hours; individual brokers and venues can differ slightly.
When do the forex sessions overlap?: Sydney overlaps Tokyo, Tokyo briefly overlaps London, and London overlaps New York. The London–New York overlap is the one most traders watch, because both centres are open at the same time. The clock above shows each overlap in your own time zone.
Are these times adjusted for daylight saving time?: Yes. Each session is calculated in its own city's time zone, so the UTC times shift automatically when London, New York or Sydney change their clocks. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time.
Does this page account for public holidays?: No. It shows the regular weekly schedule. On bank holidays in a financial centre, that session can be quieter or closed.

Stream forex and gold prices

Create a free API key and get live prices for every session.

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Session

Your time

Status

Sydney

—

Tokyo

—

London

—

New York

—

Symbol

Last hourly close

24h change

XAUUSD

3,986.36

-1.11%

EURUSD

1.10913

-0.64%

GBPUSD

1.32777

-0.50%

USDJPY

159.862

+0.67%

AUDUSD

0.685

-0.23%

USDCAD

1.42476

+0.42%

const ws = new WebSocket( "wss://api.realmarketapi.com/price" + "?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY&symbolCode=EURUSD&timeFrame=M1" ) ws.onmessage = ({ data }) => { const frame = JSON.parse(data) console.log(frame.SymbolCode, frame.ClosePrice, frame.Bid) }