Forex Market Hours
Open sessions and the best time to trade in your time zone.
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- Time zone: Tehran
24-Hour Session View
Hours are shown in your selected time zone.
Sydney
ClosedStart of the trading day; usually quiet, suited to calm trades on AUD and NZD.
Tokyo
ClosedThe Asian session; JPY is most active and the day's range often forms before London opens.
London
ClosedThe largest forex hub; most of the day's volume and key breakouts happen here.
New York
ClosedMajor US data releases and the London overlap; high volatility in USD and gold.
My Trading Time
Pick the hours you're free to trade and your symbol to see how good that window is (Tehran time).
Session Open Reminders
Choose the sessions you care about and get notified before they open.
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Reminders on this page only work while it's open. Use the calendar button next to each session to add it to Google Calendar as a recurring Monday–Friday event; daylight saving changes are handled automatically.
Weekly Market Schedule
Times are shown (Tehran time). Rollover is when swaps are charged and usually comes with lower liquidity and wider spreads.
Session Overlaps
Periods when two sessions are open at once (Tehran time), for the day selected in the chart.
Upcoming Clock Changes
Daylight saving changes shift session hours (Tehran time).
Upcoming Bank Holidays
On bank holidays the affected session is less liquid, with a higher chance of unusual moves and wider spreads.
What Are Forex Trading Sessions?
The forex market runs 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, but trading volume isn't the same at every hour. Trading happens across four major financial centers (Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York), and each center's business hours are called a trading session.
The trading week opens on Sunday at 17:00 New York time and closes on Friday at the same time. Session hours in your local time shift whenever Europe, the US or Australia change their clocks; this tool calculates those changes automatically.
Liquidity and volatility are usually highest when sessions overlap, especially the London and New York overlap, when spreads are tighter and price moves are larger.
Match Volatility to Your Style
Scalpers and day traders usually prefer the London and New York overlap; range strategies tend to work better in the Asian session.
Watch News Releases
Major US data is usually released early in the New York session and can cause price spikes and slippage.
Rollover and Spreads
Around 17:00 New York time liquidity drops and spreads widen; avoid opening new trades or using very tight stops then.
Weekend Gaps in Prop Challenges
The market is closed on weekends and may open Monday with a gap; check your plan's rules before holding trades over the weekend.
Hours are based on the common business hours of each financial center. Major public holidays in the US, UK, Australia and Japan are included, but holidays in other countries and brokers' reduced trading hours are not. Check each instrument's exact trading hours at your broker.