Trading Hours for Global Markets

The London-New York overlap (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET) typically offers the highest liquidity and volatility for major currency pairs. Asian session overlaps like Sydney-Tokyo are ideal for AUD and JPY pairs.

Markets like Tokyo (TSE), Hong Kong (HKEX), and Shanghai (SSE) have lunch breaks that split their trading day. Our tool shows these as separate morning and afternoon sessions with the exact break times.

Yes! Our system automatically adjusts for DST changes in all markets. Times are always accurate in your selected timezone, whether it's summer or winter time.

Yes! Click the "Export ICS" button on any market card to download the next 30 business days of trading sessions. The ICS file works with Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar, and most calendar apps.

Extended hours trading is available for certain markets like NYSE (4:00 AM - 9:30 AM pre-market, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM after-hours). These sessions typically have lower liquidity but can be important for news reactions.

Green cells show core trading hours, blue indicates pre/post-market sessions, orange highlights when 2+ markets have core hours overlapping (high liquidity periods), and gray means the market is closed.

Yes! We track all major market holidays, early close days, and special trading sessions for 2025. The holiday timeline shows upcoming closures, and cards automatically display holiday status with adjusted hours for early close days.