Market Hours
Every forex, equity, crypto & futures session — Wellington to New York, plus CME Globex and BTC/ETH — auto-converted to your timezone. Live status, open/close times, and countdowns that tick every second.
Session overlap heatmap
Each cell shows how many trading sessions are open simultaneously in your timezone. Peak overlap = peak liquidity — the best window for entries and exits. Hover any cell for the list of live sessions.
Forex sessions
24h · Mon–FriWellington
Wellington, NZ
Opens the global FX day.
Sydney
Sydney, AU
First major Asian session.
Tokyo
Tokyo, JP
JPY, AUD & NZD liquidity peak.
Frankfurt
Frankfurt, DE
EUR liquidity comes online.
London
London, UK
Highest FX volume of the day.
New York
New York, US
London/NY overlap = peak liquidity.
Equity sessions
Regular hoursNYSE
New York, US
Pre-market from 04:00 ET.
TSX
Toronto, CA
Continuous regular session.
LSE
London, UK
Continuous trading session.
Euronext
Paris, FR
Pan-European continuous session.
Xetra
Frankfurt, DE
Deutsche Börse electronic market.
TSE
Tokyo, JP
Morning 09:00–11:30, afternoon 12:30–15:30 (extended Nov 2024).
HKEX
Hong Kong, HK
Lunch break 12:00–13:00 HKT.
SSE
Shanghai, CN
Lunch break 11:30–13:00 CST.
NSE
Mumbai, IN
India's primary equities exchange.
ASX
Sydney, AU
Australian Securities Exchange.
Crypto sessions
24/7 · always openBTC / USD
Global · UTC
24/7 — no weekend close.
ETH / USD
Global · UTC
24/7 — no weekend close.
Futures sessions
Globex · Sun–FriCME Globex
Chicago, US
ES / NQ equity-index futures. Sun 18:00 → Fri 17:00 ET.
NYMEX WTI
Chicago, US
Crude oil futures. Sun 18:00 → Fri 17:00 ET.
COMEX Gold
Chicago, US
Gold futures. Sun 18:00 → Fri 17:00 ET.
Worked examples
See how to use the market hours data to find the best trading windows — peak liquidity overlaps and regional session patterns.
London / New York overlap — peak liquidity
The London and New York sessions overlap for four hours every weekday. This is the highest-volume window in forex — when EUR/USD spreads are tightest and institutional flow is heaviest.
London 08:00–17:00 GMT
New York 08:00–17:00 ET
= 13:00–22:00 GMT (winter, UTC−5)
= 12:00–21:00 GMT (summer, UTC−4)
Overlap (winter):
London ends 17:00 GMT
New York opens 13:00 GMT
Overlap 13:00–17:00 GMT = 4 hours
Overlap (summer):
London ends 17:00 GMT (BST = UTC+1, so 16:00 GMT)
New York opens 12:00 GMT (EDT = UTC−4)
Overlap 12:00–16:00 GMT = 4 hoursResult: 4 hours of peak liquidity every weekday. EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY spreads are at their tightest. This is the best window for day-trading majors — high volume, low slippage, and the most predictable volatility expansion at the New York open (13:00 GMT / 08:00 ET).
Tokyo / Sydney overlap — Asian session
The Tokyo and Sydney sessions overlap for six hours during the Asian trading window. JPY and AUD pairs are most liquid here, with quieter ranges compared to London/New York.
Tokyo 09:00–18:00 JST (UTC+9)
= 00:00–09:00 GMT
Sydney 08:00–17:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
= 21:00–06:00 GMT (prev day)
Overlap:
Sydney opens 21:00 GMT (prev day)
Tokyo opens 00:00 GMT
Sydney closes 06:00 GMT
Overlap 00:00–06:00 GMT = 6 hours
Note: AEDT is summer (Oct–Apr).
AEST (UTC+10) in winter shifts Sydney
to 22:00–07:00 GMT — overlap still 6h.Result: 6 hours of Asian-session overlap from 00:00–06:00 GMT. AUD/JPY, AUD/USD and USD/JPY are most liquid during this window. Volatility is typically lower than London/New York — ideal for range strategies and carry trades, but breakouts tend to be smaller and false signals more common.
Market hours, explained
How does the Market Hours page know my timezone?
We read your browser's IANA timezone via Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone and convert every session's open and close times into your local clock automatically. You can also switch to any common timezone using the selector at the top of the page — your choice is remembered across visits.
Are the market session times adjusted for daylight saving time?
Yes. Each session is defined in its native city timezone (e.g. New York sessions use America/New_York), and we resolve the correct UTC offset — including DST transitions — at runtime using the browser's Intl APIs, so times stay correct year-round.
What asset classes does the page cover?
Forex sessions (Wellington, Sydney, Tokyo, Frankfurt, London, New York) run nearly 24 hours a day on weekdays. Equity sessions (NYSE, TSX, LSE, Euronext, Xetra, TSE, HKEX, SSE, NSE, ASX) follow each exchange's regular trading hours, including lunch breaks where applicable. Crypto (BTC/USD, ETH/USD) trades 24/7 with no weekend close. Futures (CME Globex, NYMEX WTI, COMEX Gold) run Sunday 18:00 ET to Friday 17:00 ET with a daily maintenance break.
Why does a session show LUNCH or MAINT?
Some equity exchanges (TSE, HKEX, SSE) pause trading for a lunch break — the status flips to LUNCH and the countdown shows time until the afternoon session resumes. Futures markets show MAINT during the daily CME maintenance window (17:00–18:00 ET), with a countdown until trading resumes.
Why does a session show PRE-MARKET?
For equity sessions that publish a pre-market window (e.g. NYSE from 04:00 ET), the status flips to PRE-MARKET before the official open and the countdown shows time remaining until the regular session begins. Forex sessions go straight from CLOSED to OPEN.
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