GMT and EST hours for trading Forex
Forex market welcomes traders 24 hours a day.
Forex market opens on Sunday 5 pm EST (10:00 pm GMT), closes on Friday 5 pm EST
(10:00 pm GMT).
Trading sessions according to GMT (Greenwich Mean Time):
| Region | City | Open (GMT) | Close (GMT) |
| Europe | London | 8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Frankfurt | 7:00 am | 4:00 pm | |
| America | New York | 1:00 pm | 10:00 pm |
| Chicago | 2:00 pm | 11:00 pm | |
| Asia | Tokyo | midnight | 9:00 am |
| Singapore | 1:00 am | 10:00 am | |
| Pacific | Sydney | 10:00 pm | 7:00 am |
| Wellington | 10:00 pm | 6:00 am |
Trading sessions according to EST (Eastern Standard Time):
| Region | City | Open (EST) | Close (EST) |
| Europe | London | 3:00 am | 12:00 noon |
| Frankfurt | 2:00 am | 11:00 am | |
| America | New York | 8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Chicago | 9:00 am | 6:00 pm | |
| Asia | Tokyo | 7:00 pm | 4:00 am |
| Singapore | 8:00 pm | 5:00 am | |
| Pacific | Sydney | 5:00 pm | 2:00 am |
| Wellington | 5:00 pm | 1:00 am |
To your trading success!
Jeff Boyd
