What time does the forex market open ?

The forex market is open 24 hours a day, from Sunday evening until Friday night. This is due to the various international time zones which allow you to trade all hours of the day. There are major trading sessions in these three locations:

Tokyo (Asian session)

London (European session)

New York (North American session)

Tokyo session opens at 12am and closes at 9am UK time. It is one of the largest forex trading centres worldwide

The London forex market opening hours start at 8am UK time and accounts for roughly 35% of all forex transactions

The New York session then opens at 1pm and closes at 10pm UK time. There is more liquidity at the start of the New York forex market hours session due to the overlap with the previous London session.

The Sydney forex market hours are from 8pm to 5am UK time, completing the 24-hour forex trading loop.