For all account types, the Forex market is open 24 hours a day, five days a week, from 23:02:00 (GMT+2) Sundays till 22:58:00 (GMT+2) Fridays. Our server time zone is GMT+2 in winter and GMT+3 in summer.
Note: Trading is generally unavailable on weekends for most instruments, except for cryptocurrencies, which remain available throughout the week, including weekends, with occasional exceptions for weekly breaks and server maintenance.
Trading Schedule
Here is the detailed trading schedule for each type of instrument.
FX Currency Pairs
FX Currency Pairs
Name | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
All FX Pairs | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:00 - 23:58 |
Metals
Metals
Name | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
XAUUSD | 01:01 - 23:58 | 00:00 - 23:58 | 00:00 - 23:58 | 00:00 - 23:58 | 00:00 - 23:58 |
XAGEUR | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 |
XAUAUD | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 |
XAUEUR | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 |
XPDUSD | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 |
XPTUSD | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 |
XAGUSD | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 |
XAUGBP | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 |
XAUJPY | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 | 01:00 - 23:57 |
Indices
Indices
Name | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
AU200 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
DE40 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
ES35 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
EU50 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
FR40 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
HK50 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
JP225 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
UK100 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
US100 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
US30 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
US500 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
CHA50 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
SG20 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
Energies
Energies
Name | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
BRENT | 03:00 – 23:58 | 03:00 – 23:58 | 03:00 – 23:58 | 03:00 – 23:58 | 03:00 – 23:58 |
WTI | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
XNGUSD | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 | 01:00 – 23:58 |
Shares
Shares
Name | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
US Shares | 16:30 – 22:58 | 16:30 – 22:58 | 16:30 – 22:58 | 16:30 – 22:58 | 16:30 – 22:58 |
EU Shares | 10:05 - 18:28 | 10:05 - 18:28 | 10:05 - 18:28 | 10:05 - 18:28 | 10:05 - 18:28 |
Crypto
Crypto
Name | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
BTCUSD, BTCEUR, BTCJPY, BCHUSD, ETHUSD, LTCUSD, XRPUSD | 00:05 - 24:00 | 00:05 - 24:00 | 00:05 - 24:00 | 00:05 - 24:00 | 00:05 - 24:00 | 00:05 - 24:00 | 00:05-00:09, 00:19-24:00 |
ADAUSD, DOGUSD, DOTUSD, LNKUSD, XLMUSD, KSMUSD, SOLUSD, MATUSD, AVXUSD, TRXUSD, UNIUSD | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:00-00:09, 00:19-24:00 |
BTCXAU | 00:02 – 22:57 | 00:01 – 22:57 | 00:01 – 22:57 | 00:01 – 22:57 | 00:01 – 22:57 | - | - |
BTCGBP | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:00 - 24:00 | 00:05-12:55, 14:05-24:00 | 00:05-00:09, 00:19-24:00 |
JMarkets is constantly improving its services and expanding the range of trading instruments, so only the main tools are indicated above, and the list may be not full. If you haven't found the necessary instrument in the table above, you may always check its working time in the MT4/MT5 trading terminal → Specification of the needed trading instrument.
Please, pay attention, that quotes and trading may be unavailable during server maintenance hours.
Also, please note that the working hours of a trading instrument may change due to holidays or other reasons. We publish all the changes in the trading schedule in Our news section.
Trading Sessions
The foreign exchange market has specific working hours. There are several Forex trading sessions with different schedules. During each session, there is a certain currency that experiences high volatility.
Session | City | Open (EET*) | Close (EET*) |
Pacific | Sydney | 0:00 | 9:00 |
Asian | Tokyo | 2:00-3:00 | 11:00-12:00 |
European | London | 10:00 | 19:00 |
American | New York | 15:00-16:00 | 0:00-1:00 |
* Eastern European time: GMT+2 winter; GMT+3 summer
Pacific trading session
Forex starts its working hours when the Pacific session opens on Monday local time. This session is characterized by rather low volatility, and, as a matter of fact, this is the most peaceful time in the market.
Asian trading session
The Asian session follows the Pacific session. Currency pairs that include USD, EUR, JPY, and AUD are traded actively during these hours. The high trading volume of AUD takes place due to the intersection of the working time of this session with the Pacific one.
European trading session
The opening of the European session starts in financial centers such as Frankfurt, Zürich, and Paris. Trading gets even more active when it comes to London. The activity fades away during lunchtime but then resumes by evening. Fairly strong volatility may be noticed during the European session because the European zone has a large money turnover.
American trading session
The most active time in the foreign exchange market is the beginning of the American session because it reaches the opening hours in New York and the renewal of trading in Europe. Fundamental news of high importance is released at the beginning of the American session. It is characterized by high activity especially on Friday before the trading is closed.
How to Use This Info in Practice?
To make use of knowing the Forex trading hours, mind the following tips:
The highest trading activity is observed during the European and American sessions, so this is the best time to trade. In those hours, most transactions are carried out, and trading spreads are the lowest.
You may also notice that some trading sessions overlap, so during these hours, volatility is usually the highest.
In the Asian session, the Japanese yen is traded the most actively.
The activity in the European session is the highest during two periods: 10:00-14:00 and 15:00-19:00.
Be careful during the "thin" market – a transitional time between sessions when there is not enough liquidity to maintain a stable price chart, i.e. strong impulses are possible.
During the New Year rally, large banks and exchanges are closed for holidays; companies withdraw funds for summing up the results and reporting. This is a long "thin" market when you need to be extremely careful.
The gap often follows the market opening after the weekend, so we recommend you protect your funds by placing Stop Loss and Take Profit orders or even close all positions on Friday.
Trading Schedule Changes
Trading schedules may change due to holidays such as Christmas, US Independence Day, Labour Day, etc. During some holidays, when markets are closed, trading is not carried out at all. In other cases, market hours may be shifted.
JMarkets always publishes the updated trading schedule if the market hours change. You can find the updates in the News section. Please follow our news to be aware of any schedule shifts. We recommend you take trading schedule changes into account as you may need to revise your trading plan if, for example, low liquidity is expected in the market.