About The Forex Time Zone Converter

The foreign exchange ("forex" or "FX") currency market is not traded on a regulated exchange like stocks and commodities. Rather, the market consists of a network of financial institutions and retail trading brokers which each have their own individual hours of operation. Since most participants trade between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. in their local time zone, these times are used as the market open and close times, respectively.


Forex Market Time Converter

Time Zone:
How do I determine my time zone?

Time and date: 05:57 AM 16-October-2024 Africa/Johannesburg

Click on a time zone for Daylight Saving Time (DST) transition dates and times.

Forex Market Center Time Zone Opens
Africa/Johannesburg
Closes
Africa/Johannesburg
Status
Frankfurt
Germany
Europe/Berlin 08:00 AM
16-October-2024
04:00 PM
16-October-2024
Closed
London
Great Britain
Europe/London 09:00 AM
16-October-2024
05:00 PM
16-October-2024
Closed
New York
United States
America/New_York 02:00 PM
16-October-2024
10:00 PM
16-October-2024
Closed
Sydney
Austrailia
Australia/Sydney 11:00 PM
15-October-2024
07:00 AM
16-October-2024
Open
Tokyo
Japan
Asia/Tokyo 01:00 AM
16-October-2024
09:00 AM
16-October-2024
Open

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The Forex Market Hours Converter assumes local "wall clock" trading hours of 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM in each Forex market. Holidays not included. Not intended for use as an accurate time source. If you need the precise time, see https://www.time.gov. Please send questions, comments, or suggestions to webmaster@timezoneconverter.com.


How to use the Forex Market Time Converter

The forex market is available for trading 24 hours a day, five and one-half days per week. The Forex Market Time Converter displays "Open" or "Closed" in the Status column to indicate the current state of each global Market Center. However, just because you can trade the market any time of the day or night doesn't necessarily mean that you should. Most successful day traders understand that more trades are successful if conducted when market activity is high and that it is best to avoid times when trading is light.

Here are some tips for using the Forex Market Time Converter: