Forex Trading Hours in Europe

When it is late in the business day in Tokyo, European markets open for business. There are few major financial markets center across the Europe. Here is a list of some major ones London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris.

The following tables of Forex Trading Hours are some sample weekly European Forex market open and closing hours for various cities around the world.

Market Sydney Tokyo Hong Kong Moscow Frankfurt London New York Chicago LA
Time Zone AEST JST WST EET WET UTC/GMT EST CST PST
European Open
18:00 16:00 15:00 10:00 08:00 07:00 02:00 01:00 23:00
European Eco-nomic News 18:45 16:45 15:45 10:45 08:45 07:45 02:45 01:45 23:45
London Open
19:00 17:00 16:00 11:00 09:00 08:00 03:00 02:00 00:00
UK Economic News 20:30 18:30 17:30 12:30 10:30 09:30 04:30 03:30 01:30
New York Open
00:00 22:00 21:00 16:00 14:00 13:00 08:00 07:00 05:00
US Economic News 00:30 22:30 21:30 16:30 14:30 13:30 08:30 07:30 05:30
European Market Close
04:00 02:00 01:00 20:00 18:00 17:00 12:00 11:00 09:00
So here are the times when European and American Forex trading sessions overlap:
The good time to trade EUR/USD, GBP/USD, or USD/CHF between 8 am and 12 am (EST) can lead to good results. This is time when the largest volume of trades occurs, creating a good chance of making great profit in the Forex market..

*EST = UTC** – 5 hours
**UTC= Coordinated Universal Time is the more modern name for what used to be GMT (Greenwich mean time).

 

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