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