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Forex

Market Hours

Introduction

This page shows the trading hours, holidays, and time zone of the Forex market.

Pre-market Hours

Pre-market trading is not available.

Regular Trading Hours

The following table shows the regular trading hours for the Forex market:

WeekdayTime (America/New York)
Sunday17:03:00 to 24:00:00
Monday00:00:00 to 16:58:00, 17:03:00 to 24:00:00
Tuesday00:00:00 to 16:58:00, 17:03:00 to 24:00:00
Wednesday00:00:00 to 16:58:00, 17:03:00 to 24:00:00
Thursday00:00:00 to 16:58:00, 17:03:00 to 24:00:00
Friday00:00:00 to 16:58:00

Post-market Hours

Post-market trading is not available.

Holidays

The following table shows the dates of holidays for the Forex market:

Date (yyyy-mm-dd)
2005-01-012010-01-012010-12-252011-01-012012-12-25
2013-01-012015-12-252016-01-012016-12-252017-01-01
2020-12-252021-01-012022-12-252022-12-262023-01-01
2023-01-022023-12-242023-12-312024-01-012024-12-25
2025-01-012025-12-25

Early Closes

The following table shows the early closes for the Forex market:

Date (yyyy-mm-dd)Time Of Market Close (America/New York)
2005-12-2917:00:00
2005-12-3017:00:00
2007-12-3117:00:00
2008-12-3117:00:00
2009-12-3117:00:00
2010-12-3117:00:00
2011-12-3017:00:00
2012-12-3114:00:00
2013-12-3114:00:00
2014-12-3114:00:00
2015-12-3114:00:00
2016-12-3014:00:00
2017-12-2917:00:00
2018-12-2417:00:00
2018-12-3117:00:00
2019-12-2417:00:00
2019-12-3117:00:00
2020-12-2417:00:00
2020-12-3117:00:00
2021-12-3117:00:00
2024-12-2417:00:00
2024-12-3117:00:00
2025-12-2417:00:00
2025-12-3117:00:00

Late Opens

The following table shows the late opens for the Forex market:

Date (yyyy-mm-dd)Time Of Market Open (America/New York)
2018-12-2517:00:00
2019-01-0117:00:00
2019-12-2517:00:00
2020-01-0117:00:00
2023-12-2517:00:00
2024-01-0117:00:00
2024-12-2517:00:00
2025-01-0117:00:00
2025-12-2517:00:00

Time Zone

The Forex market trades in the America/New York time zone.

Assets With Other Hours

The following list shows the pairs that have different trading periods than the overall Forex market:

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