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Trading hours

Opens

Sun 17:00 New York time

Closes

Fri 17:00 New York time

In between

Continuous — the book passes between Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York

Timezone

America/New_York

MIC code

FX

Currency

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The forex market has no central exchange. It trades continuously from Sunday 17:00 to Friday 17:00 New York time, passing between the Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York dealing sessions. The London–New York overlap (roughly 08:00–12:00 ET) carries the deepest liquidity. Around major Western holidays the market stays open but liquidity thins sharply.

Thin liquidity days

The market stays open on these days, but many desks are dark and spreads widen sharply.

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