Trading Sessions (Asian, London, New York)

Fundamentals

The three overlapping regional trading windows — Asian, London, New York — that together make forex a 24-hour market.

Forex trades 24 hours a day across three overlapping regional sessions: the Asian session (centered on Tokyo), the London session, and the New York session — together spanning Sunday evening to Friday evening GMT. Each session has its own typical volatility and pair behavior, with London handling the largest share of daily volume. Knowing which session is active helps explain sudden shifts in spread and volatility, since liquidity conditions change materially as one session hands off to the next.

Related terms

Liquidity Session Overlap Volatility

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