Source: https://whitepips.com/tools/forex-market-hours Summary: Live forex market hours in your own time zone: Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York sessions, the overlaps, and the WhitePips Friday close times. Last updated: 2026-10-28 # Forex market hours Which forex sessions are open right now, in your time zone, with the London–New York overlap and the times that matter on a WhitePips account: Friday 4:45 PM New York for CFDs and 3:55 PM Chicago for futures. - **5:00 PM** New York, Sunday: the week opens - **4:45 PM** New York, Friday: the CFD weekend close - **3:55 PM** Chicago: futures positions closed every session Right now Live Your time: **—** — Across your day CFD weekend close, without Weekend Holding **—** Futures daily close **—** Friday 4:45 PM New York time and 3:55 PM Chicago time, shown in your time zone. Open CFD trades still open at the Friday close are closed by the system unless the account has the Weekend Holding add-on; open futures positions are closed every session. ## How the sessions are placed Sunday 5:00 PM New York → Friday 5:00 PM New York, as trading hands from one financial centre to the next ### The four sessions ### Sydney, 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sydney time. The week opens here on Sunday at 5:00 PM New York time, with the Wellington session. ### Tokyo, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Tokyo time. The Asian session, overlapping Sydney's morning. ### London, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM London time. The European session; its afternoon overlaps New York's morning, usually the most liquid part of the day. ### New York, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM New York time. The week ends at the New York close on Friday. Worked example ### The times a WhitePips account cares about CFD accounts: without the Weekend Holding add-on, trades still open at 4:45 PM New York time on Friday are closed by the system; the first time is a warning, the second closes the account. With the add-on, nothing happens. Futures accounts: open positions are closed at 3:55 PM Chicago time, every session and before the weekend. The sessions above are the common convention, in each city's own local time; brokers and MT5 servers show their own server time, so a chart's clock may differ from yours. Because the clocks change on different dates (Europe and the US in spring and autumn, Australia the other way round), the sessions shift against each other by an hour for a few weeks a year. The live strip works from each city's own clock, so it is right on any date. CFD weekend close **4:45 PM** (New York time, Friday, without the add-on) First time **Warning** (the second closes the account) With Weekend Holding **Nothing happens** Futures daily close **3:55 PM** (Chicago time, every session) The WhitePips rule it meets ### Weekend Holding Without the add-on the system closes CFD positions at 4:45 PM New York time on Friday and counts a warning; the second time closes the account. With it, nothing happens. Futures positions are closed at 3:55 PM Chicago time every session. [The rule, explained](https://whitepips.com/rules#rule-cfd-weekend-holding) [Holding over the weekend](https://whitepips.com/blog/weekend-holding-and-swaps) For education. The results are arithmetic on the figures you enter; the contract specification, prices and commission on your platform decide real results. Nothing here is financial advice, and trading leveraged products can lose money. ## Forex market hours: questions **What time does the forex market open on Sunday?** At 5:00 PM New York time on Sunday, when the week begins with the Sydney and Wellington sessions. The table above shows that moment in your time zone. **When is the London and New York overlap?** From 8:00 AM New York time until the London close at 5:00 PM London time, normally four hours. For a few weeks in March and October, when the US and UK change clocks on different dates, it shifts by an hour. **Do WhitePips accounts close trades on Friday?** CFD accounts without the Weekend Holding add-on: yes, trades still open at 4:45 PM New York time on Friday are closed by the system. With the add-on, nothing happens. Futures positions close at 3:55 PM Chicago time every session. **Is the market open on public holidays?** Forex keeps trading on most national holidays, but liquidity is thinner when a major centre is shut, and some CFDs on indices or commodities follow their exchange's holiday hours. The platform's symbol schedule is the authority. ## More free tools [Risk **Position size calculator** Lots to trade from your balance, risk per trade and stop loss, set against a plan's daily and max loss. Open the tool](https://whitepips.com/tools/position-size-calculator) [Markets **Pip value calculator** The dollar value of one pip for any lot size, on USD pairs, yen pairs, crosses and gold. Open the tool](https://whitepips.com/tools/pip-value-calculator) [Markets **Futures tick value calculator** P&L for any move on ES, NQ, CL, GC and their micros, against your plan's limits. 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