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market Trading Hours
Leverage the trading hours of major stock exchanges to capitalize on every opportunity in the market.
The MetaTrader platform shows Eastern European Time (EET) as a default.
Trading sessions begin in different countries at different times. Traders from those regions are most active during those times. The overall number of active traders on the market increases when sessions overlap.
| Session | Opening hours (EET time) |
|---|---|
Pacific (Sydney) | 00:00–09:00 |
Asian (Tokyo) | 02:00–11:00 |
European (London) | 10:00–19:00 |
American (New York) | 15:00–00:00 |
Not all stocks are open 24/7; the time certain instruments are open depends on the stock exchange they belong to. FBS offers access to stocks from different stock exchanges worldwide and helpfully displays the trading hours of different instruments in the FBS app. You can also see the trading hours of major exchanges below.
| Stock exchange | Opening hours (EET time) |
|---|---|
NYSE — New York Stock exchange | 17:30–00:00 |
TSE — Tokyo Stock exchange | 02:00–04:30 05:30–08:00 |
LSE — London Stock exchange | 10:00–18:30 |
HKE — Hong Kong Stock exchange | 03:30–10:00 |
FWB — Frankfurt Stock exchange - Deutsche Borse | 09:00–21:00 |
SSE — Shanghai Stock exchange | 03:15–05:30 07:00–09:00 |
NZSX — New Zealand Stock exchange | 23:00–06:00 (+1) |
Some instruments, such as cryptocurrency pairs, are available for trading 24/7. For others, check your trading platform, like the FBS app, for an up-to-date schedule for each specific instrument. Follow the news and stay on top of all schedule changes.
Be mindful of the summer and winter time difference: