A trading session refers to a specific period when a particular financial market is open for trading.

In forex, the market operates 24 hours a day, but it is divided into different sessions based on the major financial centers around the world—Sydney, Tokyo, London, and New York.

The major forex trading sessions are:

These sessions overlap at times, which often leads to higher liquidity and volatility in the market.

The overlap occurs when two major trading sessions are open at the same time, leading to increased trading activity and higher liquidity.

The most popular overlap is between the London and New York sessions (15:00 to 19:00 GMT+3), which is considered the most active period in forex trading.

Some Exceptions:

Other than foreign exchange instruments, other asset classes also follow these session timings since they align with when banks in the respective countries are open.

However, there are some exceptions:

While most commodities follow the standard session timings, certain symbols like USOil and UKOil are influenced by specific exchanges and their participation.

This can lead to increased volatility and impact on overall trading volume during certain periods.

It's important to note that each Indices/Indexes represents the stock market of its respective country.

Therefore, along with the standard session timings, these instruments get more volatile during the respective stock exchange hours of the specific country.

The image below provides detailed information about the stock exchange sessions of each of the indices:

The cryptocurrency market operates 24/7 and is primarily driven by transactions from individuals and institutions.

As a result, the standard session timings are less relevant for crypto.

However, since these sessions coincide with banking hours, they can still have some influence on the overall trading volume in the cryptocurrency market.

Kindly, note that though the cryptocurrency market operates 24/7, on our platform we offer 24/5 for trading.