Market hours by Arab city
Forex sessions are usually written in GMT or New York time, which is why Arab traders keep converting. This table shows the four sessions in the local time of six Arab cities, and the panel below shows what is open right now in your own time zone.
Market hours by Arab city
Forex session times in Riyadh, Dubai, Cairo, Amman, Baghdad and Casablanca time, side by side.
| RiyadhGMT+3 | DubaiGMT+4 | CairoGMT+2 | AmmanGMT+3 | BaghdadGMT+3 | CasablancaGMT+1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 01:00–10:00 | 02:00–11:00 | 00:00–09:00 | 01:00–10:00 | 01:00–10:00 | 23:00–08:00 |
| Tokyo | 03:00–12:00 | 04:00–13:00 | 02:00–11:00 | 03:00–12:00 | 03:00–12:00 | 01:00–10:00 |
| London | 11:00–20:00 | 12:00–21:00 | 10:00–19:00 | 11:00–20:00 | 11:00–20:00 | 09:00–18:00 |
| New York | 16:00–01:00 | 17:00–02:00 | 15:00–00:00 | 16:00–01:00 | 16:00–01:00 | 14:00–23:00 |
How to use it
- Find your city's column.
- Note the London and New York hours; their overlap is the busiest part of the day.
- Use the live panel below to see which session is open at this moment.
Questions, answered plainly.
Which times are used for the table?
Winter (standard) times. London and New York shift by one hour during their summer time; the live panel below always uses your device's current time.
Does Morocco change its clock?
Morocco uses GMT+1 most of the year and switches to GMT during Ramadan. Check locally.
When is the best time for Gulf traders?
The London–New York overlap, about 16:00 to 20:00 in Riyadh, has the most movement. See the best-time guide.
Which sessions are open right now.
Forex trades 24 hours a day, five days a week. Most of the movement happens when London and New York overlap.
Sydney
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