Trading Hours

Tradobox Trading Hours

You are able to view the trading hours from within your trading terminal by following the process outlined below:

• Launch Tradobox Trading Platform.

• Go to View > Market Watch

• Right click on any instrument in the ‘Market Watch’ section.

• Left click on the ‘specification’ button.

• A new window will open that shows the trading hours for the pair selected.

Please note that Tradobox server time and charts are GMT + 2 or GMT + 3( when daylight savings is in effect).

Trading Sessions

For day traders the most productive hours are between the opening of the London markets at 08:00 GMT and the closing of the US markets at 22:00 GMT. The peak time for trading is when the US and London markets overlap between 1 pm GMT – 4 pm GMT. The main sessions of the day are the London, US and Asian markets. Below is a brief overview of trading sessions that will help you make the most of the market:

• LONDON SESSION – open between 8 am GMT – 5 pm GMT; EUR, GBP, USD are the most active currencies;
• US SESSION – open between 1 pm GMT – 10 pm GMT; USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, JPY are the most active currencies;
• ASIAN SESSION – opens at about 10 pm GMT on Sunday afternoon, goes into the European trading session at about 9 am GMT; not very suitable for day trading.