The Forex market is open 24 hours, five days a week (not much market activity during weekends) so you can go ahead and trade day or night.
Trading hours during weekends:
Daylight saving time – off: November 4th, 2008 – March 7th, 2009
Trading closes at Friday, 21:00 GMT and re-opens on Sunday, 22:00 GMT
Daylight saving time: March 8th, 2009 - November 1st, 2009
Trading closes at Friday, 20:00 GMT and re-opens on Sunday, 21:00 GMT
Below you will find the Market Hours in Eastern Standard Time (EST) for four of the world’s largest financial centers:
- Tokyo Market Hours: 7:00 pm to 4:00 am EST
- New York Market Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm EST
- London Market Hours: 3:00 am to 12:00 noon EST
- Sydney Market Hours: 5:00 pm to 2:00 am EST
All trades, except those flagged as 'Carry Over the Weekend', will automatically close out in eToro real money mode when market closes at the end of the week. Closing rates will be posted during the weekend in the trading log section in eToro lobby. All real money accounts will be open during the weekend and all traders are welcome to view their trading account info.
