Forex glossary
New York Session
The New York session is a conventional window of US participants’ FX activity, rather than the stock exchange’s opening hours. US releases and the London overlap can affect trading conditions. UTC and other local times depend on the date and daylight-saving changes in the relevant countries.
Illustrative example
How does it work in practice?
Suppose an event occurs at 08:30 in New York. That is 13:30 UTC under EST or 12:30 UTC under EDT. Before comparing charts, a trader checks the date and zone rather than using one fixed time.
A case to work through
Two chart time zones
A fictional event is at 08:30 New York under assumed UTC−4; the chart uses UTC+1.
- Add four hours to get 12:30 UTC.
- Add one hour for 13:30 chart time.
What follows? Use offsets applicable to the event date.
Example boundary: These are not universal session hours or fixed annual offsets.
A useful distinction
New York Session / Session Overlap
Overlap is the shared part of activity windows; New York is one such window.
Check your understanding
Convert an event time using specified offsets.
Show the answer and explanation
15:30
Add five hours, then two.
Sessions, time zones and breaks
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Related terms
Sources and documentation
- Daylight Saving Time Rules – NIST
Confirms US daylight-saving rules differing from the UK's.
Document read: - When do the clocks change? – GOV.UK
Confirms UK offset changes between GMT and BST.
Document read: - Forex & Crypto Trading Hours of Operation – OANDA US
Describes a particular broker offering's schedule, gap risk and ordinary-stop execution pricing.
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