The forex market is open from 3 pm EST on Sundays and runs 24-hours until 4 pm EST on Fridays and is partitioned by three major sessions; namely the London/European, the New York and the Asian/Australian sessions. Anyone who has traded long enough has had the experience of opening his or her trading account to find that an excellent trade opportunity was missed. So determining what are the best times to trade, the forex market, is critical to a successful trading strategy... Read more.