Time change reminder

[B]New Zealand will begin Daylight Saving Time this weekend.[/B]

This means that clocks in New Zealand will be turned forward by one hour, prior to the opening of the forex market on Monday morning, September 29.

For traders in New Zealand, the normal business day in New Zealand will not change, but the normal business day in every other market will begin and end one hour later than previously.

For traders in all other markets, the only change will be that the normal business day in New Zealand will begin and end one hour earlier than previously.


Over the next 5 weeks, various countries will go onto, or off of, Daylight Saving Time (DST).

This is a nuisance for forex traders around the world — one which we have to contend with every 6 months.

Between late September and early November each year, and then again between early March and late April each year, we go through a transition from northern hemisphere summer to southern hemisphere summer, and then back again.

During these transitions, forex trading session times get shifted backward or forward, by one hour or two hours, depending on where you are in the world and which session you are trading.

We have been tracking these time changes for several years now, and by now you all know how to make the necessary adjustments in your trading. All you need is a schedule of the changes which are coming. So, here goes:

[B]Daylight Saving Time Changes for September-November 2014 in the Principal Forex Markets[/B]

• September 28 — New Zealand will begin Daylight Saving Time (DST)

• October 5 — southeastern Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart, etc.) will begin DST

• October 26 — the U.K. and all of eastern, central and western Europe will return to Standard Time

• November 2 — the U.S. and Canada will return to Standard Time

[B]Daylight Saving Time Changes for September-November 2014 in other countries[/B]

• Chile — began DST on September 7

• Most of Brazil — will begin DST on October 19

• The English Channel Islands, Ireland, Israel, most of Greenland, and most of Mexico —
will return to Standard Time on October 26, along with the U.K. and Europe

• Bermuda and Bahamas — will return to Standard Time on November 2, along with the U.S.
and Canada


Thanks for this good reminder, you did a hell of a good job here.

[B]Southeastern Australia will begin Daylight Saving Time this weekend.[/B]

The region referred to here as “southeastern Australia” comprises the states of [B]New South Wales[/B] (Sydney, etc.), [B]Victoria[/B] (Melbourne, etc.), [B]Australian Capital Territory[/B] (Canberra, etc.), [B]South Australia[/B] (Adelaide, etc.), and the island of [B]Tasmania[/B] (Hobart, etc.). Geographically, southeastern Australia comprises a little less than a third of the Australian continent.


In New South Wales, Victoria, ACT, and Tasmania the time-zone will change this weekend from GMT+10 to GMT+11.

In South Australia, the time-zone will change from GMT+9½ to GMT+10½.

Clocks in these states will be turned forward by one hour, prior to the opening of the forex market on Monday morning, October 5.

• For forex traders in southeastern Australia, the normal business day in the Sydney market will not change, but the normal business day in every other forex market around the world will begin and end one hour later than previously.


The states of [B]Queensland[/B] (Brisbane, etc.), [B]Northern Territory[/B] (Darwin, etc.), and [B]Western Australia[/B] (Perth, etc.) do not observe Daylight Saving Time.

• For traders in Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, and in all other markets around the world, the only change (beginning Monday morning) will be that the normal business day in the Sydney market will begin and end one hour earlier than previously.


The next Daylight Saving Time change will occur in 3 weeks, at which time the U.K. and Europe will end DST and return to Standard Time. Here are the forex market opening and closing times for the next 3 weeks.

[B]GMT opening and closing times for the 7 principal forex markets[/B]
for 3 weeks from Sunday, October 5 through Friday, October 24, 2014


Wellington (time zone = GMT+13) — opens at 1900 GMT, closes at 0400 GMT

Sydney (time zone = GMT+11) — opens at 2100 GMT, closes at 0600 GMT

Tokyo (time zone = GMT+9) — opens at 2300 GMT, closes at 0800 GMT

Singapore (time zone = GMT+8) — opens at 0000 GMT, closes at 0900 GMT

Zurich (time zone = GMT+2) — opens at 0600 GMT, closes at 1500 GMT

London (time zone = GMT+1) — opens at 0700 GMT, closes at 1600 GMT

New York (time zone = GMT-4) — opens at 1200 GMT, closes at 2100 GMT


thanks for the heads up. time does fly be fast.

On Sunday, October 26, [B]the U.K., Ireland, and all of eastern, central and western Europe[/B] will end Daylight Saving Time (DST) and return to Standard Time. This time change will involve every country situated between the Russian border and the Atlantic Ocean, except Belarus.

Listed geographically, from east to west —

In eastern Europe (Finland, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, etc.) the time zone will change from GMT+3 to GMT+2.

In central Europe (28 countries from Spain east to Serbia, and from Sweden south to Malta), the time zone will change from GMT+2 to GMT+1.

In western Europe (Portugal), and in the U.K. (including the Channel Islands), and in Ireland, the time zone will change from GMT+1 to GMT.

Clocks in all of these countries (plus Israel, most of Greenland, and most of Mexico) will be turned back one hour, prior to the opening of the forex market on Monday morning, October 27.

• For traders in all of these countries, the forex trading sessions (i.e., the normal business days) in the London and Zurich markets will not change, but the trading session (normal business day) in every other forex market will begin and end one hour earlier than previously, starting Monday morning.

• For traders in countries not listed above, the only change will be that the forex trading sessions (normal business days) in the London and Zurich markets will begin and end one hour later than previously, starting Monday morning.


Traders in the U.S. and Canada who trade the Zurich or London sessions, and traders in the U.K. and Europe who trade the New York session, should be aware that the usual 5-hour time difference between London and New York will be reduced to 4 hours, for one week, starting Monday morning.

During this one-week period, the heavily traded London/New York overlap will be 5 hours in length, as follows: 12pm-5pm London time, and 8am-1pm New York time.


Here are the forex market opening and closing times for the coming one week.

[B]GMT opening and closing times for the 7 principal forex markets[/B]
for one week from Sunday, October 26 through Friday, October 31, 2014


Wellington (time zone = GMT+13) — opens at 1900 GMT, closes at 0400 GMT

Sydney (time zone = GMT+11) — opens at 2100 GMT, closes at 0600 GMT

Tokyo (time zone = GMT+9) — opens at 2300 GMT, closes at 0800 GMT

Singapore (time zone = GMT+8) — opens at 0000 GMT, closes at 0900 GMT

Zurich (time zone = GMT+1) — opens at 0700 GMT, closes at 1600 GMT

London (time zone = GMT) — opens at 0800 GMT, closes at 1700 GMT

New York (time zone = GMT-4) — opens at 1200 GMT, closes at 2100 GMT


The last Daylight Saving Time change for this season will occur in one week, at which time the U.S. and Canada will end DST and return to Standard Time.


On Sunday, November 2, [B]the U.S. and Canada[/B] will end Daylight Saving Time (DST) and return to Standard Time.

Five time zones in the U.S. (including Alaska), and seven time zones in Canada (including Nova Scotia and Newfoundland), will be affected by this time change.

In the eastern U.S. and Canada, which includes the key New York market, the time zone will change from GMT-4 to GMT-5.

Clocks in the U.S. and Canada (and in Bermuda and Bahamas) will be turned back one hour prior to the opening of the forex market on Monday morning, November 3.

This change will restore the time difference between London and New York to 5 hours (which is normal for most of the year). And the heavily-traded London/New York Overlap will be restored to its normal 4 hours, as follows: 1pm-5pm London time, and 8am-12noon New York time.

• For traders in the U.S., Canada, Bermuda and Bahamas, the forex trading session (i.e., the normal business day) in the New York market will not change, but the forex trading sessions (normal business days) in every other forex market will begin and end one hour earlier than previously, starting Monday morning.

• For traders in all other countries, the only change will be that the forex trading session (normal business day) in the New York market will begin and end one hour later than previously, starting Monday morning.

*This statement does not apply to Arizona and Hawaii in the U.S., or to certain portions of Canada, because those places do not observe DST.


This is the last Daylight Saving Time change for this season. The session times shown below will apply through Friday, March 6, 2015. Here are the forex market session times for the next 4 months.

[B]GMT opening and closing times for the 7 principal forex markets[/B]
Sunday, November 2, 2014, through Friday, March 6, 2015


Wellington (time zone = GMT+13) — opens at 1900 GMT, closes at 0400 GMT

Sydney (time zone = GMT+11) — opens at 2100 GMT, closes at 0600 GMT

Tokyo (time zone = GMT+9) — opens at 2300 GMT, closes at 0800 GMT

Singapore (time zone = GMT+8) — opens at 0000 GMT, closes at 0900 GMT

Zurich (time zone = GMT+1) — opens at 0700 GMT, closes at 1600 GMT

London (time zone = GMT) — opens at 0800 GMT, closes at 1700 GMT

New York (time zone = GMT-5) — opens at 1300 GMT, closes at 2200 GMT