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trading session
The hours when a market is open for trading.
The fuller meaning
The hours a market trades, such as Tokyo's morning and afternoon sessions, India's 9:15 to 15:30 (15:15 plus a closing auction for shares with F&O) or New York's 9:30 to 16:00; forex runs through Asian, European and US sessions. Session-based tools like VWAP reset each session, and opens and closes are usually the busiest times.
trading session, also called session.
Related words
24/7 market · after-hours · Asian session · ask · base currency · bid · bid-ask spread · Bitcoin · BSE · business income