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New
York Market
Market
hours (local time)
8:20
AM - 1:30 PM.
New
York Futures Division gold futures and options are two ways of trading
gold in New York. They provide an important alternative to traditional
means of investing in gold such as bullion, coins, and mining stocks.
New
York ACCESS MARKET®
Market
hours (local time)
3:15
PM - 8:00 AM Mon-Thu
7:00 PM - 8:00 AM Sun.
After-hours
futures trading is conducted via the NYMEX ACCESS electronic trading
system beginning at 3:15 PM on Mondays through Thursdays and concluding
at 8:00 AM the following day. On Sunday, the electronic session begins
at 7:00 PM. All times are New York time.
London
Market
hours (local time)
8:30
AM - 4:00 PM, with Fixing at 10:30 AM and 3:00 PM.
The
metal prices fixed twice a day here, known as London Fixes, are the
guidepost for the official gold trading around the world.
Sydney
Market
hours (local time)
9:00
AM - 3:00 PM.
Australia's
geographical location is a natural place to maintain the continuity of
the spot gold market after New York traders go home and before the
Asian traders wake up. Sydney opens up shortly after the NY market
closes and overlaps the Hong Kong market.
Zurich
Market
hours (local time)
8:00
AM - 5:00 PM.
The
core is the mutual settlement (gold pool) of the three biggest banks in
Switzerland.
Hong
Kong
Market
hours (local time)
8:30
AM - 12:30 PM
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM.
Hong
Kong is centre of gold trading in the Far East and South eastern Asia.
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