Rigense
Forex Session

London

Detailed FX session intelligence for Europe.

OpenEurope

London

London is the most important standalone FX session in the world and usually carries the deepest liquidity across major pairs, especially EUR and GBP.

Session hours
08:00 – 17:00 UTC
Peak overlap
Overlap with New York from 13:00 – 17:00 UTC
Liquidity profile
Highest liquidity of the day across majors and macro-sensitive crosses
Session notes

What usually matters here

This is the core session for European macro repricing and broad FX trend expansion.
Liquidity and volatility usually increase sharply after London opens.
Breakouts that start in London often carry into the London / New York overlap.
Major pairs

Core FX pairs for this session

EUR/USDGBP/USDEUR/GBPUSD/CHF
Why traders watch it

This page is meant to act as the session-level reference card: what the session is, where liquidity usually concentrates, and which pairs are most important inside that window.