what is a trading session 
a trading session is a period of time that matches the primary daytime trading hours for a given locale this phrase will refer to different hours depending on the markets and locations being discussed generally a single day of business in the local financial market from that market s opening bell to its closing bell is the trading session that the individual investor or trader will reference the markets for forex futures stocks and bonds all have different characteristics that define their respective trading sessions for a given day and the primary trading hours naturally differ from one country to another due to contrasting time zones 