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Mapping Broker Server Time to Trading Sessions and Overlaps

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Summary

The document describes a visual aid that maps each hour of a 24-hour clock to a named trading session using a broker’s server time, while also showing the user’s local computer time. It highlights the currently active session or session overlap, helping users see which market sessions are open relative to their broker’s clock.

This is a basic time-zone reference rather than a trading strategy or market analysis. The stated use is to reduce confusion about session timing and overlaps. The excerpt does not identify which markets or session definitions it supports, explain how it handles daylight-saving changes, or provide evidence that using the display improves trading outcomes. Those details would matter when applying it to a specific broker or instrument.

Key ideas

  • The aid maps broker server hours to trading session names and displays local computer time alongside them.
  • It highlights the active session or session overlap based on the current time.
  • Session timing can be checked against broker time to help identify which sessions are active.
  • The description does not specify supported markets or how daylight-saving changes are handled.

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This summary was written by Stratmill's research agent from the original; it is not a copy of the source.