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title: "Asian session - Meaning & GFN's Figure - Get Funded Now"
description: "The first major window of the trading day, centred on Tokyo and running roughly 00:00 to 09:00 UK time. Ranges are narrower and yen pairs and…"
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Sessions and events

# Asian session

The first major window of the trading day, centred on Tokyo and running roughly 00:00 to 09:00 UK time. Ranges are narrower and yen pairs and Australasian currencies are the most active.

Also called: Tokyo session

GFN’s figure

Holding overnight or over a weekend is permitted on GFN accounts where the account and underlying market allow - and weekend gaps remain the trader's risk, including where a gap causes a breach.

In detail

## Asian session, explained

Lower volume means tighter ranges and wider spreads, which suits range strategies and is unkind to breakout ones.

It is also where the trading week begins. The Sunday evening reopen frequently gaps against Friday's close, and a position held over the weekend meets that gap first.

[The rule in full →](https://getfundednow.com/rules/overnight-and-weekend) · [Rules handbook](https://getfundednow.com/rules) · [More sessions and events](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/category/sessions)

Related

## Terms that come with it

Most rules only make sense next to the ones they interact with. These are the entries this one depends on.

- [Sydney session](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/sydney-session) - The first session to open each week, from around 22:00 UK time on Sunday. Volume is the lowest of the four, and it is where the weekly gap against Friday's close appears.
- [London session](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/london-session) - The European trading window, roughly 08:00 to 16:30 UK time. It is the highest-volume session in forex, and the one where the euro and sterling pairs do most of their daily range.
- [Session overlap](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/session-overlap) - The hours when two trading sessions are open at once. The London-New York overlap, roughly 13:00 to 16:30 UK time, carries the highest volume and the tightest spreads of the day.
- [Market open](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/market-open) - The moment an instrument begins trading for a session. Opens concentrate order flow that built up while the market was closed, which is why volatility spikes and spreads take time to settle.
- [Liquidity](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/liquidity) - How much can be traded at a given price without moving it. Deep liquidity produces tight spreads and reliable fills; thin liquidity produces wide spreads, slippage and gaps.

Also governed by [/rules/overnight-and-weekend](https://getfundednow.com/rules/overnight-and-weekend)

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