On the Time Zone options sheet, you can choose which time zone should be used for all time values that are displayed in charts, price pages, news documents, etc.
Note Trading sessions for a time series in charts are always defined in exchange time, but displayed with the time zone settings that you choose here. See also Changing the Amount of Data Displayed in the Chart.
Control |
Description |
Local Time |
Select to use the local time of your computer for all time values. |
GMT |
Select to use Greenwich Mean Time for all time values. |
Exchange Time |
Select to use the local time of the exchange for all documents except news. For news, the local time of your computer is used. |
Custom Time |
Select to use a custom time in increments or decrements of 30 minutes from GMT for all time values. |
Note You can also configure this setting by clicking on the time zone section of the status bar and choosing the time zone. See also Status Bar.