# Extended hours trading for US equities

#### Extended Hours trading <a href="#h_ec60a6f5da" id="h_ec60a6f5da"></a>

Regular trading hours for US equity markets are between 9:30 am and 4 pm ET Monday to Friday. Extended hours trading is available before the market opens and after the market closes so instead of waiting for the next day's trading session, full extended hours enables traders to make automated trades by reacting to news and events such as acquisitions, mergers, or earnings reports that are not released during normal market hours.

* Pre-market: 4:00am - 9:30am ET
* After-hours: 4:00pm - 8:00pm ET

With full extended hours trading, you gain the flexibility and support to trade thousands of U.S. listed securities but please note, to participate in a full extended hour session only limit orders are accepted on whole shares.

#### Key feature details <a href="#h_3d32079965" id="h_3d32079965"></a>

* Full extended hours session available from 4 am to 8 pm ET Monday to Friday
* During a half-day trading session, the extended session is from 4 am to 5 pm ET
* Extended hours trading is currently only available for US exchange-listed securities
* Orders should be for an integer amount of shares i.e whole shares

### Find out more <a href="#h_a1e1ce0c72" id="h_a1e1ce0c72"></a>

Contact the technical support team via email or using the platform chat feature with any questions or to find out more.


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