1. Regular Trading Hours
The regular trading hours for the U.S. stock market are as follows:
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Start Time |
End Time |
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Eastern Standard Time (EST) |
9:30 AM |
4:00 PM |
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CST (Daylight Saving Time) |
9:30 PM |
4:00 AM |
|
CST (Standard Time) |
10:30 PM |
5:00 AM |
2. Pre-Market and Post-Market Trading
The U.S. stock market allows trading outside of regular trading hours through pre-market and post-market sessions. Orders placed during these sessions will be submitted to the exchange for matching and execution. The trading hours for pre-market and post-market sessions are as follows:
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|
Pre-Market Start |
Pre-Market End |
Post-Market Start |
Post-Market End |
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Eastern Standard Time (EST) |
4:00 AM |
9:30 AM |
4:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
|
CST (Daylight Saving) |
4:00 PM |
9:30 PM |
4:00 AM |
5:30 AM |
|
CST (Standard) |
5:00 PM |
10:30 PM |
5:00 AM |
6:30 AM |
3. Half-Day Market Post-Market Trading
On half-trading days, the Post-Market trading session operates during the following times:
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Start Time |
End Time |
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Eastern Standard Time (EST) |
1:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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CST (Daylight Saving) |
1:00 AM |
5:00 AM |
|
CST (Standard) |
2:00 AM |
6:00 AM |
*Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. typically runs from March to November.
*Standard Time runs from November to March of the following year.
*This represents the standard trading hours of our company.