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The Cboe has launched pre-market and post-market trading sessions for select single stock and exchange-traded fund (ETF) options on its Cboe Options Exchange (C1). Trading began today with options on 24 single stocks and 5 ETFs.
C1 is currently the only US options exchange offering pre-market and post-market sessions for index options. It is now extending that to selected US equity single stock and ETF options.
Session Times and Covered Symbols
The pre-market session runs from 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET and the post-market session from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET, Monday to Friday. The sessions cover some of the most actively traded and liquid symbols, including the Magnificent 10 stocks, other widely followed US-listed names and major ETFs.
The full list of underlying symbols is: AAPL, AMD, AMZN, AVGO, BABA, BAC, F, GLD, GOOG, GOOGL, HOOD, INTC, IWM, META, MRVL, MSFT, MU, NFLX, NOK, NVDA, ORCL, PFE, PLTR, QQQ, SNDK, SPY, TSLA, TSM and XLF.
Through September, options on these names accounted for approximately 53% of average daily US-listed options volume in 2026.
Cboe will not open a class of options if the underlying security has not opened, and will generally halt an options class if its associated underlying security halts.
Cboe: Demand for Non-Traditional Hours
Rob Hocking, Global Head of Derivatives at Cboe, said the launch followed input from retail and institutional participants, including US and non-US broker partners.
"Building on our 53-year history of innovation and our expertise in offering expanded hours for our flagship index options, Cboe led this important initiative with extensive input from retail and institutional participants including our U.S. and non-U.S. broker partners, whose insights were critical to a successful launch today. The shift to 24x5 trading across asset classes is only accelerating, and that's been apparent in the demand for Cboe's index options during non-traditional hours, particularly leading up to the U.S. market open when economic data and corporate announcements are commonly released. Now, with the addition of extended trading hours for options on single stocks and ETFs, global investors will be able to manage positions and risk with more flexibility in many of the names that drive today's market." - Rob Hocking, Global Head of Derivatives at Cboe
Brokers Offering Access
Several brokers globally are offering, or plan to offer, access to the sessions. Brokers quoted in the announcement include Fidelity Investments, Interactive Brokers, Moomoo US, Robinhood, Tiger Brokers Singapore, TradeStation Group, Inc. and Tradier.
"Options have long been an important tool for Fidelity investors seeking to manage risk and pursue market opportunities. Cboe's extended trading hours represent a meaningful evolution for the options market, giving investors greater flexibility and choice in how and when they engage with these strategies." - Josh Krugman, SVP, Brokerage, Fidelity Investments
"Markets move around the clock, but trading hours for US equity options have remained limited. We welcome Cboe's initiative to narrow that gap, giving investors around the world more flexibility to trade and manage risk outside regular US market hours." - Milan Galik, Chief Executive Officer, Interactive Brokers
"We're proud to partner with Cboe to offer our customers access to extended trading hours for select equity options from day one. Earnings announcements and economic developments don't follow the market's trading schedule. This expansion gives retail investors more flexibility to manage their positions and respond to market-moving news before the opening bell and after the close." - Neil McDonald, Chief Executive Officer, Moomoo US
"Many of our customers are early risers who want to catch up on the news and look for market signals before the opening bell. With Cboe's new extended hours options trading, we're making it easier for customers to trade on their own schedule, both before or after the bell. This is just another example of our commitment to making Robinhood the best place for active traders." - Abhishek Fatehpuria, VP of Product Management, Robinhood
"For investors in Singapore, the U.S. pre-market falls in our evening, when much of the news that moves U.S. stocks is released. Our clients have long told us they want greater flexibility to manage their positions around these events, and our partnership with Cboe enables us to deliver on that need. Extending access to selected U.S. equity options is another step in our commitment to innovation and giving clients more choice in how they trade, alongside the education and risk controls needed for trading outside regular hours." - Ian Leong, Chief Executive Officer, Tiger Brokers Singapore
"Cboe's expansion of options trading hours gives traders greater flexibility to respond to market-moving events as they happen. We believe traders deserve access to the markets when opportunity strikes, which is why TradeStation Securities is making extended-hours options trading available to its clients at launch. Clients will be able to act on their strategies in select options before the open and after the close, using the same integrated tools, education, and support they rely on every day across our trading ecosystem." - John Bartleman, President and Chief Executive Officer, TradeStation Group, Inc.
"Markets don't wait for the opening bell, and neither should our clients. Cboe's GTH equities options session will give Tradier clients the flexibility to react to market-moving events in real time, rather than having to wait for regular trading hours. We're proud to support Cboe in expanding access and opportunity for active traders." - Peter Laptewicz, CPO, Tradier
Existing Cboe Extended Hours Offering
Cboe already offers near 24x5 trading in several of its proprietary index options through its Global Trading Hours (GTH) session, which runs from 8:15 p.m. ET to 9:25 a.m. ET, and its Curb Trading Hours session, which runs from 4:15 p.m. ET to 5:00 p.m. ET. GTH trading achieved record monthly and quarterly average daily volume in September and the third quarter of 2026.
Cboe's US equities business currently trades from 4 a.m. ET to 8 p.m. ET, Monday to Friday, on two of its exchanges. It plans to launch trading 23 hours a day, 5 days a week on its Cboe BZX Exchange on 6 December, subject to industry readiness.
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