To line up a stock order during the pre-market or after-hours session, all you need to do is select EXT in the Time-in-Force (TIF) drop-down menu in the order ticket. EXT orders can only be a Limit order. Additionally, stop-orders are not active during the pre-market or after-hours trading session. Extended hour trading is only available for stocks/ETFs, you cannot place an extended hour trade on equity options. Our extended hours session is 1.5 hours before the open and 4 hours after the close. To learn more about extended hours trading, please click here.
Extended Hours Trading Session (Chicago time)
Pre-Market Trading Session: 7:00 am to 8:30 am Central Time.
After Hours Trading Session: 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Central Time.
Orders by phone, e-mail, or chat to our trade desk will be available until 4:00 pm Central Time.
Extended hours trades entered during the pre-market or normal trading session (8:30 am to 3:00 pm) will continue to work and expire at 7:00 pm the day it was entered. Also, please be aware that stop orders do not carry over into extended hours.
Lastly, you may experience the following, but not limited to, when trading during extended hours:
- Lower liquidity
- Higher volatility
- Price changes due to news announcements, such as earnings.
- Wider spreads
*Please Note: Options do not trade during extended hours, except for a handful of ETF options that trade until 3:15 pm, or 15-minutes after the close of the market.
Desktop Platform
Once a stock order is queued, navigate to the Time-in-Force (TIF) dropdown on the right side of the order ticket and select EXT for an extended-hour order.
Web-browser Platform
Once a stock order is queued in the Web Browser Platform, navigate to the Time-in-Force (TIF) dropdown on the right side of the order ticket and select EXT for an extended hour order.
Mobile Platform
When in Stock mode, select EXT as your Time-In-Force (TIF).
