1.What is 24-hour trading?
24-hour trading lets you buy and sell stocks around the clock, 5 days a week. It runs from Sunday 8:00 PM to Friday 8:00 PM ET, covering regular trading hours plus pre-market, post-market, and overnight trading sessions. You can place orders anytime during this period.
2.What are the trading fees associated with 24-hour trading?
They are the same as those charged during regular trading hours.
3.How to place a 24-hour order?
Stocks available for 24-hour trading are the same as those available for overnight trading, and you can tell by checking if there is a small "24" icon on the quotes page.
To place a 24-hour trading order, please follow the steps below:
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Go to the Trade page of a stock.
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Select 24 Hour Trading in the Session field.
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Enter the other necessary order parameters and submit the order.
Once submitted, you will be able to find your 24-hour trading orders in the order list.
4.What types of orders can I place for 24-hour trading?
Currently, you can place limit orders only.
5.On which trading day is a 24-hour order recorded?
In the context of 24-hour trading, a trading day runs from 8:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET the next day. Orders are recorded based on the day the trading period ends. For example, an order placed on Monday at 10:00 PM ET will be recorded under Tuesday's trading day.
6.What are the time-in-force options?
You can choose Day, Good-Till-Cancelled (GTC), or Good-Till-Date (GTD) as the time-in-force.
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Day: Valid until the post-market trading session closes (8:00 PM ET) on the current trading day.
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Good-Till-Cancelled (GTC) or Good-Till-Date (GTD): Valid until the post-market trading session closes (8:00 PM ET) on the last trading date.
7.Can I short sell during 24-hour trading?
No. It is not supported.
Important notes
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When the market transitions between different trading sessions, there may be a brief period, typically lasting several seconds, where open 24-hour orders cannot be executed.
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24-hour orders that remain open by the end of the overnight session will transition to the pre-market session.
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24-hour orders that remain open by the end of the post-market session will transition to the next day's overnight session.
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During the transition from the overnight session to the pre-market session, you may be unable to cancel orders for a brief period, which usually lasts only a few seconds.