Extended hours trading sessions: placing a trade

• E*TRADE supports extended hours trading during eligible pre-market, post-market, and overnight sessions.
• Extended hours trading requires limit orders; market orders are not accepted.
• Session availability, eligible securities, and supported order types may vary.
• Some extended hours orders may continue to work through later sessions unless canceled, while unexecuted orders expire at the applicable session cutoff.
• Extended hours trading involves additional risks, including lower liquidity, higher volatility, wider bid/ask spreads, and less market visibility.

E*TRADE allows placing limit orders during extended hours trading sessions, including pre-market, post-market, and overnight.

Extended hours trades placed during the pre-market or regular day trading session will continue to work until 8:00 PM ET unless cancelled, and those not executed by 8:00 PM ET will expire.

Please note that it is not possible to enter a market order in any extended hours trading session; only limit orders are facilitated. Other duration types (e.g. Good for day, Good until date) will not carry over into extended hours sessions.

Certain symbols and order types may not be supported during Extended Hours Trading, and the availability of eligible symbols and order types can vary significantly across the Extended Hours Trading sessions listed above. Additionally, Extended Hours Trading sessions are unavailable on market holidays.

For comprehensive information on placing an extended hours trade, please refer to our FAQs.

1. Enter the desired symbol and select limit as the price type.

2. From the Duration drop down menu, select the appropriate extended hours session – either Extended hrs day, Extended hrs night*, or Extended hours (immediate or cancel).

Note: the immediate or cancel order type is only available in the Extended hrs day session.

3. To find whether a symbol is eligible, you can enter the symbol in the Search bar at upper right. The resulting Quote Snapshot page will typically show a “24-hour trading” indicator on those securities eligible for the night session.

For some investors, extended hours trading can be a helpful tool. For others, the risks may outweigh the benefits. Before placing an order, it’s worth taking a closer look at these in our article Extended hours trading: risks & benefits.

*Extended hours night will appear only for certain eligible securities.