Cboe Launches Extended Trading Sessions for Select Single Stock and ETF Options

What happened: Cboe Global Markets (Cboe: CBOE) launched pre-market and post-market options trading on select single-stock and ETF options on its Cboe Options Exchange (C1), starting with options on 24 single stocks and 5 ETFs. Key numbers: Pre-market session 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET; post-market session 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET, Monday to Friday. Why it matters: Several global brokers are supporting the launch, and Cboe executives and broker partners said the sessions give investors more flexibility to manage positions around news released outside regular U.S. market hours. Market: -0.2% today ($341.95), +26.4% YTD, 0.5x vol — as of 17:17 UTC

Cboe Global Markets (Cboe: CBOE) launched pre-market and post-market options trading on select single-stock and ETF options on its Cboe Options Exchange (C1), starting with options on 24 single stocks and 5 ETFs.

Several global brokers are supporting the launch, and Cboe executives and broker partners said the sessions give investors more flexibility to manage positions around news released outside regular U.S. market hours. Market: -0.2% today ($341.95), +26.4% YTD, 0.5x vol — as of 17:17 UTC