NYSE American Adds Extended Trading Hours for Options
From October 19, options on NYSE American can trade in extended sessions: early from 7:30 to 9:25 ET and late from 4:00 to 4:15 PM ET.
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what happened
The New York Stock Exchange has launched extended trading sessions for options listed on NYSE American. The new early session runs from 7:30 to 9:25 AM ET, and the new late session runs from 4:00 to 4:15 PM ET. The details come from a release by Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., the exchange's parent, as reported by Reuters.
At launch, the eligible symbols include options on the SPY, IWM and GLD funds, along with options on large technology names such as Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon and Oracle. A daily NYSE pre-market update published by TradingView confirms that the change took effect on October 19.
why it matters
For options traders, the extended hours allow positioning and reacting to news before the regular session opens and after it closes, which matters for widely held products like SPY and GLD. The launch itself does not signal a move in the underlying prices, so the main effect is on options liquidity and trading flexibility.
market impact
Options on SPY, IWM, GLD and large tech stocks: more time to trade before the open and after the close
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sources
- NYSE American Options Begin Extended Trading Hours: NYSE Content Update — TradingView, 19 October 2026 at 13:14 UTC
- NYSE Introduces Extended Trading Hours For NYSE American Options — Reuters, 19 October 2026 at 13:13 UTC
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