Cboe Launches July 13 Extended Pre- and Post-Market Sessions for 20 Stock Options
CBOE•SEC has approved Cboe’s plan to launch extended trading hours for select multi-listed equity options from July 13, offering pre-market (7:30–9:25 a.m. ET) and post-market (4:00–4:15 p.m. ET) sessions. Approximately 20 high-demand names—including Nvidia, Tesla and Apple—meeting thresholds of 150,000 contracts volume, $50 billion market cap and 10 million share average will qualify.
1. SEC Approval and Launch Plans
The SEC has approved Cboe’s proposal to offer extended trading sessions for select multi-listed single-stock options, with pre-market trading from 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET and post-market trading from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET starting July 13, 2026.
2. Eligible Symbols
Approximately 20 high-demand symbols will be available at launch, including all Magnificent 7 names—Nvidia, Tesla, Apple—and other heavily traded issues like Palantir, Broadcom and AMD.
3. Eligibility Criteria
Options classes must have averaged at least 150,000 contracts daily, be backed by equities with a market capitalization of $50 billion or more and an average daily share volume of at least 10 million over the prior six months.
4. Impact and Future Expansion
This initiative builds on Cboe’s near-24x5 index trading growth—GTH and Curb volumes rose 32% in Q1 2026—while supporting its planned 23x5 U.S. equities trading launch on EDGX in December pending approvals.
