Trading session
New York session
The deepest equity book on Earth. NYSE, Nasdaq and the bulk of US futures activity.
- Hours
- 08:00 - 17:00 ET (FX) · 09:30 - 16:00 ET (equities)
The open
09:30 ET is the most-anticipated bell in global markets. Pre-market runs from 04:00, but with limited liquidity.
The close
The closing auction at 16:00 routinely prints the highest volume of any minute in the trading day.
Half-days
The day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve are early-close sessions - the cash market closes at 13:00 ET.