Cboe Expands Options Trading Hours for Major Stocks and ETFs

Key Facts

1Cboe announced it will offer options trading on 24 of the most actively traded companies and five ETFs during expanded hours.

2The new hours will include pre-market sessions from 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET and post-market from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET.

Cboe announced it will offer options trading on 24 of the most actively traded companies and five ETFs during expanded hours. CNBC reported that the new schedule includes pre-market sessions from 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET and post-market sessions from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET.

The expansion is designed to provide investors with greater flexibility and the ability to react to news and earnings reports released outside of standard US market hours. This infrastructure update aims to increase market liquidity for retail and institutional traders, following recent economic data where initial jobless claims were reported at 197,000 on October 8, 2026.