Cboe Extends Options Trading Hours for 24 Stocks and 5 ETFs
Oct 15, 2026, 8:28 AM EDT1 sourcesAI-analyzed
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The extended-hours extension typically increases trader participation, boosts overall volumes, and elevates exchange revenue via higher feeable activity; similar prior expansions in options markets have produced tangible volume shifts, though dependent on participation and product adoption.
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Regulators approved Cboe and OCC to extend options trading hours for 24 stocks and 5 ETFs, expanding pre- and post-market activity. The move, plus plans for additional morning expiries and KPI-linked binary options, aims to boost liquidity and revenue from around-the-clock trading. SpaceX remains excluded due to liquidity thresholds, shaping initial adoption.
SEC approves extended-hours trading for 24 stocks and 5 ETFs. Launch follows May approval.
Nov. 9: additional morning expiries planned; KPI options approved by SEC.
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