The stock market has specific hours for trading. If you submit an order outside these hours, it will process during "extended hours" or be scheduled for the next market day.
- Pre-market hours: 3:00 am to 8:30 am CST.
- Regular market hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm CST.
- Extended hours: Monday to Friday, 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm CST.
- Overnight hours: Sunday 7:00 pm through Friday until 3:00 am CST.
- Weekends and holidays: Orders submitted will execute once the market opens and has liquidity.
Keep in mind that hours can vary due to holidays or special market events.
US market holidays
Keep in mind that the stock market follows US holidays.
On these days, the market closes completely and orders will be scheduled for the next business day:
- New Year's Day – January 1
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day – third Monday of January
- Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) – third Monday of February
- Good Friday – Friday before Easter
- Memorial Day – last Monday of May
- Juneteenth National Independence Day – June 19
- Independence Day – July 4
- Labor Day – first Monday of September
- Thanksgiving Day – fourth Thursday of November
- Christmas Day – December 25