Cboe has received approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offer extended trading hours for select multi-listed equity options.
The offering, which will be available on Cboe Options Exchange, is expected to begin trading in this extended window from 13 July 2026, subject to SEC approval of a related rule filing.
Specifically, the expanded initiative will span a pre-market session, running from 7.30am ET and 9.25am ET, as well as a post-market session from 4pm ET to 4.15pm ET, Monday to Friday.
The expansion covers some of the most actively traded and liquid symbols, and approximately 20 names, such as all the Magnificent 7 stocks including Nvidia, Tesla and Apple, and popular single-stocks are expected to be available for trading at launch.
“Today’s SEC approval marks an important milestone for the US options industry, as Cboe continues to take the lead in expanding market access to meet growing demand from investors globally,” said Meaghan Dugan, head of US derivatives at Cboe.
“By launching first with a select group of single-name options, we are deliberately taking a measured approach to help ensure market safeguards and investor protections remain in place.”
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Cboe has recently been building out its efforts to meet expanded trading hours demand across the wider industry. The expansion complements the firm’s current near 24/5 offering in its Global Trading Hours, as well as its Curb Trading Hours for several of its proprietary index options.
Similarly, the firm has also enhanced its extended hours offering within its US equities business, offering trading from 4am ET to 8pm ET on two of its four exchanges, and developments are currently underway to launch 23/5 US equities trading on Cboe EDGX Equities Exchange, pending regulatory approval.
Dugan added: “As the industry moves toward near 24/5 trading in equities, this development will also help better align options trading – especially in the most high-demand names – with their underlying securities, enabling investors to manage risk and seize opportunities more effectively in today’s fast-moving markets.”