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Placing orders to be filled during the pre/post market trading sessions

With a TC2000 Brokerage, Inc. trading account (not available in a practice trading account), you can place orders that can be filled during the extended hours trading sessions.

There are special characteristics and unique risks associated with trading in securities at times that are outside the ordinary trading hours for the exchange(s) upon which such securities are traded, these risk include but are not limited to:

  • Liquidity Risk
  • Volatility Risk
  • Price Risk
  • News Risk

It is important that you familiarize yourself with these risks before placing any orders in the extended trading sessions. A more detailed description of these risks can be found here After Hours Trading Risk Disclosure

 

On any of the order tickets select the more button

Check the box next to Allow Outside Regular trading hours then click OK

Manage the rest of your order settings then submit the order

Only Limit or Stop Limit orders will be filled during the extended hours sessions

The pre-market session runs from 4-9:30 AM Eastern Time

The post-market session runs from 4-8 PM Eastern Time