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Here's what to know about whether U.S. stock markets will be open on the national day of mourning on Thursday, Jan. 9.
Hours may vary by market, but for U.S. equity markets such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ, regular trading hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern.
Outside U.S. market hours, major listed stocks continue to trade through dual listings in exchanges or as unregistered securities in foreign markets. 24/7 trading is already in full swing.
Extended-hours trading (or electronic trading hours, ETH) is stock trading that happens either before or after the trading day regular trading hours (RTH) of a stock exchange, i.e., pre-market trading or after-hours trading. [1] After-hours trading is the name for buying and selling of securities when the major markets are closed. [2]
Hand signaling, also known as arb [1] or arbing (short for arbitrage), is a system of hand signals used on financial trading floors to communicate buy and sell information in an open outcry trading environment. The system is used at financial exchanges such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the American Stock Exchange (AMEX).
The ability to trade 24 hours may help those with a clear read on the stock market, but long-term buy-and-hold investors may not find the extra hours all that necessary to invest.
The Consolidated Quotation System (CQS) is the electronic service that provides quotation information for stock traded on the American Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, and other regional stock exchanges in the United States and also includes issues traded by FINRA member firms in the third market.
In the United States, the bond market remained open until its recommended closure at 2 p.m. Eastern time. Yields held relatively steady following a strong recent run that has rattled the stock market.