The US market is open Mondays to Fridays from 9.30 am to 4 pm EST except on US trading holidays. The orders will be queued if placed outside market hours, except for limit good-to-day (GTD) orders which can be executed in extended hours (4 am - 9.30 am EST and 4 pm - 8 pm EST) as well.
All other order types will only be executed during market hours (9.30 am - 4 pm EST).
Here is a quick summary of the supported time slots for different order types:
Time (in EST) | Limit - GTD | Limit - GTC |
9.30am - 4pm | Accepted and executed if price match | Accepted and executed if price match |
4pm - 8pm | Accepted and executed if price match | Queued |
8pm - 4am | Queued | Queued |
4am - 9.30am | Accepted and executed if price match | Queued |
Time (in EST) | Market by dollar | Market by shares |
9.30am - 4pm | Executed at prevailing prices | Executed at prevailing prices |
4pm - 8pm | Queued | Not available |
8pm - 4am | Queued | Not available |
4am - 9.30am | Queued | Not available |
Time (in EST) | Stop |
9.30am - 4pm | Accepted and executed if price match |
4pm - 8pm | Not available |
8pm - 4am | Not available |
4am - 9.30am | Not available |