Trading Rules

• US Market Holidays

  The US stock market observes US public holidays. Any orders you make on these days will not be filled until US stock exchanges re-open.

  • If any of the below-mentioned holidays is on a Saturday, the US exchanges will typically remain shut on the previous Friday
  • If any of the below-mentioned holidays is on a Sunday, the US exchanges will typically remain shut the next Monday

  Here is the complete list of the major US holidays for 2023 as considered by the NYSE and NASDAQ:

  US Holidays	Date
  New Years Day	Monday, January 2  (New Year’s Day holiday observed)
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	Monday, January 16
  Washington's Birthday	Monday, February 20
  Good Friday	Friday, April 7
  Memorial Day	Monday, May 29
  Juneteenth National Independence Day	Monday, June 19
  Independence Day	Tuesday, July 4*
  Labor Day	Monday, September 4
  Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 23**
  Christmas Day	Monday, December 25

  Note – All the timings mentioned are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

  * Each market will close early at 1:00 p.m. (1:15 p.m. for eligible options) on Monday, July 3, 2023. Crossing Session orders will be accepted beginning at 1:00 p.m. for continuous executions until 1:30 p.m. on this date, and NYSE American Equities, NYSE Arca Equities, NYSE Chicago, and NYSE National late trading sessions will close at 5:00 pm. All times are Eastern Time.

  ** Each market will close early at 1:00 p.m. (1:15 p.m. for eligible options) on Friday, November 24, 2023 (the day after Thanksgiving). Crossing Session orders will be accepted beginning at 1:00 p.m. for continuous executions until 1:30 p.m. on these dates, and NYSE American Equities, NYSE Arca Equities, NYSE Chicago, and NYSE National late trading sessions will close at 5:00 pm. All times are Eastern Time.

  No responsibility is accepted for any inaccuracies in the matter published.

  Please refer to Market Trading hours here. 

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• Does Syfe support Partial Executions?

  Yes, partial execution of an order may occur if there is insufficient quantity of shares available.

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• What are the available trading hours? Will there be extended-hours trading?

  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

   

   

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• Can I trade during the US exchange holidays?

  The US stock market observes US public holidays. Any orders you make on these days will not be filled until US stock exchanges re-open.

   

  Note: US public holidays do not count as a business day.

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• How long will my order be valid for?

  You may choose the validity period of your order to be either GTD or GTC.
  
  GTD (Good 'til Day)
  This allows you to place a buy or sell order at a particular price and the order will stay active unless executed or till the day ends.
  
  GTC (Good 'til Cancelled)
  This allows you to place a buy or sell order that will stay active until the price is reached or until it expires (within 90 days of the order date).
  
  Please note that Market Orders are executed immediately while limit and stop orders have GTD/ GTC functionality.

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