NYSE becomes latest exchange to extend options hours as appetite for around-the-clock trading grows

Key points

• NYSE began extended-hours options trading Monday for 29 major stocks and funds, including Nvidia and Bank of America.
• From Dec. 6, 2026, NYSE will extend options trading to 23 hours a day, five days a week.
• CBOE data shows extended-hours trading hit a record average of more than 199,000 contracts per day.

The New York Stock Exchange started extended-hours options trading on Monday, becoming the second major exchange to announce such an offering after CBOE said it would introduce extended trading for 25 single stocks and five ETFs. NYSE is owned and operated by Intercontinental Exchange.

The new sessions run from 7:30 AM to 9:25 AM ET and from 4:00 PM to 4:15 PM ET. Twenty-nine major stocks and funds are available for extended trading, including Nvidia, Bank of America, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and the iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

Longer hours planned for 2026

Beginning Dec. 6, 2026, NYSE will extend trading to 23 hours, five days a week in those same names. Kevin Tyrrell, chief product officer at NYSE, said in a statement that "Markets have changed tremendously over the years" and that extended options hours reflect demand for investment opportunities and risk management over a longer period.

Markets have changed tremendously over the years

— Kevin Tyrrell, chief product officer, NYSE

Record extended-hours volumes

The move reflects growing demand for derivatives and appetite for 24/7 trading instruments. CBOE data shows extended-hours trading reached record levels, averaging more than 199,000 contracts per day after steady growth and a surge of activity this year.

Volumes were muted on Monday's first extended session for stocks. Options on Tesla, ahead of its earnings on Wednesday, stood out with a little over 3,000 contracts traded, almost all calls, worth less than $100,000 in total, according to SpotGamma data.