NYSE expands options trading hours for major stocks and ETFs

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NYSE launches extended-hours options trading for 29 major names, including Nvidia and SPDR S&P 500 ETF, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET.
Starting December 6, 2026, NYSE will further expand options trading in these stocks and ETFs to 23 hours a day, five days a week.
First NYSE extended session sees over 3,000 Tesla options contracts traded, mostly calls, with total value under $100,000 as volumes remain muted.

Rollout covers 29 names and wider hours

As reported by CNBC, the New York Stock Exchange is becoming the second major exchange to announce extended-hours options trading for heavily traded exchange-traded funds and single stocks, after CBOE said it will introduce extended trading for 25 single stocks and five ETFs.

NYSE, owned and operated by Intercontinental Exchange, says the new hours begin Monday and run from 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET before the regular session, while a late trading window runs from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET. The exchange says 29 major stocks and funds are available for the extended session, including Nvidia, Bank of America, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and the iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

Beginning Dec. 6, 2026, NYSE says it will further expand trading in those same names to 23 hours a day, five days a week. Kevin Tyrrell, chief product officer at NYSE, says in a statement that markets have changed significantly over time and that continued technology investment is driving that progress.

Derivatives demand drives exchange competition

Tyrrell says extended trading hours for options reflect demand for investment opportunities and dependable risk management across a longer trading day. The launch comes as exchanges respond to stronger trader appetite for derivatives products and for instruments that offer near-continuous access.

Data from CBOE indicates activity outside the regular session is climbing, with extended-hours trading reaching a record average of more than 199,000 contracts a day after steady growth and a sharp increase this year. Even so, volumes are muted on Monday in the first extended session for stocks, with the heaviest activity centered on Tesla options ahead of earnings on Wednesday.

A little more than 3,000 Tesla options contracts trade in the extended session, nearly all of them calls and likely tied to traders rolling positions, according to SpotGamma data. The total value of those trades is less than $100,000.

In our earlier coverage of the S&P 500’s decline, we noted that losses accelerated as technology and semiconductor stocks weakened amid concerns about AI investment durability and higher borrowing costs. The report highlighted how hotter inflation data and rising Treasury yields added pressure, pushing the index below key short-term moving averages and raising volatility around important support and resistance levels.

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