before/after market trading

expensif · Apr 22, 2006

Who can trade the US markets after the markets ends and before it starts every day?

Can I as an individual do it? Is it expensive?

Trader333 · Apr 22, 2006

You can trade pre and post market with ECNs but you can only trade with Market Makers during market hours. The problem with pre and post market trading is that liquidity is poor even on the most heavily traded stocks. There are ways of making profit but it can involve much more risk.

Paul

expensif · Apr 22, 2006

OK, I see. I guess it is no place for amateurs...

So it is not something spreadbetting companies would offer?

Trader333 · Apr 22, 2006

I dont use spreadbetting companies so I am unable to comment.

Paul

millsy500 · Apr 24, 2006

sb's don't offer pre or after market on us stocks. All the ones i've seen don't anyway. You can trade the indices when the stocks are closed but the theres little movement usually. I guess you want to play the earnings etc.

expensif · Apr 24, 2006

millsy500 said:
sb's don't offer pre or after market on us stocks. All the ones i've seen don't anyway. You can trade the indices when the stocks are closed but the theres little movement usually. I guess you want to play the earnings etc.

Yes, what I would like to do is enter a trade before the markets open, to be able to avoid the opening gap.

Is this possible to do this indices on SB's?

millsy500 · Apr 24, 2006

you can trade indices with sb's well before and after the stocks are open and closed

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