Cboe Gets SEC Green Light for Extended Single-Stock Options Trading Hours | LeapRate | Online Trading Industry News, Broker Intelligence & Fintech Analysis

Cboe Global Markets has secured SEC approval to offer pre- and post-market trading sessions for select multi-listed equity options, with a launch date set for July 13, 2026.

Chicago-based Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) announced on May 28 that the Securities and Exchange Commission has approved its filing to extend trading hours for a select group of multi-listed single-stock options, marking a significant step toward near-round-the-clock derivatives trading in the United States.

The new sessions will run pre-market from 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET and post-market from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. At launch, approximately 20 names are expected to be eligible, including all seven of the so-called Magnificent 7 stocks — Nvidia, Tesla, and Apple among them — alongside other high-profile names such as Palantir, Broadcom, and AMD.

Eligibility for the extended sessions requires a stock to meet strict thresholds over the preceding six months: an average daily options volume of at least 150,000 contracts, an underlying equity market cap of $50 billion or more, and an average daily share volume of 10 million or higher. Cboe plans to review and update the eligible list semi-annually.

Meaghan Dugan, Head of U.S. Derivatives at Cboe, described the SEC approval as “an important milestone for the U.S. options industry,” adding that the phased rollout reflects a deliberate, measured approach to preserving market safeguards.

The move builds on Cboe’s existing extended-hours index options offering, where Global Trading Hours and Curb volumes hit record levels in Q1 2026, rising 32% year-on-year, driven largely by Asia-Pacific demand. The exchange also plans to launch 23×5 equities trading on its EDGX platform in December, pending regulatory approval.