Cboe Global Markets has received regulatory approval to extend options trading hours for 24 of the most actively traded stocks and five exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The new trading windows will run from 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time. This expansion includes the Magnificent Seven stocks as well as popular retail-trading names like Robinhood, Palantir and Nokia, alongside major ETFs such as SPY, QQQ, IWM, GLD and XLF. Pre-market trading reached a record average of 228,097 options contracts traded daily last quarter. Eligibility requirements include an average daily volume of 150,000 contracts over six months, a market capitalization of at least $50 billion, and an average daily share volume of 10 million shares.
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