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The New York Stock Exchange is extending options trading for heavily traded exchange traded funds and individual stocks, becoming the second major exchange to announce broader access beyond the regular session. The move follows a similar expansion announced by CBOE.

NYSE is owned and operated by Intercontinental Exchange. Its extended options hours begin Monday, adding both an early trading window and a brief session after the regular market closes.

The morning session will run from 7:30 AM to 9:25 AM ET. The additional late session will operate from 4:00 PM to 4:15 PM ET, giving traders more time to manage options positions outside standard hours.

Twenty nine major stocks and funds will be available during the expanded sessions. The list includes Nvidia, Bank of America, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and the iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

The initial extension is only one stage of the exchange’s longer trading schedule. Beginning Dec. 6, 2026, NYSE plans to extend trading in those same names to 23 hours a day, five days a week.

That planned schedule would bring NYSE listed options closer to the continuous access already associated with other financial products. It also reflects demand from traders seeking more opportunities to respond outside the traditional market session.

CBOE previously announced that it would introduce extended trading for 25 individual stocks and five ETFs. The two exchange announcements show that access beyond the regular session is becoming a larger part of the competition surrounding options trading.

Kevin Tyrrell, chief product officer, NYSE, connected the expansion to investments in market infrastructure. “Markets have changed tremendously over the years, and that kind of progress only happens when you keep investing in your technology.”

Tyrrell also said the longer schedule responds directly to customers seeking broader access and tools for managing exposure. “Extended trading hours for options reflects market demand for investment opportunities and reliable risk management during a longer period of time.”

The NYSE offering arrives as traders show growing demand for derivatives products and instruments that operate around the clock. Crypto was the first asset class cited in the source as offering continuous trading.

Prediction markets and perpetual futures have more recently offered 24/7 schedules. Those products also provide exposure across areas of the market where demand has been particularly heavy.

CBOE data confirms that trading outside regular hours has continued to grow. Extended hours activity recently reached its highest level on record, averaging more than 199,000 contracts per day after steady growth and a sharp increase in activity this year.

Despite that broader increase, trading volumes were muted Monday during the first extended session for stocks. The main area of activity involved Tesla options ahead of the company’s earnings scheduled for Wednesday.

A little more than 3,000 Tesla options contracts changed hands during the extended period. Almost all were call contracts, and SpotGamma data suggested that traders were likely rolling positions.

The total value of those Tesla contracts was less than $100,000, according to SpotGamma. The limited volume showed that the opening session began quietly even as exchanges continued preparing for broader demand outside traditional trading hours.

NYSE’s decision adds another major venue to the push for longer options access. For traders, the immediate change creates defined morning and afternoon windows, while the December 2026 plan points toward a much broader 23 hour schedule for the same selected stocks and funds.

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