Extended-Hours Trading at Power E*Trade
Using any of the available trading platforms, E*TRADE customers can take part in extended-hours sessions before the market opens and after it closes. You can trade from 7 am EST until the market opens at 9:30 am EST, and from market close at 4 pm EST until 8 pm EST.
Here is how you can trade during extended hours at E*TRADE:
Trading Platforms
If you want to buy or sell stocks, indexes, or ETFs outside regular trading hours, you have several platforms to use.
There are four main platforms at E*TRADE that let you access pre-market and after-market sessions. These are the E*TRADE website, the standard mobile app, the Power E*TRADE app, and the desktop program named Power E*TRADE.
E*TRADE Web Extended Hours
To make a trade in the extended sessions on the E*TRADE site, all you need is to choose the right option on the order ticket’s drop-down menu.
Alongside choosing buy or sell, the share quantity, order type, and share price, you can select extended hours trading from the ‘Duration’ menu. There are two choices: ‘extended hours day’ and ‘extended hours’.
‘Extended hours day’ keeps an order in the market until it’s filled. The fill depends on your limit price and on whether you choose Day or GTC. ‘Extended hours’ is a fill-or-kill order intended for immediate execution.
E*TRADE App
On the E*TRADE mobile app, the process for extended hours trades is the same as on the website. Just pick your preferred Extended Hours option from the ‘Term’ menu and submit the order.
POWER E*TRADE After Hours and Pre Market
Power E*TRADE is E*TRADE’s advanced trading platform. Power E*TRADE is much the same on desktop and mobile, so we’ll cover them together.
To find extended hours settings in Power E*TRADE, click on the ‘Trade’ icon (two arrows) and open the trade ticket window.
When the order ticket opens, choose EXT under the ‘Duration’ section. EXT orders remain active in the pre-market and after-market.
Extended Hours Disclosure
To trade in extended hours at ETRADE, you must sign a disclosure. Its aim is to inform you of the risks linked to extended sessions and to get your agreement.
Extended-Hours Trading at Webull
If you need more time than E*TRADE gives, you might consider opening an account at competitor Webull.
Webull’s pre-market runs from 4:00 am, EST, to the opening bell. In contrast,
E*TRADE’s early session begins 3 hours later.
And Webull’s after-market lasts from the closing bell until 8:00 pm. E*TRADE’s late session
also ends at 8:00 pm.
Overall, you gain 3 extra hours with a Webull account.
To set up an extended-hours order on the Webull app, just choose the
extended hours option. If you’re on the desktop system, pick Yes for extended hours on the classic trade ticket or the horizontal order bar.
Extended-hours orders at Webull have no extra fees, so the commission is $0.
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Updated on 4/4/2025.
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