The New York Stock Exchange is an American stock exchange in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at US$30.1 trillion as of February 2018.

What time does NYSE open for trading?

The stock market or technically speaking, the U.S. stock market exchanges—particularly the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq—is traditionally open between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET (Eastern Time).

Can I buy stocks after hours?

After-hours trading takes place after the trading day for a stock exchange, and it allows you to buy or sell stocks outside of normal trading hours. Typical after-hours trading hours in the U.S. are between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET.