Pre-market trading occurs from 4:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET, although the majority of the volume and liquidity come to the pre-market at 8:00AM ET. After-hours trading on a day with a normal session occurs from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET.

What time is after hours until?

The Three Stock Trading Sessions

The pre-market trades from 4:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET. The regular market trades between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET. The after-hours market trades from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET.1.

What do after hours mean?

: engaged in or operating after a legal or conventional closing time after-hours drinking an after-hours club.