Stay Ahead of the Markets with Pre-Market and After-Hours Trading

More Trading Hours = More Opportunities

The world doesn’t stop when the workday ends. Now, your power to trade doesn't either.

What is Pre-Market and After-Hours Trading?

Pre-market and after-hours trading and quotes enable you to research and make trades online during certain hours before and after the markets close. Available now on the RBC Direct Investing site and the customizable trading dashboard for an even more comprehensive online investing experience – at no additional cost to you.

Feel empowered to manage your investments, even outside of regular market hours

Gain better visibility into the markets.

With pre-market and after-hours quotes, you can stay connected and see how the markets are responding to breaking global, corporate or geopolitical events such as elections, earnings announcements, corporate restructuring or executive changes.

Use these insights to make trades after-hours or inform the price you trade at when the markets open.

View new charts with the latest information.

The most current information is displayed in an easy-to-read chart, so you can stay informed even if you’re short on time or the markets are closed.

Respond to the latest news instantly.

With all this information, you can make strategic moves and fulfil your trading strategy:

Take charge, save the phone fee and place your order online for just $9.95 commission per trade (or $6.95 for Active Traders)^{Legal Disclaimer
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Simply follow the same process as trading during regular hours.

Any of your orders not fulfilled by the end of the pre-market or after-hours session will expire.
Pre-market and after-hours trading has fewer participants, making it typically more volatile and less liquid than trading during normal hours.

Get a Jump on the Markets

Plus, view real-time quotes^{Legal Disclaimer 2} before and after the markets close on the RBC Direct Investing site and trading dashboard.

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Pre-Market and After-Hours Trading FAQs

How does trading outside of regular hours work?

Placing a pre-market or after-hours trade online is no different than entering an order during regular hours. While there’s no additional cost to you to trade outside of regular market hours, our standard rate applies^{Legal Disclaimer 1}. Any orders not fulfilled by the end of the pre-market or after-hours session will expire.

When are pre-market quotes and trading available?

Pre-market quote data is added to the previous day’s close quotes from 4:00 to 9:30 am.

Pre-market trading is only available for U.S. markets. You can make pre-market trades Monday to Friday at the following times:

NYSE from 8:00 to 9:25 am ET
NASDAQ from 8:00 to 9:25 am ET

When are after-hours quotes and trading available?

Post-market quotes include intraday closing data, as well as data from 4:01 to 8:00 p.m. Between 8:00 p.m. and 4 a.m. the next trading day, you will see after-hours quotes.

You’ll be able to make after-hours trades from Monday to Friday at the following times:

Canada (TSX + TSX Venture) from 4:15 to 5:00 pm ET
U.S. (NASDAQ + NYSE) from 4:01 to 5:00 pm ET

Can I make pre-market and after-hours trades by phone?

Yes, you can call 1-800-769-2560 to place trades over the phone for a minimum of $43 commission per trade. If you choose to trade online, you’ll pay just $9.95 commission per trade.^{Legal
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All RBC Direct Investing clients pay $9.95 flat CDN or U.S. per equity trade with no minimum account balance or trading activity required. $6.95 flat CDN or U.S. per equity trade when you trade 150 times or more per quarter. This pricing only applies to trades placed through an available Automated Service (as such term is defined in RBC Direct Investing’s Operation of Account Agreement), including the online investing site and mobile application. Additional terms and conditions apply. Visit www.rbcdirectinvesting.com/lowtrades or call 1-800-769-2560 for complete details.

Real-time quotes are available automatically to all clients for exchange listed stocks, ETFs and most over-the-counter (OTC) securities without completion of exchange agreements. Real-time quotes for options and grey market OTC securities on detailed quote and order entry pages are also available upon accepting the terms and conditions of all exchange agreements on the RBC Direct Investing online investing site. Real-time quotes for options and grey market OTC securities are available to Active Traders and Royal Circle clients across the site upon accepting the terms and conditions of all exchange agreements on the RBC Direct Investing online investing site.