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

More Trading Hours = More Opportunities

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. They're available on our Online Investing platform and the Trading Dashboard.

Gain better visibility into the markets.

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:

Save the phone fee and place your order online for just $9.95^{Legal Disclaimer footnote 2} commission per trade (or $6.95^{Legal Disclaimer footnote 2} for Active Traders)^{Legal Disclaimer footnote 3}.
Simply follow the same process as trading during regular hours.

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Plus, view real-time streaming quotes^{Legal Disclaimer footnote 4} before and after the markets close on the Online Investing platform and Trading Dashboard.

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Pre-Market and After-Hours Trading FAQs

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 footnote 2}. Any orders not fulfilled by the end of the pre-market or after-hours session will expire.

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

Post-market quotes include intraday closing data, as well as data from 4:01 to 8:00 pm. Between 8:00 pm 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

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 Disclaimer footnote 2}

Pre-market and after-hours trading has fewer participants, making it typically more volatile and less liquid than trading during normal hours.

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Legal Disclaimer footnote 1

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 and NASDAQ from 8:00 to 9:25 am ET. 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 and U.S. (NASDAQ + NYSE) from 4:01 to 5:00 pm ET.

Legal Disclaimer footnote 2

All RBC Direct Investing clients pay $9.95 flat CDN or U.S. per Canadian or U.S. equity trade with no minimum account balance or trading activity required. A lesser fee of $6.95 flat CDN or U.S. per Canadian or U.S. equity trade applies when you trade 150 times or more per quarter, and only to trades placed through an available Automated Service (such term is defined in RBC Direct Investing’s Operation of Account Agreement), and includes the online investing site and mobile application. Additional terms and conditions apply. For complete details, including international trading commissions, visit Pricing or call 1-800-769-2560.

Legal Disclaimer footnote 3

Clients who make 30 or more equity/options trades per quarter qualify for our Active Trader program. Quarterly trading activity of clients will be reviewed on a monthly basis on the 22nd of every month. Clients must re-qualify on a monthly basis for Active Trader status to stay in effect. Clients will qualify based on the eligible trading activity from the previous three calendar months (e.g. total trades count from September 1 to November 30, with Active Trader status going into effect on December 22). A trade is defined as a stock, exchange-traded fund (ETF) or option order for which a commission has been charged.

Legal Disclaimer footnote 4

Real-time streaming quotes are available automatically to all clients for exchange listed equities, ETFs and most over-the-counter (OTC) securities. Real-time streaming quotes for options and grey market OTC securities are available to all clients upon accepting the terms and conditions of all exchange agreements on the RBC Direct Investing online investing site.

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Pre-Market and After-Hours Trading

Stay Ahead of the Markets with Pre-Market and After-Hours Trading^{Legal Disclaimer footnote 1}

More Trading Hours = More Opportunities

Gain better visibility into the markets.

View new charts with the latest information.

Respond to the latest news instantly.

Open an Account and Get More Trading Hours

Pre-Market and After-Hours Trading FAQs

Pre-Market and After-Hours Trading

Stay Ahead of the Markets with Pre-Market and After-Hours TradingLegal Disclaimer footnote 1

More Trading Hours = More Opportunities

Gain better visibility into the markets.

View new charts with the latest information.

Respond to the latest news instantly.

Open an Account and Get More Trading Hours

Pre-Market and After-Hours Trading FAQs

How does trading outside of regular hours work?

When are pre-market quotes and trading available?

When are after-hours quotes and trading available?

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

Is pre-market and after-hours trading riskier?

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